between 2900 B.C. and 2400 B.C.
grey steatite ;
Morgan Seal 1088
Description
1 cylinder seal : grey steatite ; 24 x 13 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"The garments and posture of the worshipers in this scene recall Isin-Larsa seals such as 296 and may indicate a corresponding date for 1088. However, the rendering of the figure shown holding an object that may be a lion club, and the subject of the scene, which appear to be a procession toward scorpions, is unparalleled. The origin of the stone therefore remains uncertain." . Porada, CANES, p. 154
Summary
Two worshipers behind figure holding lion club(?) -- Terminal: scorpion above second scorpion, bird between them.
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