between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
steatite ;
Morgan Seal 551
Description
1 cylinder seal : steatite ; 21 x 11 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seals 551-554 present only rows of figures that may be worshipers. Such rows of worshipers occur frequently in the glyptic of the northwestern periphery of Mesopotamia and may derive from this region." Porada, CANES, p. 61
Summary
Three men, first holding crescent standard, advancing toward dog balancing crook -- Star in lower field.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department