between 1650 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite
27 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 953
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"No determination can be made, however, in regard to the figurew with oval headgear in 953, since they wear long. crosshatched robes."--Porada, CANES, p. 126
Summary:
Two facing figures with oval headgear, between them winged sun disk, vase, monkey, one above other --At right, female figure holding vase and wearing crown of Egyptian goddess composed of horns and disk, altar before her -- Terminal: sitting sphinx, guilloche, walking lion, one above other.
Period:
Catalog link:
Classification:
Department: