Near Eastern or Mesopotamian gold and cornelian necklac

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #604360
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A spectacular necklace strung with good quality cornelian and gold beads. The gold beads are of a rounded bi-conical form and typical of Mesopotamian gold-work, the metal is quite thick and extremely high carat. The cornelian beads represent an enormous variety of shapes including bi-conical, lentoid, spherical and disc shaped examples. The central bead is a large variegated and partially calcified cornelian, with traces of green copper oxide. Near East (Syria/Holy Lands) or Mesopotamia, ear... Click for details

Near Eastern Sassanian Ellipsoid Pegasus Seal

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #598668

This Sassanian seal has an image of Pegasus on the flat side and this piece dates circa 4th-5th century A.D. This seal was carved into a white chalcedony stone and it is translucent. This carving is very deep and the seal impression has high relief. This piece has an ellipsoid form with one flat side and it is in superb condition, with no cracks or chips. There are some spotty mineral deposits and the seal is very sharp. This piece was used for commercial transactions and was a personal sea... Click for details

Sasanian Stamp Seal with Tulip

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #590678

Long an opponent of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the Sasanian empire (AD 224-642) was the last independent Persian monarchy before the Arab conquest of Western Asia in the 7th Century AD. The Sasanian Dynasty began with a regional ruler in the province of Fars in southwest Iran, whose empire eventually stretched from India to the Black Sea after defeating the last of the Parthian emperors. The state religion was Zoroastrianism and many seals bear testament to the importance of this faith in ... Click for details

Ancient Sassanian Persian Stamp Seal, 3rd-7th Century

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #590157
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Ancient Persian Sassanian seal, carved in agate with intaglio showing a running animal, 3rd-7th Century BC.
MEASUREMENTS: Length: (2cm)
CONDITION: very good condition considering its age.
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Large Agate Sasanian Stamp Seal with Deity -- Gayomard

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #588839

Long an opponent of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the Sasanian empire (AD 224-642) was the last independent Persian monarchy before the Arab conquest of Western Asia in the 7th Century AD. The Sasanian Dynasty began with a regional ruler in the province of Fars in southwest Iran, whose empire eventually stretched from India to the Black Sea after defeating the last of the Parthian emperors. The state religion was Zoroastrianism and many seals bear testament to the importance of this faith in ... Click for details

Sasanian Stamp Seal with Zebu Bull

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #586160

Long an opponent of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the Sasanian empire (AD 224-642) was the last independent Persian monarchy before the Arab conquest of Western Asia in the 7th Century AD. The Sasanian Dynasty began with a regional ruler in the province of Fars in southwest Iran, whose empire eventually stretched from India to the Black Sea after defeating the last of the Parthian emperors. The state religion was Zoroastrianism and many seals bear testament to the importance of this faith in ... Click for details

Sasanian Stamp Seal with Fire Altar

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #586158

Long an opponent of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the Sasanian empire (AD 224-642) was the last independent Persian monarchy before the Arab conquest of Western Asia in the 7th Century AD. The Sasanian Dynasty began with a regional ruler in the province of Fars in southwest Iran, whose empire eventually stretched from India to the Black Sea after defeating the last of the Parthian emperors. The state religion was Zoroastrianism and many seals bear testament to the importance of this faith in ... Click for details

Nice Sasanian Stamp Seal of a Bird

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #586152

Long an opponent of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the Sasanian empire (AD 224-642) was the last independent Persian monarchy before the Arab conquest of Western Asia in the 7th Century AD. The Sasanian Dynasty began with a regional ruler in the province of Fars in southwest Iran, whose empire eventually stretched from India to the Black Sea after defeating the last of the Parthian emperors. The state religion was Zoroastrianism and many seals bear testament to the importance of this faith in ... Click for details

Babylonian carved agate duck weight

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #581844
W6

A measuring weight carved from a piece of banded agate to form the shape of a stylised recumbent duck with its head turned across its back as if sleeping. Weights played an important role in the highly organised and urbanised communities of Babylonia, weights in the forms of various animals occur, but the simple shape created by a sleeping duck was by far the most popular. Mesopotamia, Babylonia, 2100 - 1800 BC. Some very small chips around the base, otherwise intact and with a lovely soft ta... Click for details

Ancient Marble Stone Floor Tile from Nablos Jordan

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone Pre AD 1000: item #549164
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This large stone floor fragment comes from a large collection amassed in the early 1960's by an American husband and wife who went on many archaeological digs with Professor Bothmer of the Brooklyn Museum.

This ancient marble building fragment was found at the ancient site of the Mountain of Samaritans (Gerazim) near Nablos, Jordan.

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