between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
shell
25 x 14 mm
Morgan Seal 135
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The seals reflecting the transition from Early Dynastic to Akkad style still utilize the Early Dynastic group showing a hero in the center protecting ruminants against attacking lions. The characterizing feature of these cylinders appears in the postures of the animals, which have been aptly described by Moortgat as producing violent zigzag lines." Porada, CANES, p. 20
Summary:
Group with hero in center clasping two antelopes; attacking lion at either side -- Terminal: Tails of lions joined to form canopy over four horizontals and star spade.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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