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Figure sitting before shrine in which two vessels are suspended

between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 123
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 13.5 x 7.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The scene of 123 may be intended to show a deity before her shrine, in which offerings have been deposited..."--Porada, CANES, p. 18
Summary
Figure sitting before shrine in which two vessels are suspended.
Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department