between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 357
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 19.5 x 11 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
"Lion-griffin attacking goat, which is also assailed by lion that is in turn assailed by hero with ridged cap -- Terminal: crescent above bowlegged dwarf." Porada, CANES, p. 45
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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