Goddess with clasped hands and sun god

between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
28.5 x 16 mm
Morgan Seal 401
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... The robes of the deities have double pleats as in 391 and 399." Porada, CANES, p. 49-50

Summary: 

Goddess with clasped hands, suppliant goddess, and female deity before sun god (not in ascending posture) -- Nude bearded hero with flowing vase -- In sky, star disk in crescent.

Place: 
Southern Mesopotamia.
Classification: 
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