between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
rock crystal ;
Morgan Seal 415
Description
1 cylinder seal : rock crystal ; 25 x 11.5 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
"Two worshipers before sun god -- In field: crescent above bowlegged dwarf -- Terminal: inscription." Porada, CANES, p. 51
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department