between 1920 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite
15.5 x 8 mm
Morgan Seal 857
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Another typically Cappadocian subject is a procession of human worshipers (855-858) ... toward teh statue of a bull."--Porada, CANES, p. 108
Summary:
Three worshipers before statue of bull with rump protuberance, above scorpion -- Two v-shaped signs in sky.
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