between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
steatite ;
Morgan Seal 196
Description
1 cylinder seal : steatite ; 25.5 x 15.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Another deity often shown on Akkad seals is the water god, Ea, who bears a vase from which two streams flow over his shoulders; usually there are fishes swimming along these streams. Seals 195-197 embody a frequent theme involving this god--that of a bird-man led captive toward the god." Porada, CANES, p. 25
Summary
Enthroned water god holding flowing vase and facing minor god who precedes bird-man tied with rope held by second minor god.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department