between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 424
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 22 x 12 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"In 421-424 the sun god faces the god with a mace. Of these seals, 421 is executed in the best style of the period, 423 and 424 are perhaps late or peripheral products." Porada, CANES, p. 50
Summary
Deity(?) carrying kid, following god with mace before sun god -- In field: kneeling bull above mongoose; star disk in crescent.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department