between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
17 x 8.5 mm
Morgan Seal 338
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"A number of Old Babylonian seals, in depicting a minor goddess leading a worshiper by the hand toward an enthroned deity (333-339), preserve the scheme used for this subject in the Third Dynasty of Ur. However, the inscriptions, as well as the details of dress mentioned above in relation to scenes portraying worship of an enthroned king or god, serve to distinguish these seals as Old Babylonian." Porada, CANES, p. 42
Summary:
Worshiper led by goddess toward deity seated on temple throne, with male figure behind enthroned deity -- Crescent in sky.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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