between 1920 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite
26 x 9.5 mm
Morgan Seal 854
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The procession of gods on their animals in 854 has been mentioned ... as a distinctively Cappadocian design."--Porada, CANES, p. 108
Cylinder damaged.
Summary:
God with lightning fork on indefinable animal, god with saw in ascending posture on crouching lion, god in ascending posture on kneeling bull, all facing god or king who holds cup and sits on throne supported by two crouching lions -- Before second god, star above scorpion -- Terminal: snake.
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