A very rare stamp seal carved in black stone, Mesopotamia, Early Halaf period, c. 7th.-6th. mill. BC.
A rare elongated irregular form of stamp seal not quite rectangular, possibly in family with the earliest foot-shaped seals, that we know from Mesopotamia. Arched handle, pierced for supension. A Attractive early seal in a substantial size.
Size: 31-32 mm. long.
Condition: Good Very fine, slight wear from use but intact with redish deposits.
Interesting stamp seal with winged animal in a lovely dark green stone, dome shaped, Anatolia/Mesopotamian local style, probably around early 1st. mill. BC.
Finely carved and polished. Described as Hittite c. 1600 BC, in the collection, we think it's somewhat later due to the shape which reminds of the Neo-Assyrian style of the 1st. mill...
An exceptionally large cylinder seal, carved in white limestone of a compressed oval shape, Jemdet Nasr period, 3300-2900 BC.
Very interesting shape, probably made to imitate the shape of a human eye, that is frequently used in decorations on Jemdet seals.
The seal is carved in high relief with wavy lines and elongated eye-symbols.
Size: 47 mm. tall and 28 mm. wide...
Interesting stamp seal in stone with 4 stamps, Mesopotamian, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
A scarce stamp seal with a warrior with sword at one side and a horse in drill style at the other side, West-Mesopotamian, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC
Size: c. 17 mm. x 18 mm...
A beautiful pottery bowl with torquoise glaze, black markings and a finely decorated pattern on the interior. Seljug period, 11th.-12th. century.
The bowl in an almost untouched state with fine silvery iridescence on the surfaces of both interior and exterior. Very beautiful colours.
Size: c. 14,5 cm. x 5,5 cm.
Condition: Choice and intact bowl for type with wear for type and age. Spots of missing glaze and stack flaws from the making...
Beautiful pottery dish with torquoise glaze, black markings and a finely decorated pattern, Seljug period, 11th.-12th. century.
The Dish in an almost untouched state with surface and beautiful colours.
Size: 17,4 x 4 cm. - c. 7 inches.
Condition: Choice and intact, a few places of missing glaze and usual markings from the making, but a very nice dish.
Ex. Important Danish Private Collection
Beautiful pottery dish with torquoise glaze, black markings and a finely decorated pattern, Seljug period, 11th.-12th. century.
The Dish in an almost untouched state with fine silvery irridescence on the surface. Very beautiful colours.
Size: c. 17,2 x 4 cm.
Condition: Choice and intact, a few places of missing glaze and usual markings from the making, but a very nice dish.
Ex. Important Danish Private Collection
Interesting round faience seal, clearly showing influence from Egypt, Mesopotamian/Egypt border seal, 1st. mill. BC.
Carved with a Dog or jackal and a sun symbol.
Size: 17 mm...
An attractive round stamp seal in the local Uruk style, carved with a stylized animal, Levantine, c. 4th.-early 3rd. mill BC.
Size: 17-18 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Good VF.
Comes with imprint and original collection Id card.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A nice West Mesopotamian gable seal of a larger size, Late Ubaid-Uruk period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
Carved with s a strange looking animal in the base in very high relief.
Size: 22 mm...
Lovely bronze battle axe, Ancient Near East, early 2nd. millenium BC.
Finely made battle axe with a long enforced and narrow blade with a ridge at the top and an elaborately made socket in a zoomorphic shape with a broad decorated backplate.
Size: 114 mm. long and 67 mm. tall.
Condition: Very fine, intact with a rough uncleaned encrusted green patina over beautiful brown and red surfaces. Can be cleaned.
Ex...
A fine set of three bronze and copper daggers, East Caspian Sea area, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
The set includes one extremely fine dagger of later fabric, probably 1200-800 BC with a long bend tang.
Size: 177 mm., 173 mm., and 147 mm.
Condition: Choice VF to Extremely fine, uncleaned with sandy deposits.
Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.
Pair of very fine specimen of the earliest metal daggers known, BMAC / Indus, Chalcolithic period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Interesting and collectable daggers! Flat, leafshaped blades and very long, twisted tangs.
Size: Up to 171 mm long.
Condition: Good Very fine, choice green patina and great metal.
Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.
A group of some very attractive stamp seals in black and red stones, Mesopotamia, Ubaid period to figural, 5th.-3rd. mill. BC.
There's a pair of hemispheric seals with animals, 3rd. mill. BC, an interesting round seal in red stone, probably early Ubaid or Halaf period and lastly a round seal with handle in black stone, finely engraved with bulls eyes and radiates, c. 4th. mill. BC.
Size: Up to 22 mm.
The seals comes with original ID-cards from below collection....
Lot of mainly very early stone- and bronzeage amulets and seals Mesopotamia - dating 7th.-1th. mill. BC
These are all from the Gustav Oberländer and comes with his ID-Cards included in the sale.
Interesting group including some very early Pre-Halaf amulets to later amulets 7th.-1th. mill. BC.
Size: The largest amulet in Jet-Black stone is 35 mm. long.
Basically intact with smooth wear, some with engravings.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (...
A very nice lot of stone stamp seals, and a greenstone axe amulet, Anatolia/Mesopotamia, c. 4th.-1st. mill. BC. (10)
The lot also Includes a beautiful red-black stone seal with grit pattern, dating Ubaid, 4th. mill. BC, a tablet seal with decorations on all sides, and smaller later stamp seals.
The seals comes with the original ID-card from below collection.
Size: Up to c. 17 mm.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his mas...
Another lot full of attractive seals - 10 early stone stamp seals in red, green, black and white stones, Mesopotamia, Pre-Halaf Neolithic period in the 7th.-6th. millenium BC to the 1st. mill. BC
(10)
Including a lovely marple cone-shaped seal, probably Syrian c. 6th.-5th. mill BC, other seals from Halaf, Ubaid and later periods all with nice details and including seals with carvings of humans and animals on several sides. Interesting unresearched lot by us.
Size: Up to 1...
Interesting lot of attractive seals and including a large amulet, Mesopotamia, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
The amulet polished smooth in an nice green stone rectangular with a pierced handle and a piercing in the middle as well. The seals engraved with criss-cross and animals.
Size: The amulet measure 36 mm. as the largest.
These seals/amulet comes with ID-cards from below collection, made by the collector.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberlände...