A nice hemispheric stamp seal of the gable form engraved in the base with a Cruciform design and pierced through, Mesopotamian, Ubad, c. 5th. millenium BC.
Size: c. 18 mm...
Interesting large round seal with a finely made engraving in the base, East-Anatolian, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
Highly interesting engraving!
Size: 30 mm. in diameter and 13 mm...
A late Ubaid period stamp seal, probably made during the 4th. millenium BC. The seal in serpentine and of the double side tablet type, engraved with an interesting symethric motif of lines and a scetched animal on the other side...
A really nice and detailed core style cylinder seal, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, 9th.-7th. cent BC.
The seal depicts the king in a running 'Persian' stance, spearing an Ibex with a short spear or arrow, while holding a sicle-sword in the other hand. A quiver on his back and the star symbol of the Sungod over the Three Of Life.
Size: 21 mm. tall and 8-9 mm...
A beautiful stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, East Anatolia/West Mesopotamia, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill. BC - early 1st...
Attractive and impressive large stamp seal, engraved with an intriquing geomethric design, Anatolia or Mesopotamian, c. 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Interesting design of the seal, floral or perhaps female fertility forms, deeply engraved in the black serpentine stone. Looks a bit like some of the designs during Jemdet Nasr, which could date this seal to around 3300-2900 BC
Size: c...
A deeply engraved cylinder seal in beige stone, depicting the 4-winged Pazuzu as the Master of Animals, between winged erect bulls. Neo-Assyrian period, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.
Height: 2 cm, ø 1cm.
Condition: Nice Very fine, very sharp with small chip below.
Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and COA.
Interesting cylinder seal in black stone, Anatolia, Hittite Empire c. early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.
A fine carving of different animals in a charming later Anatolian style.
Size: 25 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with ancient wear and patina.
This seal was aquired 1990...
Highly interesting stone seal carved in an extremely hard jade-like stone (probably nephrite), Anatolia, found at Mersin, c. 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.
Archais symethric grit pattern in the base, the seal itself of a monolithic shape that could look like an animal head. This is dated by Oberländer to the Pre-Historic period, but we believe it to be a later seal, due to the shape of the seal and the very hard stone used.
Size: 20 mm...
A very attractive stamp seal in a red brown glossy stone and a small perforated handle, Mesopotamia Uruk period, probably 3rd. millenium BC.
Finely engraved in the base with several animals!
Size: 24 mm. wide (diameter) and 14 mm...
Scarce Anatolian or Syrian square stone seal with tall handle and a depiction of a Griffin or Sphinx, Neo-Hittite states, Early 1st...
Wonderful birdhead-shaped stamp seal in a glossy green hardstone (rare!), Syro-Levantine part of Mesopotamia, probably 5th. mill. BC.
A pre-historic / Neolithic seal carved with a fine grit pattern in the base, the form of the seal itself as a stylized birds head.
Size: 28 mm. wide and 18 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine, small ancient scuff.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1994. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection an...
A scarce to rare hemispheric stamp seal with loop at the back, probably Luristan, pre-historic period, 5th.-4th. millenium BC.
The seal of an excellent style in a greenish-black stone, carved with a star radiating from circular border and a central dot / Leaf-shaped pattern.
Diameter: c. 19 mm.
Condition: Nice Very fine, lots of patina, intact.
Comes with the original ID card!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired...
A finely shaped stamp seal from the Urartu Kingdom of the bell-shaped type but in veined Alabaster, very attractive! Seal is carved with an animal in it's base.
Size: 16 mm. tall. and 9 mm. wide.
Condition: Good Very fine.
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reput...
Interesting and well-patinated white stone cylinder seal, Greater Babylonia, 2nd. millenium BC.
The seal carved with a symbol of animals with intertwinned necks and lines of pseudo cuneiform script.
Size: c. 24 mm.
Condition: Very fine and intact.
Ex. Danish Private Collection, this seal aquired in the early 1990s.
A lovely intact stone wig of exceptional quality for type, BACTRIA-MARGIANA, late 3RD- early 2ND mill B.C.
Separately-made hair and hat? of brownish chlorite or steatite for the famous composite figures which are often missing the wig / hair actually!
A particularly well-carved hair with a dome or crown and spiral-twisting indicated by grooves. Fine brownish stone.
Size: 32 x 25 x 12 mm.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection
A huge round Uruk type of stamp seal, but from Western Mesopotamia or North-Eastern Anatolia, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Fine style carving in high relief of a capride with large horns, Spear-point symbol before.
Size: 38 mm. in diameter and 17 mm. thick.
Condition: Choice VF for type, some wear and uncleaned patina.
This seal was aquired 2004 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav OberlÃ...
A nice study lot of 5 stamp seals in different kind of stones incl. serpentine and marple, made in semi-autonomous Neo-Hittite states of Syria and Levante, during the Neo-Assyrian period, early 1st. millenium BC.
The seals mostly of the tall pyramid shape, but there's also a double-side rectangular seal. The bases and sides engraved with crosses and other symbols.
Size: Up to 17 mm. max height.
Condition: All intact.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1...