between 1200 B.C. and 1100 B.C.
turquoise-colored frit
26 x 10 mm
Morgan Seal 1005
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
One end of cylinder has gold cap.
"Palestinian origin in the case of 1005 is indicated by the egyptianizing figures and by the Egyptian hieroglyphs in the field."--Porada, CANES, p. 137
Summary:
Enthroned figure holding staff resembling Egyptian was scepter, attendant with similar staff behind throne -- In field, debased Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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