between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
23.5 x 11.5 mm
Morgan Seal 392
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"A god holding only a ring is seen in 392 and 393. It is possible that the ring alone stands for ring and rod, but it is equally possible that the ring when used alone has a different significance." Porada, CANES, p. 48
Summary:
Suppliant goddess and worshiper before god with ring in ascending posture; behind latter, priest with pail and sprinkler -- Star disk in crescent in sky.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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