between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 199
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 16.5 x 10 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. Seals 199-201 have been interpreted by Frankfort as depicting the victory over Zu, the bird-man, with the water god receiving the joyous news." Porada, CANES, p. 25
Summary
Worshiper carrying kid behind minor god who is pushing bird-man -- Second minor god standing before water god, who holds flowing vase with fishes along its streams and places foot on mountain.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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