between 1600 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 981
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 16 x 8 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"A sun disk appears in much the same position in 981, though here the bull-demons hold snakes instead of standards; this role for them is unparalleled."--Porada, CANES, p. 133
Summary
Two facing bull-headed demons, each holding snake under cross disk in crescent -- Terminal: rearing serpent(?) attacked by sphinx, above sphinx with horns of Egyptian sacred ram(?).
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