between 2000 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 923
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 17 x 9.5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Evidence for dating appears in 923 and 924, both of which show two men, one at either side of a standard or symbol, wearing mantles with lines of fringe drawn over the shoulders and merging at the waist, thus recalling the garb of figures in Mari murals."--Porada, CANES, p. 120-121
Summary
Two facing male figures holding spear, between them star and crescent in sky, animal head and two human heads below -- Beside figure at right, vessel above ball staff -- Terminal: hare and sitting griffin above sitting gazelle and pawing lion.
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