between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
brown hematite
21 x 9 mm
Morgan Seal 390
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"In 387 and 388, the god stepping on the dragon rests his hand on a scimitar. In 389 and 390 he is enthroned with his feet on the back of the dragon and appears to hold a rod. Such a rod, together with a ring, appears on the back of the dragon and appears to hold a rod." Porada, CANES, p. 48
Summary:
God with mace facing suppliant goddess, disk in crescent above small man between them -- God enthroned on stool with rod in hand and feet on crouching dragon, star before him -- Terminal: inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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