between 1350 B.C. and 1200 B.C.
black-and-grey marble ;
Morgan Seal 1029
Description
1 cylinder seal : black-and-grey marble ; 24 x 11 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
God holding antelope by horn and facing goddess who holds bird and sits enthroned above back of bull, which is menaced by lion at either side -- Foot of god on back of first lion -- Above second lion, bird over tree flanked by antelope at either side -- On shoulder of god, bird.
Catalog link
Classification
Department