between 2340 B.C. and 2150 B.C.
shell ;
Morgan Seal 237
Description
1 cylinder seal : shell ; 25.5 mm diameter
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Only upper part of cylinder preserved.
"The scenes of 237 and 238 depict offerings to deities. The divinity of 237 is characterized by the weapons sprouting from her shoulders as the war goddess usually identified as Ishtar." Porada, CANES, p. 29
"The scenes of 237 and 238 depict offerings to deities. The divinity of 237 is characterized by the weapons sprouting from her shoulders as the war goddess usually identified as Ishtar." Porada, CANES, p. 29
Summary
Worshiper carrying kid and led by minor goddess toward war goddess, whose shoulders sprout maces and scimitars -- Terminal: Inscription (fragmentary).
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department