between 1894 B.C. and 1595 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 539
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 19.5 x 8.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"In 539-542 the principal figure is a man in a short garment and a ridged cap, holidng a cup, while worshipers and goddesses stand before him." Porada, CANES, p. 61
Summary
"Female worshiper facing male cup-bearing figure; suppliant female -- In field: crescent above omega-shaped design; crook -- Terminal: inscription." Porada, CANES, p. 61
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
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