between 1350 B.C. and 1200 B.C.
hematite
25 x 12 mm
Morgan Seal 1028
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"... in 1028 the object held by the god facing the enthroned deity... suggests a sling or some unusual type of container..."--Porada, CANES, p. 143
Summary:
Seated goddess holding staff topped by rosette and facing nude god holding indeterminate object and ball staff(?), who is followed by figure with mace and two female worshipers -- Before second worshiper, ball staff -- In sky, star, cross disk, twist of connected spirals.
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