between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine
32.5 x 28.5 mm
Morgan Seal 239
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Seal 239 has been interpreted by Frankfort as showing the sun god rising and 'the Mother-Goddess and her infant'." Porada, CANES, p. 29
Summary:
Sun god resting hand on mace, placing foot on mountain -- Worshiper holding strainer over tall vessel before seated goddess with cup who holds infant in her lap -- Crescent and star in sky -- Terminal: inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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