between 883 B.C. and 800 B.C.
black serpentine
33 x 11 (12) mm
Morgan Seal 670
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The scenes of 665-672 each comprise only two figures, those of a king and an attendant. The latter is swaying a fan or fly whisk over a vessel set in a stand (665-671)."--Porada, CANES, p. 80
Summary:
King(?) who holds cup and bow facing attendant with fan and towel; between them, stand with vessel --Terminal: two wedges above plant -- Hatched borders.
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