between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
green serpentine
23 x 13 mm
Morgan Seal 235
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The scene of 235 belongs to a group interpreted by Opitz as illustrating a passage in the Sumerian version of the Gilgamesh epic, namely, the episode in which Gilgamesh complies with the wish of the goddess Inanna by attacking the demons occupying her tree." Porada, CANES, p. 29
Summary:
God with rays tearing branches from tree bent to ground and forming inclosure for seated deity -- Worshiper at right.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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