between 1000 B.C. and 700 B.C.
greyish-green serpentine ;
Morgan Seal 684
Description
1 cylinder seal : greyish-green serpentine ; 13 mm diameter
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
Lower part of cylinder broken off.
"The motif of 684, showing a worshiper between two deities, appears frequently in drilled-style seals (694, 697) but is rarely seen on linear-style pieces. No precise date can be assigned to this fragment."--Porada, CANES, p. 81
"The motif of 684, showing a worshiper between two deities, appears frequently in drilled-style seals (694, 697) but is rarely seen on linear-style pieces. No precise date can be assigned to this fragment."--Porada, CANES, p. 81
Summary
Goddess with ring, worshiper, both facing god with ax -- Crescent and seven globes in sky -- Terminal: star above stylus.
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Classification
Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department