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Four kneeling animals, two rings

between 2900 B.C. and 2400 B.C.
silver ;
Morgan Seal 1110
Description
1 cylinder seal : silver ; 18 x 9.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The material of this cylinder suggests an origin in Asia Minor, since silver was occasionally employed for Hittite stamp seals and rarely used for seals elsewhere. The design is unparalleled."--Porada, CANES, p. 157
Summary
Above: four kneeling animals, two rings in field -- Below: eight goat heads, reversed.
Classification
Department