A nice larger hemispheric stamp seal engraved in the base with a Cruciform design and pierced through the top, Mesopotamian, Ubad, c. 5th. millenium BC.

Size: c. 21 mm...

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...

A scarce and attractive seal dating to the stoneage!

A scarce very early and substantial stamp seal from the Pre-/early Halaf period of Western Mesopotamia c. 6th. mill. BC.

Finely carved in a black stone with a medium tall handle, and carved with a fine grit pattern in the base.

Size: 28 mm x 20 mm. and 19 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice VF or better! Light wear to base-

Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the collection...

A fine hemispheric gable stamp seal with piercing and engraved in the base with a nice image of the Sun, Uruk Period, Mesopotamia, 4th. millenium BC.

Size: c. 20 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Nice very fine, smooth wear and patina.

Comes with imprint.

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

An interesting and scarce stone seal in black stone of the Late Babylonian type, probably 1st. millenium, but could be earlier.

With a hieroglyphic looking sign engraved in the base.

Size: c. 25 mm. tall.

Comes with imprint.

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

A lovely hemispheric stamp seal with a defined handle which piercing in the top and engraved in the base with a nice image of the Sun, Uruk Period, Mesopotamia, 4th. millenium BC.

Size: 18 mm. in diameter and 11 mm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, some uncleaned sand deposits in the details, which distorts the imprint, but can be removed easily...

Interesting blackstone seal with low loop handle and a carving of XXX inside linedecoration, Mesopotamian, late Ubaid period (5500-3700 BC).

Oberlánder dates this seal to the 3rd. millenium BC, we're certain that it's a much earlier and made in the later Ubaid period (5500-3700 BC).

Size: 22 mm...

A choice and attractive stamp seal of the late Ubaid period in black serpentine, Northern Mesopotamia, c. 5th.-4th. mill. BC.

Round and thick with a low handle and a complicated cruciform with angles engraved in the base.

Size: 22 in diameter x 15 mm...

A nice stamp seal, found at the ancient city of Antioch (Amüg-Ebene) on the border between Anatolia and Mesopotamia, probably late Halaf-early Ubaid period, c. 5th. mill...

A late Ubaid period stamp seal, probably made during the 4th. millenium BC...

A late Halaf or Early Ubaid Period stamp seal, Late Neolithic / Chalcolithic period, Mesopotamia c. 5th. millenium BC.

Interesting type with handle and engraved with a criss-cross pattern and four perforated globes or pellets in each corner of the base.

Size: 33 mm. long and 24 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine and intact.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquir...

Interesting North-Mesopotamian type and probably from the Halaf period, although the round shape is rare for this period, we date this 6th.-4th. millenium BC.

Size: 27 mm. in diameter - a substantial seal.

Condition: Very fine, with the top the handle lost to extensive use, othervise attractive.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

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

A very nice rectangular gable seal engraved with stylized birds (?), Ubaid period of Mesopotamia, 4th. mill BC.

Size: 21 x 18 mm.

Condition: Attractive Very fine specimen, intact with even smooth wear.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

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

A choice and attractive stamp seal of the Ubaid period in blackstone, Mesopotamia, c. 5th.-4th. mill. BC.

Oval shape with low handle and a very complicated grit-pattern engraved in the base.

Size: 22 x 18 mm.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

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

A seal that can be dated to mature stoneage, Mesopotamian, Pre-Halaf-early Halaf period, c. 6th. millenium BC.

Interesting early seal, rectangular with a fine grit-pattern in the base and a pierced handle or loop.

Size: 32 mm. long and 18 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine, tiny losses, an attractive specimen of the first seals manifactured in history.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1...

Á nice rectangular gable type of stone seal, engraved with a 4-legged animal, Anatolia, Pre-Hittite period, c. 3rd. mill. BC.

Size: 23 x 15 mm.

Condition: Good very fine, really nice.

Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.

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

Attractive rectangular seal, carved in a glossy red-brown stone with low handle and gritt-pattern in the base, Mesopotamia, Halaf / Early Ubaid period, c. 6th.-5th. mill. BC.

Size: 23 mm. long and 16 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice very fine, tiny losses and wear.

Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 -...

A substantial and attractive vessel in pinkish travertine with fine inclusions, Uruk/Jemdet Nasr - Early Dynastic, 3300-2700 BC.

The bulbous vessel with a finely polished exterior and with a broad flat rim.

The stone used is a rare pinkish travertine with fosil remains and lighter cream inclusions, large areas of dark deposts and patina.

Size: 11,5 x 9,5 cm. A substantial and heavy stone vessel for the period!

Condition: Good Very fine and intact with ...