between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine
33 x 21 mm
Morgan Seal 205
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Another deity often shown on Akkad seals is the water god, Ea, who bears a vase from which two streams flow over his shoulders; usually there are fishes swimming along these streams ... In 202, 203, 205, the god is shown approached by worshipers." Porada, CANES, p. 25
Summary:
Enthroned water god, holding flowing vase with fishes along its streams, facing minor god who leads worshipers -- Star and crescent in sky.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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