between 1650 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 962
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 25 x 16 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The other seals of this group, 961-963, present a winged deity who is less clearly defined. ... In 962 the winged deity is portrayed in ascendng posture and holidng what may be a lotus blossom; this blossom may indicate that here too the deity is female, since 963 pictures a similar winged nude goddess with a comparable emblem."--Porada, CANES, p. 128
Summary
Worshiper(?) holding bird above horned(?) bird, before winged deity with curved weapon or papyrus blossom -- Second worshiper, before him bull's head above monkey -- Terminal: sitting sphinx, guilloche, standing animal, one above other.
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