between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine
33 x 18 mm
Morgan Seal 173
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The battles of gods in 173-177 constitute a well-known Akkad subject." Porada, CANES, p. 23
Summary:
God fighting lion -- Second god grasping bull-man -- Third god attacking fourth, who appears to totter and has dropped his mace.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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