between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 530
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 19 x 7 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The fact that the heads of the worshiper and the goddess show use of the drill may indicate that this seal should be dated after the Old Babylonian period and classified as an early Mitannian seal." Porada, CANES, p. 60
Summary
Worshiper led by goddess toward god in ascending posture with mongoose before him -- Terminal: inscription.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department