between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 173
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 33 x 18 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The battles of gods in 173-177 constitute a well-known Akkad subject." Porada, CANES, p. 23
Summary
God fighting lion -- Second god grasping bull-man -- Third god attacking fourth, who appears to totter and has dropped his mace.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department