A fine large black serpentine stamp seal of scarce round form, Mesopotamia, Ubaid-Uruk period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The seal is carved with a fine angled cross motif with triangular forms (arrow-points or wedges) in each field, all a high relief. It has a low pierced handle on the back.

Diameter: 31 mm. and 10 mm...

Highly interesting scaraboid seal of the earliest style and type we've seen, probably inspired by Egyptian scarab seals, Middle bronze age of the Levant, c. 2200-1600 BC.

The seal is very large and carved in a greenish black stone. Interestingly, there's remnants of the metal mount, probably a chain in iron or bronze (looks like iron!). The seal is carved with Capride with a bird above...

A finely made flat tablet seal with a fine cruciform carving on one side, the other blank, probably pre- or early Hittite.

Fine style carving, described by Oberländer as c. 1000 BC, we believe it must be a lot earlier than that.

Size: 28 mm. long and 22 mm. wide, 8 mm. thick. mm. in diameter and 17 mm...

A very interesting, large and thick block-shaped seal in black serpentine, Mesopotamian, c. 3rd. mill. BC., could be a bit later (?)

Drill style carving in high relief, very precise and still difficult to sort out, probably an animal but we're not certain. Also see mr. Oberlánders drawing of this motif.

Size: 28 mm. in length and 21 mm. wide, 13 mm. thick.

Condition: VF, some wear smaller losses, basically intact...

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...

A fine Mesopotamian stone cylinder seal 4th.-3th. millenium BC.

The seal in hard black stone engraved with nice looking animals with two heads.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 12 mm thick.

Condition: Choice VF!

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection...

Interesting and very attractive cylinder seal of an unusually large size, even for the Assyrian cylinders, c. 16th-12th. century BC.

The seal made of sandstone or ceramics and finely carved in deep relief. The motif is a large horned animal walking, above the symbols of the sun and moon god, the Tree of Life before.

Size: 39 mm...

An interesting a rare cylinder seal in bronze, Eastern Mesopotamia / Greater Persia, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

A very attractive cylinder carved with animals walking on a decorated border below.

Size: 35-36 mm. tall and c. 8 mm. thick.

Condition: Good Very fine, nice light green patina.

Comes with hard impression and COA.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, boug...

A very interesting and uncleaned metal seal in bronze or a silver alloy, Mesopotamia, Uruk-Jemdet Nasr period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Finely engraved with dots in a symethric pattern.

Size: 19-20 mm. tall and 9 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine or better. Uncleaned with lots of dirt in the devices, so this will improve a whole lot when cleaned.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1...

An attractive and interesting cylinder seal of white stone, Anatolian, c. early 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal finely carved with a hunting scene; Humanoid figure standing with spear and bow before a wild animal.

Size: 26 mm. tall. and 11 mm. wide.

Condition: Choice VF, small chip at the top.

This seal was aquired 2007 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

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. It comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his mass...

Lovely hemispheric stamp seal with Capride, black stone, Anatolia, c. 4th. mill. BC.

Fine deep relief and quite attractive!

Size: 25 mm. in diameter and 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Good VF.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

A finely engraved larger stone stamp seal of the hemispheric seal, popular in the Uruk period. The seal in engraved with a pattern that could look like an insect or the head of an insect. Very elaborate.

Size: 26 mm. in diameter and 15 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice VF, small nick and uncleaned deposits, quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 1994 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (192...

A large round stamp seal with a rare depiction engraved in the base, Mesopotamian 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The seal is engraved with a Capride springing in the forrest as if in flight, struck and pierced through by two spears. The seal is carved in stone with a small handle.

Size: 28 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Nice VF, some tiny chips and deposits, but quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 2008 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from bel...

Attractive larger stamp seal of a particularly fine-corned blackish stone with lighter inclusions, North Mesopotamian, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

It's beautiful shape is almost like a turtles shell and is highly polished and glossy. The base is engraved with an archaic style motif of two insect-like monsters fighting. Probably later Uruk period work.

Size: 27 mm. long, 25 mm. wide and 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine.

This seal was aquired 1995 and com...

A large and unusual bifacial stamp seal, Ubaid-Uruk period, Late 5th.-4th. mill. BC.

The seal is round and relatively flat with central piercing and engraved with a symethrical Cruciform pattern on one side and a horned animal on the other side.

Size: c.30 mm. in diameter and 8 mm tall.

Condition: Nice VF, some wear and deposits, but quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection...

Attractive thick cylinder seal in brownish black stone, Mesopotamia, 4th. mill. BC.

Finely carved with raised details with a cruciform / millsail pattern within a dotted border.

Size: 18 mm. wide and 20 mm.

Condition: Nice VF, some even wear.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

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. millenium BC.

Round seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely engraved knob handle with piercing!

Diameter: 18 x 13 mm.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, with fine patina.

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

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. millenium BC.

Triangular seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely made knob handle with piercing!

Diameter: 22 x 23 mm.

Condition: Nice very fine, some smooth wear but intact with fine patina.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive an...

Interesting tall stamp seal with a bell-shaped body and large loop, probably ancient Armenian area, Lake Van, 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal engraved with a grit or net pattern in the base and is quite attractive in hand.

Size: 31 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.

Condition: Good very fine, lovely patina.

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

Interesting and attractive amulet carved and polished in green black stone, very glossy, Mesopotamia Uruk-Jemdet Nasr period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The amulet drilled at the top as the eyes of the bird, which is standing on a low oval base.

Size: 19-20 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice VF and intact.

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

Nice lot of unresearched scaraboid stone seals, Mid-Assyrian period or later 2nd. mill. BC.

Mainly carved with animals. The lot includes seals with wear or minor chips.

Size: c. 16-21 mm. long.

Comes with original ID-cards from below collection.

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 i...

An far eastern Anatolian stamp seal of a particularly attractive mottled and veined grey-black stone, Middle Assyrian period, 2nd. millenium BC.

The seal carved with Assyrians emblem / standards.

Size: 18 mm. wide. and 13 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice very fine, intact with some light wear.

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

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and impo...

Finely preserved scaraboid stamp seal, inspired by Egyptian scarabs, Middle-Assyrian Empire, 15th.-11th. cent. BC.

The scarab of a bifacial style where the upperside is engraved with a vivid Sun motif and the base engraved with two animals.

Size: 19 mm. long and 16 mm. wide and 7 mm. thick.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection. Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his ma...

A lovely rectangular stamp seal with a stylized bird handle, North-West Mesopotamia, 2nd. mill. BC.

The base particularly well-engraved for the stone type and period, with two animals in flight.

Size: 22 mm. long and 16 mm. wide and 17 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine, nice patina.

This seal was aquired 1995 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

A very interesting large stamp seal with a knob handle, Western Mesopotamian, 1st. mill. BC.

Finely worked and polished seal in a glossy dark stone. The base in engraved with a detailed depiction of a horned animal, crescent above.

Size: 27 mm. tall and 24 mm. wide.

Condition: Very fine, with a surface flake/chip to one side, othervise intact nice patina from use.

This seal was aquired 2002 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below...

A lovely larger stamp seal in form of a stepped Pyramid, Neo-Hittite Kingdoms of the East Anatolia and West Mesopotamia, 1st. mill. BC.

finely carved and pierced at the top in a light brown stone. The top also engraved. The base engraved with a mythical winged animal.

Size: 21 mm x 21 mm. and 14 mm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, intact with nice patina.

This seal was aquired 2002 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below c...

An attractive round dark green almost black stone seal of the hemispheric form of the Uruk period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The seal is finely polished and carved with a stylized motif that looks a like an insect.

Size: 20 mm. diameter and 11 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, intact with nice even wear and patina from use.

This seal was aquired 2003 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav ...

A fine large stamp seal of rare low cone-shaped form, Northern Mespopotamian, c. 4th. mill. BC.

The seal shows an animal in a artful stylized style.

Size: 29 mm. in diameter and 15 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, almost intact, fine and glossy stone.

This seal was aquired as early as 1988 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massiv...

A fine large oval green stone stamp seal of the gable form, popular in Northern Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Ubaid period, 4th. mill. BC.

The seal shows a stylized image, probably animalistic forms.

Size: 33 mm. wide and 30 mm. tall and 15 mm. thick.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with nice even wear and patina from use.

This seal was aquired 1995 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gu...

A fine larger blackstone stamp seal of the gable form, popular in Northern Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Ubaid period, 4th. mill. BC.

The seal shows a horned animal in a strongly archaic style.

Size: 35 mm. wide and 29 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with nice even wear and patina from use.

This seal was aquired 1994 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-...

A scarce large square stamp seal with finely carved handle, Neo-Hittite states of Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, c. 1200-800 BC.

The seal square and carved with a large animal and smaller animal above, there's also a symbol or a bird in the corner and all within a frame.

Unusually large and attractive seal.

Size: 24 mm. x 22 mm. in diameter of the base and 15 mm. tall.

This seal was aquired 1992 and comes with hard impression and original ID-...

A rare and interesting Western Mesopotamian stamp seal, c. 4th. mill. BC

The seal of a gable design that became popular in the 4th. mill. BC. The image is interesting since it shows a Turtle!

Size: 28 mm. wide, 24 mm. tall and 7 mm. thick.

Condition: Very fine, with some wear from extensive use in antiquity, nice patina.

This seal was aquired 1991 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav ...

A rare and interesting Western Mesopotamian stamp seal, Levantine workshop, near Antioch, Achaemenid type, c. 7th.-4th. cent. BC

The seal of a hemispheric design that became popular in the 1st. mill. BC. The image is interesting since it shows a Bull butting left with a bird on it's shoulder, leaf above and unidentiofied object before.

Size: 18 mm. wide, 14 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with some wear.

This seal was aquired 1994 and come...

Interesting large stamp, slightly Oval and inspired by Egyptian scarabs, Middle-Assyrian Empire, 15th.-11th. cent. BC.

Very large for the type and engraved with a finely carved winged and horned animal. On the other side was an engraving of Ashur that was deliberately partly erased in antiquity! So the removing of Ashur would have been done by enemies of the Assyrians.

Size: 26 mm. long and 23 mm. wide.

This seal was aquired 1989 and comes with hard impression a...

Interesting marble cylinderse, Mespotamia, dating to Middle-Late Assyrian Empire, mid 2nd. to early 1st. mill. BC.

The seal engraved with horned animals and symbols.

Size: 26 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide. Large and attractive in hand.

Condition: About Very fine. Intact but with much overall wear.

This seal was aquired 1993 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberl�...