between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 535
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 16 x 9 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Another noteworthy feature is the knifelike object held by a figure possibly representing a priest (534, 535). A similar figure, also bearing such an object, has been encountered in 419 and 420." Porada, CANES, p. 60
Summary
"Priest with knife following worshiper before goddess holding sprinkler -- In field: bowlegged dwarf beside mongoose; crook; fly." Porada, CANES, p. 61
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department