between 1650 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite
26.5 x 14 mm
Morgan Seal 948
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Seals 947-949 show a figure wearing this headgear [i.e. oval headgear] and further attired in the flounced robe characteristic of Mesopotamian deity, which, as indicated by 910-913, was adopted by the Syrians for some of their gods. Therefore it seems likely that the enthroned figure in both 947 and 948, and the standing figure at the right in 949, should be regarded as gods."--Porada, CANES, p. 125-126
Summary:
"Worshiper before enthroned deity with oval headgear who holds vase -- Behind throne, second worshiper -- Winged sun disk in sky -- In field: vulture; two wedgelike incisions -- Secondary motif: one male figure, one female, crossing arms under crescent and over vase -- Scroll borders above and below."--Porada, CANES, p. 126
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