between 3100 B.C. and 2500 B.C.
black steatite ;
Morgan Seal 1081
Description
1 cylinder seal : black steatite ; 30 x 14 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Only two small groups within this class of miscllaneous seals merit general comment. The first (1081-1083) shows extremely angular designs, with motifs--such as the chariot scenes of 1081 and 1082 and the hunting scene of 1083--that may derive from Early Dynastic themes like those of 118 or 92. For this reason Frankfort has tentatively assigned a seal of this class (Ashmolean 15) to the Early Dynastic or Akkad period."--Porada, CANES, p. 152
Summary
Horse-drawn chariot with driver, followed by attendant and walking dog -- Reversed animal and bird above horse's reins -- Scorpion above attendant and dog.
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