between 701 B.C. and 601 B.C.
lapis lazuli ;
Morgan Seal 780
Description
1 cylinder seal : lapis lazuli ; 21.5 x 10 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The cactus-like plant in 779, which occurs also in 780, may be a typical feature of Neo-Babylonian seals. For this reason 780, which shows two sphinxes flanking such a plant, is classified in sequence with 779." . Porada, CANES, p. 94
Summary
Two sphinxes flanking cactus-like plant.
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Place
Southern Mesopotamia.
Department