between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 408
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 23 x 12 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seals 406-409 show the frequent theme of a male worshiper with a kid in his arms followed by a suppliant goddess as he approaches the sun god. No other figures are added to these scenes. Furthermore, the engraving does not have the high quality of that in the preceding series." Porada, CANES, p. 49
Summary
Suppliant goddess and worshiper carrying kid before sun god -- In field: porcupine above fish; star disk in crescent.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department