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Suppliant goddesses and worshiper before statue of bull

between 1920 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 859
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 17 x 8 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Another typically Cappadocian subject is a procession of human worshipers (855-858) sometimes accompanied by deities (859) ... toward the statue of a bull."--Porada, CANES, p. 108
Summary
Suppliant goddess, worshiper, suppliant goddess before statue of bull with rump protuberance, above scorpion -- Two v-shaped signs in sky.
Classification
Department