between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 358
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 20 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Summary
"Center: lion attacked by hero wearing cap and by bull-man holding lion scimitar -- In field: vessel above bowlegged dwarf; dog balancing crook -- Terminal: lion club between small worshiper and ball staff." Porada, CANES, p. 45
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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