Suppliant goddess, goddess partially veiled, and small nude goddess all facing male figure

between 1650 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite
24 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 946
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"In 945 and 946, the nude female is partly clothed, but the mantle falling over one leg, far from covering her nudity, serves only to accentuate it. This is especially true in 945, where she is shown holding the mantle to one side. The male personage facing her in 946 is clad much like the worshiper in 910. in what has been judged to be royal attire (in 945 only his cap is like that in 910). The fact that the nude female usually appears with a mantle in scenes in which she is associated with such a personage, for example in Louvre A.934, may indicate that this rendering illustrates her specific aspect in relation to that figure, presumably a king."--Porada, CANES, p. 124-125

Summary: 

Suppliant goddess -- Goddess partially veiled, on platform, and small nude goddess on separate platform, both facing male figure -- Before suppliant goddess, large Egyptian life sign -- Crescent and vulture in sky -- Secondary motif: two seated deities(?), each holding vase, one at either side of stand with loaves, entire group above two manikins, each on one knee under separate canopy; beside first canopy, vase.

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