between 2000 B.C. and 1800 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 306
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 9.5 x 6.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"A variant of this theme [worshiper led before enthroned king or deity] appears in 306 and 307, in which the recipient of worship is clad like the figures just discussed and likewise holds a cup, but is shown standing up... [S]tandards and small, probably apotropaic objects were increasingly used by the seal cutters of this time... 306 [shows] a crescent staff with pendant flags." Porada, CANES, p. 37-38
Summary
Worshiper led by minor goddess toward deified king or god holding cup, with crescent and bird before him -- Terminal: crescent standard with pendant flags.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department