between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 495
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 22.5 x 9.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
"Nude female -- Goddess with clasped hands, worshiper, both facing god in ascending posture -- In field: star; crescent staff with pendant flags and small trident base." Porada, CANES, p. 57
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department