between 1500 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite
19.5 x 5 mm
Morgan Seal 1014
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The nude bearded hero in 1013 and 1014, and the suppliant goddess in 1015, are typical Old Babylonian figures... ". Porada, CANES, p. 140
Summary:
Worshiper facing god with ring who is ascending mountain, crescent staff between them -- Nude bearded hero (in frontal view) beside deity, ball staff between them -- Between scenes, star above fly.
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