between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
17.5 x 8 mm
Morgan Seal 405
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
In 404 and 405 a male worshiper is joined by a worshiping figure, possibly female, standing behind the sun god in 404 and at the left in 405. If these figures are women, the representation is exceptional, since female worshipers are rarely depicted in Old Babylonian seals." Porada, CANES, p. 49
Summary:
Female(?) and male worshiper before sun god, who holds saw over sitting monkey -- Crescent in sky.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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