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Suppliant goddess and worshiper before enthroned king or god holding cup

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
fine-grained igneous rock, badly weathered ;
Morgan Seal 322
Description
1 cylinder seal : fine-grained igneous rock, badly weathered ; H. (total) 33.5, D. of rings, 18.5, seal design, 19.5 x 15.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
At each end of the sealr, boss formed of concentric rings.
Summary
"Suppliant goddess and worshiper before king or god holding cup and enthroned on stool, with bowlegged dwarf over indeterminate animal at right -- Terminal: inscription." Porada, CANES, p. 41
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department