Ancient North Mesopotamian or Anatolian stamp seal of the round type, 4th.- early 3rd. millenium type of the later Ubaid / Uruk period.

Very attractive large seal in smooth dark serpentine and carved with a stylized zoomorphic depiction.

Size: 30 mm...

A huge collection of 19 flint blades and flakes dating to around 5th-4th mill B.C. Some could also be earlier since blades like these were used through both Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. They were easy to make and very sharp and efficient tools.

Many from this collection still have sharp edges, and could be used today.

Sizes up to ca. 10-12 cm.

Condition: A very fine collection with nice patinas.

Ex Private collection - many with tags...

Nice lot of two wearable finger rings, one typical Roman with wide shoulders, the other probably also Roman and of silver. The bronze ring with intaglio of a Lion.

Ringsize: 17-20 mm.

Condition: Very fine.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...

A highly attractive massive finger ring with a high round bezel, with elaborate cross design, Byzantine, c. 10th. cent.

Interesting hexagonal shape of the ring itself.

Size: The ring is 30 mm. tall, and the ringsize is c. 19 mm.

Condition: Extremely fine for this type, of exceptionally metal, very sharp and wearable...

A choice broad bronze ring, Ancient near Eat 2nd. part of the 1st. millenium AD.

Looks like a caligraphic ring and very early as such.

Ringsize: c. 19 mm. (max).

Condition: Very Fine for this type, nice metal and brown patina.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...

A very nice and very large bronze seal ring in excellent condition, Roman, c. 2nd.-4th. cent. AD.

The ring of the typical ancient D-shape with high shoulders.

Size: The ring is 27-28 mm. wide and the ringsize is c...

Small hand modeled Villanova vessel with rounded shoulder and short neck. The handles arching from the rim to the edge of the shoulder.
Light vertical ribbing on the shoulder. Standing on a flat base. Lustrous surface with traces of the modeling stick.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanova Culture, 750-650 BC
H. to rim 7.4 cm (2.9 in)
H. to handle 8.4 cm (3.3 in)
Fine condition with light surface wear...

Scarce Anatolian or Syrian square stone seal with tall handle and a depiction of a Griffin or Sphinx, Neo-Hittite states, Early 1st. millenium BC.

Finely carved seal with an elaborate handle and some great details.

Size: 16 mm. wide and 11-12 mm...

Full cast roe deer with elongated body, the curved neck slightly prone. Pointed tail. The head small and pointed, horns and ears cut out in an X-shape. Thin legs with kinked hooves. Right hind leg broken off.
Bronze
Greek, late 8th century BC
L. 4.9 cm (1.9 in)
H. 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
H. with stand 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
Fine condition. Right hind leg missing.
Published with: Jean-David Cahn. Katalog 13. Tiere und Mischwesen II. Basel, December 2001, lot no. ...

Ancient North Mesopotamian or Anatolian stamp seal of a oblong gable stype with rounded top, probably a late 4th.- early 3rd. millenium type of the Uruk period.

Very attractive large seal in smooth dark green chlorite and carved with a lovely style rampant Gazelle or Ibex with super long horns.

Size: 31 x 28 mm.

Condition: Choice Very fine, light wear to the drilled hole from use, othervise intact with attractive smooth patina.

**Comes with hard impr...

A huge and very impressive stamp seal of Northern Anatolia, Ubaid period, early 4th. mill. BC.

The base engraved with two horned animals with an arrow symbol behind the largest animal and a severed head between them, it's carved with a low rounded gable, drilled through.

Size: 54 mm. long and 42 mm. tall, one of the largest we've handled of the type and one of the largest in the Oberländer collection.

Condition: Near Very fine, smaller losses to corners and even...

A finely large engraved gable type seal in black serpentine, Anatolia, 4th. millenium BC.

Attractive seal, carved with Goats horns a bove symbols, could be pre-Hittite or Hattite period.

Size: 32 mm.

Condition: Good Very Fine.

**Comes with hard impression and the original Id card!

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from ...

Interesting gable seal, probably North-Mesopotamian, 4th. millenium BC.

The seal engraved with a finely carved filled cross, elongated in form. Probably in a black chlorite stone.

Size: 22 x 17 cm.

Condition: Nice VF, some wear to the drill from use.

**Comes with hard impression and the original collection ID card from 1992!

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between...

A fine large cylinder seal of the early Jemdet Nasr barrel shaped design, Mesopotamia, 3300-2900 BC. The seal is carved in a hard and dense material either a marple type or perhaps shell (?).

Seal very large for the period and craved with a fine grit-pattern and concenthric lines at each end. A string-carved round line at one side would have been made in antiquity.

Size: 31 mm. tall and 20 mm. thick.

Condition: VF and intact, string-carved line at one side fro...

Interesting stoneage artifact, probably a massive weight of sorts or alternatively, a mace-like weapon.

It's shape is oval, almost like a melon, and it's made in a light grey granite stone. It has 4 symethric ridges for some kind of binding, but we're not certain of it's usage - you're welcome to e-mail if you have seen this artifact before / have got a litterary refference for it. It comes from a Neolithic collection and we will date it roughly 2500-1500 BC with some uncertainty!

Amuletic figure of the canine god Wepwawet depicted on the bar of a standard. The front of the sledge is curved like a billowing sail and integrates a couple of rearing uraeus cobras.
The jackal wears a dog collar, the suspension loop behind is partially preserved. This small example was intended as a protective amulet.
For a related example, cf. acc. no. 23.6.6 in the Metropolitan Museum database.
The jackal god Wepwawet, also known as ‘Opener of Paths’, helped the dece...

Hand-modeled bowl of hemispherical body with a single handle at the rim. The base rounded.
The burnished surface with a red-brown slip and purple-red bands of wavy lines that form a cross on both the inner and outer surface. Purple-red lines on the handle.
For a related example, cf. British Museum database no. 1884,1210.103.
Ceramic
Middle Cypriot ,1850 BC-1550 BC
D. 15.4 cm (6.1 in)
W. over handle 18.4 cm (7.2 in)
H. bowl 7 cm (2.8 in)
Fin...