between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
amethyst ;
Morgan Seal 506
Description
1 cylinder seal : amethyst ; 18 x 7.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"In 503-506 the figure is presented beside a bull and lightning fork, the symbols of the weather god." Porada, CANES, p. 56
Summary
"Nude female above bull carrying lightning fork; worshiper -- Terminal: inscription." Porada, CANES, p. 58
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department