between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
22 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 504
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"In 503-506 the figure is presented beside a bull and lightning fork, the symbols of the weather god." Porada, CANES, p. 56
Summary:
"Nude female -- Kneeling bull carrying lightning fork -- Figure posed like god with mace -- Sign for god above bowlegged dwarf facing worshiper." Porada, CANES, p. 57
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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