between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
greenish-black serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 332
Description
1 cylinder seal : greenish-black serpentine ; 26.5 x 15 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Of the small designs placed in the field... the object that is possibly a shepherd's crook (332) [has] been encountered on Isin-Larsa seals." Porada, CANES, p. 41
Summary
Weather god; two worshipers before enthroned king or god with cup -- In field: small worshiper above indeterminate object; crescent above crook (before king or god) -- Terminal: inscription.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department