between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 316
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 24 x 13 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"...the drillings (316, 320)... have been encountered on Isin-Larsa seals." Porada, p. 41
Summary
Suppliant goddess and worshiper before king or god holding cup and enthroned on stool -- In field: cluster of three drillings and ball staff; star disk in crescent above mongoose (before king or god) -- Terminal: inscription.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department