between 600 B.C. and 401 B.C.
drab limestone
19 x 11 mm
Morgan Seal 787
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary:
"Seal 787 is somewhat unusual in that it shows the worshiper facing left instead of right, which is the usual orientation. Furthermore, the genius standing beside the bull has no parallel on Neo-Babylonian seal stones, and the engraving of the piece is extremely coarse.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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