between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine
27.5 x 16 mm
Morgan Seal 131
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The seals reflecting the transition from Early Dynastic to Akkad style still utilize the Early Dynastic group showing a hero in the center protecting ruminants against attacking lions. The characterizing feature of these cylinders appears in the postures of the animals, which have been aptly described by Moortgat as producing violent zigzag lines." Porada, CANES, p. 20
Summary:
Hero with mace -- Group composed of hero in center clasping two horned animals, with attacking lion at either side -- Terminal: Tree.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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