between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 175
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 24.5 x 14.5 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.... Of these, only 175 and 177 offer features not found elsewhere. Seal 175 shows an attendant apparently holding a rope with which the vanquished god is to be tied." Porada, CANES, p. 23
Summary
Two pairs of fighting gods -- Attendant with long rope(?) at left of second pair.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department