between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 130
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 18 x 9.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The mythological scene of 130, which shows a god pushing a female before a deity who holds an ax, is so far unparalleled. The style of this seal is close to that of the Akkad period, as indicated by the multiple-horned miters of the deities." Porada, CANES, p. 19
Summary
"God holding mace(?) head downward and pushing female toward enthroned god who brandishes ax and shoulders mace -- Attendant behind throne." Porada,CANES, p. 19
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department