between 721 B.C. and 705 B.C.
black limestone
18 x 6.5 (8) mm
Morgan Seal 624
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Seal 624 may be of about the same date as 621, since the plumes and the rest of the trappings on the horse, as well as the tail tied in a short loop, are characteristic of the time of Sargon II (721-705 B.C.), as may be seen in a colored-enamel painting that has been dated as of the period of this king."--Porada, CANES, p. 74
Cylinder with convex sides.
Summary:
Horse carrying archer, who turns to attack winged bull rampant over bird; under horse's head, head of slain figure; under horse's body, headless corpse -- Crescent in sky.
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