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Two figures grasping star-topped standard

between 1500 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 1019
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 29.5 x 12 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seals 1018 and 1019 differ from those just described in that they are larger and more coarsely executed. However, the general effect produced by the drill is still the same. Further, one of the gods in 1018, as well as the seated deity in 1019, like the seated figure in 1019, holds a mace."--Porada, CANES, p. 141
Summary
Two figures grasping star-topped standard -- Worshiper before enthroned deity with mace.
Classification
Department