between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 345
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 22 x 12 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Cylinder scratched.
"Seal 345 displays the unusual motif of a suppliant goddess standing alone before an enthroned deity... The additional figures--a pair of standard bearers in 345...--are stock motifs of Old Babylonian seals." Porada, CANES, p. 42
"Seal 345 displays the unusual motif of a suppliant goddess standing alone before an enthroned deity... The additional figures--a pair of standard bearers in 345...--are stock motifs of Old Babylonian seals." Porada, CANES, p. 42
Summary
Suppliant goddess before enthroned deity -- Gatepost held by nude bearded hero and bull-man(?) -- In field: crescent; inscription.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department