between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 540
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 22 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"In 539-542 the principal figure is a man in a short garment and a ridged cap, holding a cup, while worshipers and goddesses stand before him." Porada, CANES, p. 61
Summary
Suppliant goddess and worshiper before cup-bearing figure -- In field: vessel above ball staff; human head -- Terminal: inscription (one sign in field).
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department