between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
28.5 x 14 mm
Morgan Seal 360
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"... while the arrangement of the Old Babylonian contests is similar to that used in the earlier period, the introduction of new figures, especially in 359-369, indicates that such contests had acquired new significance. The new figures include a goat seated upright on a knoll and attacked by a lion or lion-griffin or both, and a man on one knee at the mercy of similar assailants. A lion-headed demon with tail, paws, and wings also appears in the role of attacker (360)." Porada, CANES, p. 44
Summary:
Lion-demon lifting small goat; lion assailing bull-man; man on one knee, attacked by lion-griffin --IIn field: fox; dog balancing crook; star disk in crescent; inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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