between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 206
Description
1 cylinder seal : black serpentine ; 29 x 16.5 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." Porada, CANES, p. 25
Summary
Three minor gods standing with clasped hands before enthroned water god holding flowing vase with fishes along its streams -- In field: Mace; star; star spade.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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