between 2900 B.C. and 2400 B.C.
burnt and glazed steatite(?) ;
Morgan Seal 1114
Description
1 cylinder seal : burnt and glazed steatite(?) ; 23 x 13 mm
Provenance
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes
"Since the design appears in relief on the stone, this piece was probably meant to be used as an amulet and not as a seal. The outlines of the figures are very cursory and do not permit of conclusions as to the origin and date of the piece, though burnt and glazed steatite was frequently used for Mitannian cylinders."--Porada, CANES, p. 157
Octagonal prism, engraved in position.
Octagonal prism, engraved in position.
Summary
Row of five men.
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