between 883 B.C. and 800 B.C.
black serpentine
23.5 x 9.5 mm
Morgan Seal 669
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The scenes of 665-672 each comprise only two figures, those of a king and an attendant. The latter is swaying a fan or fly whisk over a vessel set in a stand (665-671)."--Porada, CANES, p. 80
Cylinder rubbed.
Summary:
Attendant with fan and towel facing king(?), who holds cup and bow; between them, stand with vessel -- Star in sky -- Terminal: star in crescent above plant.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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