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Cupbearer and two facing figures

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 544
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 14 x 8.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seals 543 and 544 show a figure... holding a cup but clad in a long pleated robe resembling a garb often worn by deities." Porada, CANES, p. 61
Summary
Two facing figures -- Cup-bearing figure -- In field: crescent above mongoose; vessel above ball staff -- Terminal: inscription.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department