between 900 B.C. and 600 B.C.
steatite ;
Morgan Seal 626
Description
1 cylinder seal : steatite ; 30 x 11 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Seal 626 is unusual in both subject and rendering; it displays the curious theme of a hero pursuing an ostrich with a club, and may be of peripheral origin, since borders similar to that of this design are found, according to Herzfeld, on seals from Luristan."--Porada, CANES, p. 74
Summary
Ostrich pursued by hero with club(?) -- In field: eight scattered wedges, two three-pointed designs -- Striped horizontal borders.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department