between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
19.5 x 11 mm
Morgan Seal 357
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary:
"Lion-griffin attacking goat, which is also assailed by lion that is in turn assailed by hero with ridged cap -- Terminal: crescent above bowlegged dwarf." Porada, CANES, p. 45
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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