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Worshiper led by goddess following minor god toward enthroned deity

between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 242
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 28 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The few Akkad scenes showing minor gods introducing worshipers to deities (241-244) set the pattern for the worshiping scenes of the following age." Porada, CANES, p. 30
Summary
Worshiper led by goddess following minor god toward enthroned deity.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department