between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 360
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 28.5 x 14 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"... while the arrangement of the Old Babylonian contests is similar to that used in the earlier period, the introduction of new figures, especially in 359-369, indicates that such contests had acquired new significance. The new figures include a goat seated upright on a knoll and attacked by a lion or lion-griffin or both, and a man on one knee at the mercy of similar assailants. A lion-headed demon with tail, paws, and wings also appears in the role of attacker (360)." Porada, CANES, p. 44
Summary
Lion-demon lifting small goat; lion assailing bull-man; man on one knee, attacked by lion-griffin --IIn field: fox; dog balancing crook; star disk in crescent; inscription.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department