between 2900 B.C. and 2400 B.C.
silver
18 x 9.5 mm
Morgan Seal 1110
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.
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