between 1300 B.C. and 1200 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 997
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 21 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seal 997 is classified as Palestinian because its two principal figures recall the portrayal--common in Egyptian art--of a goddess, possibly Isis or Hathor, who wears a similar crown composed of horns inclosing a sun disk. Furthermore, the nude male worshiper holding a palm leaf is rendered as in 970, a seal resembling an impression found in Palestine."--Porada, CANES, p. 136
Cylinder damaged.
Cylinder damaged.
Summary
Nude male figure with palm leaf beind two facing female figures, each with crown composed of horns enclosing disk; between them, offering stand with winged sun disk above it -- Before male figure, fish -- Terminal: bird with animal head under its wing, above kneeling female with Egyptian life sign beside her.
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