
between 3400 B.C. and 3000 B.C.
green serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 5
Description
1 cylinder seal : green serpentine ; 16 x 13 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The theme of 5 is related to that of 2 by the fact that a ram and ewe, probably representative of a larger herd, are pictured with a symbol. This symbol, interpreted by Andrae as a gatepost with streamers, has been identified as the symbol of the mother goddess, since it can be shown to have developed into the name sign of Inanna, a deity who appears as a mother goddess in religious texts of later periods." Porada, CANES, p. 3
Cylinder partially perforated.
Cylinder partially perforated.
Summary
Ewe and ram flanking plant -- Terminal: post with streamer.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department