Goddess with sprinkler, worshiper with kid, and sun god

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
21 x 11 mm
Morgan Seal 400
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"There may be some significant relation between the sun god and the goddess standing with clasped hands at the left in 399. The same goddess appears again in 400, in which she is shown holding a sprinkler, and also in 401 and 402. She is distinguished by her miter, which has only one pair of horns and a rectangular top, while the miter worn by other deities has multiple pairs of horns forming a cone. This goddess is not found on seals that do not feature the sun god. Her identity is unknown." Porada, CANES, p. 49

Summary: 

"Goddess with sprinkler, suppliant goddess, and worshiper carrying kid before sun god -- Priest with pail and sprinkler -- In field: trident above nude female; star disk in crescent above bird (before sun god); crook (before priest)." Porada, CANES, p. 50

Place: 
Southern Mesopotamia.
Classification: 
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