between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 482
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 23 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Damaged cylinder.
Summary
"God with mace and nude female facing suppliant goddess -- Behind suppliant goddess, star in crescent above small male figure holding lightning trident and standing beside lion scimitar and inscription -- In field: fly; vessel." Porada, CANES, p. 56
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department