Elaborate black stone stamp seal with a round stepped base and a central domed and pierced handle, high quality provincial Hittite work of the mid 2nd. millenium BC.
The base engraved with three different animal, capride deer and perhaps an ibex or a goat (?).
Size: 20 mm. wide and 14 mm. tall.
Condition: About Extremely fine.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1993...
A large star-shaped stamp seal, reportedly found Near the ancient city of Antioch, Western Mesopotamia / Eastern Anatolia and dating 5th.-4th. millenium BC.
The seal particularly finely carved in chlorite for this period with deep relief details and a loop-handle on the back.
Size: 27 mm. wide and 12 mm...
A very nice Uruk period West-Mesopotamian stamp seal, dating to the 4th. mill. BC.
The seal finely decorated with a stylized Ibex or Capride, oval-round shape with higher central gable.
Size: c. 25 mm. and 8 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine, with minor deposits in the details.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008...
A lovely sharp cylinder seal in a rare material of quartz for this period, Uruk-Jemdet Nasr, c. 3300-3000 BC.
Sharp impression and attractive.
Size: 14 mm. tall and 11 mm. wide.
Condition: Extremely fine for the type, with minor calcification at one side.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2007...
A lovely tall square stamp seal in a green stone carved with a star-ornamentet handle and a the base engraved with a wonderful scene of a two stags or caprides, one of the them eating a large branch with leaves. Attractive and unusual!
Size: 24 mm. x 23 mm. and 20 mm. tall.
Condition: Good very fine, completely intact a rough patina and deposits.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006 from german auctionhouse...
An attractive and interesting seal carved with three horned animals and a bird behind, Western Mesopotamia, Ubaid period. c. 4th. mill. BC.
Boldly carved substantial seal in serpentine in the gable form.
Size: 27 mm. x 27 mm.
Condition: VF, fine wear from use to the horisontical perforation, but with the central seal image fully preserved.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2005...
Nicely modeled bronze figure of a horse with elongated body, stiff legs and long tail.
The head shows a flattened muzzle with incised mouth, domed eyes and alert ears.
The tail with hatched incisions. Suspension loop at the base of the neck.
Bronze
Luristan, 8th-7th century BC
L. 6.7 cm (2.6 in)
H. 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
Intact and fine...
A large and beautiful dark green patinated tanged bronze short sword from Ancient Near East dating to the early 1st. mill BC...
A tanged 'Luristan' bronze dagger from Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Bronze age, dating to 2nd mill BC.
The dagger with high shoulders and central midrib.
Length: c. 30,5 cm.
Condition: Fine green patina with some roughness to the edges.
Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1990's.
A tanged 'Luristan' bronze dagger from Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Bronze age, dating to 2nd mill BC.
The dagger with rounded shoulders, a short tang and central midrib. The top of the blade has two holes for fastening rivets.
Length: c. 26,5 cm.
Condition: Fine green patina with some roughness to the edges. The blade has a bend at the the tip, as seen on pictures.
Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1990's.
A rare and very impressive presentation quality axe, probably for a chieftain or the like, Indo-European or Indo-Eurasians of the Caspian steppes, c. 2nd. millenium BC.
Attractive with a very long slender blade and a great balance.
Size: 22 cm. long, which makes it one of the largest ancient bronze axes we've handled ever.
Condition: Very fine, hairline repair to the socket, fine purple and green patina with uncleaned earthern encrustations.
Ex. Old D...
A very fine specimen of the earliest metal daggers known, BMAC / Indus, Chalcolithic period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Interesting and collectable dagger! Flat, leafshaped blade and a very long, twisted tang.
Size: 21,2 cm. long.
Condition: Extremely fine, fine green patina and great metal.
Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s
A very fine specimen of the earliest metal daggers known, BMAC / Indus, Chalcolithic period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Interesting and collectable dagger! Flat, leafshaped blade and a very long, twisted tang.
Size: 18,3 cm. long.
Condition: Extremely fine, choice green patina and great metal.
Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.
A nice tanged bronze dagger from the Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.
Slim blade with rounded shoulders and central midrib.
Length: c. 27 cm
Condition: A nice dagger with fine green patina with pots of red. Slight roughness to the edge.
Ex. Private Collection in Denmark.
A nice tanged bronze dagger from the Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.
Blade with rounded shoulders. Short tang with hole for a rivet to fasten the handle.
Length: c. 24,4 cm
Condition: A nice dagger with fine green patina. Some roughness to the edge.
Ex. Private Collection in Denmark.
A nice tanged bronze dagger from the Ancient Near East, Caspian Sea Area, Mid-late Bronze age, 2nd. mill. BC.
Blade with rounded shoulders and a broad central midrib. The tang is c. half the length of the blade, with a bend at the top, for better fastening to the wooden handle.
Length: c. 25,7 cm
Condition: A nice dagger with fine green patina. Some roughness to the edge.
Ex. Private Collection in Denmark.
A rectangular stone stamp seal carved in a green stone. The seal is high unusual, since it depicts a whole bunch of people having great fun. They are skillfully done with lines and round heads; it looks like there a couple having sex and other humans applauding it, but it might just be my imagination(?).
Wonderful style!
Size: 25 mm. long and 23 mm wide.
Condition: Near VF, seal has seen some wear overall with some light chipping and a worned loop, but imprint f...
Interesting Bifacial stone stamp seal, East-Anatolian, probably in the time of Uruk, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
Deep carving in an attractive dark green stone with a palmtree or a palm-leaf engraving one one side and a human and a snake(?) on the other side. Early depiction of a human figure, in the nice drillstyle.
Size: 23 mm. wide over the base and 21 mm. tall.
Condition: Near VF, chip to the edge of one of the seal bases.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (...