between 2000 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite
19 x 10.5 mm
Morgan Seal 934
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The scenes of 934 and 936 include monsters with lion heads and scorpion bodies, creatures that appear to be limited to seals of the first Syrian group. They occur for example in Newell 312, which has in its upper register a pole composed of a male and a female head. This pole, which has been mentioned in connection with 918 and 919, is a feature not found in seals of the second Syrian group."--Porada, CANES, p. 123
Summary:
Indefinable monster, with bird above it, behind figure with scimitar in ascending posture -- Terminal: lion with scorpion body and recumbent hare above band of vertical lines -- Below band, bird over recumbent lion.
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