between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 497
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 17 x 7 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
"Nude female, with arms upraised, facing god in ascending posture who holds plant -- Bull-man and nude bearded hero wrestling -- In field; fish; vessel above ball staff." Porada, CANES, p. 57
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department