between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
19 x 7 mm
Morgan Seal 530
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The fact that the heads of the worshiper and the goddess show use of the drill may indicate that this seal should be dated after the Old Babylonian period and classified as an early Mitannian seal." Porada, CANES, p. 60
Summary:
Worshiper led by goddess toward god in ascending posture with mongoose before him -- Terminal: inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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