between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 131
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 27.5 x 16 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The seals reflecting the transition from Early Dynastic to Akkad style still utilize the Early Dynastic group showing a hero in the center protecting ruminants against attacking lions. The characterizing feature of these cylinders appears in the postures of the animals, which have been aptly described by Moortgat as producing violent zigzag lines." Porada, CANES, p. 20
Summary
Hero with mace -- Group composed of hero in center clasping two horned animals, with attacking lion at either side -- Terminal: Tree.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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