between 2000 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite
17.5 x 9 mm
Morgan Seal 924
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"Evidence for dating appears in 923 and 924, both of which show two men, one at either side of a standard or symbol, wearing mantles with lines of fringe drawn over the shoulders and merging at the waist, thus recalling the garb of figures in Mari murals."--Porada, CANES, p. 120
Summary:
Two male figures facing, ball staff between them -- Terminal: two birds facing above small and large griffin facing, ball staff and vessel between pairs.
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