between 1500 B.C. and 1350 B.C.
hematite ;
Morgan Seal 1014
Description
1 cylinder seal : hematite ; 19.5 x 5 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The nude bearded hero in 1013 and 1014, and the suppliant goddess in 1015, are typical Old Babylonian figures... ". Porada, CANES, p. 140
Summary
Worshiper facing god with ring who is ascending mountain, crescent staff between them -- Nude bearded hero (in frontal view) beside deity, ball staff between them -- Between scenes, star above fly.
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