A massive / thick early cylinder seal in marple, carved with the 'eye' or circle/rhomboid form - a characteristic and significant design for the Period.
The Jemdet Nassr Period in seal manifacturing,3300-2900 BC, were spreading from Southern Mesopotamia, where a great number of administrative cuneiform tablets and seals came from. Such seals was used to impress pictures or descriptions into soft, prepared clay...
A very nice triangular stamp seal with a wide base engraved with the image of a Bull, Western Mesopotamia, 4th. mill. BC.
Nice and unusual carving.
Size: 32 cm. wide and 23 mm...
An unusually nice stamp seal in tranlucent agate, depicting a Ruler, between the symbols of the Sun and Moon, Sasanian, 3rd.-5th. century AD:
Accomplished portrait and scarce, the picture of the imprint does not do the seal real justice.
Size: c. 10 mm.
Condition: VF, intact with some minor chips to the edges.
This seal comes with a hard impression and COA.
Provenance: Ernst Grumach (1902 - 1967), Berlin.
A Victorian Brass Handled Painted and Inlaid Lacquer Basket with a Scalloped Border. Dimensions; 8" diameter x 1.5" high. Circa 1850 and in excellent condition.
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...
Two Genuine SONG Period, SAWANGKALOKE-SISACHANALAI, SIAMESE-THAI iron brown glazed jarlets, both with 2 intact loops and horizontal incised ringed ribbing towards the top, 14-16th Century. The bases are not glazed. Size: height ~13 cm (~5 1/4").
Good overall condition, no cracks etc. Price: US$ 195 EACH, or $ 375.00 for both, excluding shipping.
A finely carved seal in an attractive beige stone, dating to the late 3rd.- early 2nd. mill. BC.
The seal in the round gable form, looking much like a scaraboid, and engraved with a strong scene of a horned animal.
Size: 20 mm. in diameter and 8 mm...
An unsigned Lobmeyr wine glass with gold and multicolored enameling. The 8 ½ inch tall wine has a notched stem with each notch touched with gold. The cup is enameled in a very typical Lobmeyr pattern of multicolored curlicues above a band of gold enameled with blue and orange jewels. The foot is decorated to match the jewelled gold band on the cup. There is no damage.
A very early pair of child's shoes hand sewn and pegged and nailed. The shoes are fragile but one is much better than the other. They are early enough that the soles are identical with no difference in right and left shoe. They are 6" long and 3 1/2" tall. circa 1830. These early shoes are hard to find and look wonderful with a textile collection.
A quite rare stamp seal of a type with a large engraved in the base and a smaller seal engraving of the top of the high handle, Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, Pre-halaf-Halaf period, c. 6th. mill. BC.
A rare stoneage seal and finely carved and polished.
Size: 24 mm. long and 15 mm...
Rare ancient Thai Bamboo Carrying Pole (for hanging baskets of goods at each end) with hand carved stylized wooden ends, 19th Century, can be ideally used for hanging/displaying special textile/fabric such as ikat, 19th Century, Thailand. Condition: good, size: L. 157 cm x W. 4.5cm
A beautiful and rare stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, Western Anatolia or Syria, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill. BC - early 1st. millenium BC.
Triangular seal plate, engraved with a small 4-legged animal reclining on another 4-legged animal with horns, finely made knob handle with piercing and engravings on the top!
Diameter: 18 x 18 mm. height 10,5 mm.
Condition: Superb.
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Lovely panel-cut footed crystal compote, the stem with a blown teardrop. The foot is shaped to conform to the panel cutting. The crystal is top quality, with excellent weight and color. The bottom has a polished pontil.
Origin: England or Ireland, circa 1830. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Size: 5-5/8" tall, 7-7/8" diameter; bowl is approximately 2" deep.
This adult female puppet is clothed in traditional Thai costume with a open shirt. All parts are hand-carved, tied and strung together, which gives the puppeteer lots of choices of movement. The face has eyes which can open and close independent of each other and the mouth can also be opened and closed. Head to toe, she measures is 21 inches tall and with the strings the total lenght is 34 inches...
Interesting early stamp seal in serpentine stone, dating to the late neolithic period of Western Mesopotamia, c. 6th. mill. BC.
Finding place: Ebene at the Orontes.
The almost square seal carved with a grit-pattern and with a low worn handle on the back, finely polished.
Size: c. 31-29 mm...
A rare bone seal with a finely carved base, Western Mesopotamia, dating to the 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
The seal in the rectangular gable form, carved with with two animals in the base.
Size: 25 mm...
A highly unusual bronze seal with a 14,3 cm. projecting handle, Bactria, Hindu-Kush area, c. 3rd. millenium BC.
A very rare design of the handle which suggests that it could have been for heating and perhaps marking lifestock?, interesting and with a beautifuly carved star design of the base. First time in stock ever.
Size: Handle is 14,3 cm. long and 2,5 cm. diameter of the star shaped seal.
Condition: Rough Very fine for type with typical uncleaned vivid gre...
A extremely well engraved large scaraboid, Western Mesopotamia, c. early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.
The seal in finely mottled stone and engraved with a capride with fine details in a drill-like style.
SizE: 30 mm. long and 20 mm wide.
Condition: Near VF, the base engraving exceptional but loss at one side around the drill from use.
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav ...