between 701 B.C. and 601 B.C.
carnelian ;
Morgan Seal 747
Description
1 cylinder seal : carnelian ; 38.5 x 18 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The earlier group (747-752), comprising cylinders for which a Neo-Babylonian classification is suggested, seems to reflect influence of the Middle Assyrian modeled style, while the later group (753-769) illustrates the specific character of the Neo-Assyrian modeled style of the late eighth and of the seventh century B.C., though in some cases a seal included in this grouping may have been made in Babylonia."--Porada, CANES, p. 90
Partly preserved copper setting on top and bottom.
Summary
Winged hero with scimitar holding reversed bull as he confronts attacking lion.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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