between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
pink marble
22 x 13.5 mm
Morgan Seal 333
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"A number of Old Babylonian seals, in depicting a minor goddess leading a worshiper by the hand toward an enthroned deity (333-339), preserve the scheme used for this subject in the Third Dynasty of Ur. However, the inscriptions, as well as the details of dress mentioned above in relation to scenes portraying worship of an enthroned king or god, serve to distinguish these seals as Old Babylonian." Porada, CANES, p. 42
Summary:
Worshiper led by goddess toward deity seated on temple throne -- In field: vessel above ball staff(?); crescent above mongoose (before enthroned deity) -- Terminal: inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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