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Suppliant goddess and worshiper before enthroned king or god holding cup

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 324
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 20 x 9.3 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"In 323-325 these additional figures may be attendants, perhaps connected with the act of worship." Porada, CANES, p. 41
Summary
Suppliant goddess and worshiper before king or god holding cup and enthroned on stool, with male figure at left -- In field: star disk in crescent and mongoose (before king or god).
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department