Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Enthroned figure and attendant holding staffs resembling Egyptian was scepter

between 1200 B.C. and 1100 B.C.
turquoise-colored frit ;
Morgan Seal 1005
Description
1 cylinder seal : turquoise-colored frit ; 26 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
One end of cylinder has gold cap.
"Palestinian origin in the case of 1005 is indicated by the egyptianizing figures and by the Egyptian hieroglyphs in the field."--Porada, CANES, p. 137
Summary
Enthroned figure holding staff resembling Egyptian was scepter, attendant with similar staff behind throne -- In field, debased Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Classification
Department