between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
22 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 345
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
Cylinder scratched.
"Seal 345 displays the unusual motif of a suppliant goddess standing alone before an enthroned deity... The additional figures--a pair of standard bearers in 345...--are stock motifs of Old Babylonian seals." Porada, CANES, p. 42
Summary:
Suppliant goddess before enthroned deity -- Gatepost held by nude bearded hero and bull-man(?) -- In field: crescent; inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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