between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite
14 x 8.5 mm
Morgan Seal 544
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Seals 543 and 544 show a figure... holding a cup but clad in a long pleated robe resembling a garb often worn by deities." Porada, CANES, p. 61
Summary:
Two facing figures -- Cup-bearing figure -- In field: crescent above mongoose; vessel above ball staff -- Terminal: inscription.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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