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Sun god and worshiper

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
diorite ;
Morgan Seal 411
Description
1 cylinder seal : diorite ; 25 x 14.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seals 410-417 picture the sun god with one or more worshipers, often accompanied by other figures. With the exception of 413, these seals are among the coarse and perhaps late products of the period." Porada, CANES, p. 49
Summary
Suppliant goddess and worshiper facing sun god -- In sky, star in crescent -- Terminal: inscription in panel above dog.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department