between 1920 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 858
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 15.5 x 8.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Another typically Cappadocian subject is a procession of human worshipers (855-858) ... toward the statue of a bull."--Porada, CANES, p. 108
Summary
Three worshipers before statue of bull with rump protuberance, above scorpion -- Two v-shaped signs in sky.
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