between 1350 B.C. and 1200 B.C.
hematite
15 x 9 mm
Morgan Seal 1044
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"The motif occurring in both 1043 and 1044--that of a human figure placed horizontally in a field otherwise filled with animals--is occasionally found in Nuzi designs (Nuzi 587, 929). It is not possible to decide whether these human figures were merely fitted into the available space or bear some relation to the animals, perhaps as victims of attack."--Porada, CANES, p. 145
Summary:
Two lions over fallen bull -- Human figure placed horizontally above globe.
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