WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL FOR MUNANUM SON OF NURRUBUM 19th-16th century BC A banded agate cylinder seal comprising: a robed king, wearing a cap and raising one hand, faces the ascending Sun god who holds his saw toothed knife vertically and rests his foot on a rectangular mountain; the inscription: 1 Mu-na-nu-um Mūnānum (Mūnānum: 'The little caterpillar') 2 DUMU Nu-ru-bu-um son of Nurrubum (Nurrubum: 'The very-soft-one') 2.63 grams, 24mm (1"). Condition Extremely fine condition. Provenance Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Literature For the scene cf. Collon, D. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, Cylinder Seals V, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, pl.XXVII, no.361.
WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL FOR MUNANUM SON OF NURRUBUM 19th-16th century BC A banded agate cylinder seal comprising: a robed king, wearing a cap and raising one hand, faces the ascending Sun god who holds his saw toothed knife vertically and rests his foot on a rectangular mountain; the inscription: 1 Mu-na-nu-um Mūnānum (Mūnānum: 'The little caterpillar') 2 DUMU Nu-ru-bu-um son of Nurrubum (Nurrubum: 'The very-soft-one') 2.63 grams, 24mm (1"). Condition Extremely fine condition. Provenance Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Literature For the scene cf. Collon, D. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, Cylinder Seals V, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, pl.XXVII, no.361.
.jpg "Source: Timeline Auctions")
.jpg "Source: Timeline Auctions")
.jpg "Source: Timeline Auctions")
.jpg "Source: Timeline Auctions")
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert.jpg "Source: Timeline Auctions")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
