between 1650 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite
19 x 10 mm
Morgan Seal 961
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The other seals of this group, 961-963, present a winged deity who is less clearly defined. In 961 this figure, shown as receiving worship, is female, as indicated by an elaborate coiffure like that of the nude goddess in 937-946."--Porada, CANES, p. 128
Summary:
Worshiper(?) holding spear(?), behind winged goddess facing worshiper, monkey between them -- Terminal: sitting griffin, guilloche, standing humped bull, one above other.
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