between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
shell
25 x 16.5 mm
Morgan Seal 223
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Seal 223, which has a linear execution, may likewise be of earlier date than the rest of the seals of the group. In this case the bull with the gate stands before a seated figure, presumably a goddess." Porada, CANES, p. 28
Summary:
Seated figure holding cord attached to bull carrying winged gate on its back -- Behind bull, figure grasping its tail(?).
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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