between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
lapis lazuli
16 x 8.5 mm
Morgan Seal 124
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The scene of... 124 may represent a procession toward a deity, perhaps of persons bearing offerings." Porada, CANES, p. 18
Summary:
Three figures, first holding second by hand, advancing toward seated long-haired figure.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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