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...
A centerpiece agate stone bead from over a thousand year
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...
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...
Lot of 6 handpicked superb larger quartz beads, Greco-Bactrian Empire, ca. 2nd. cent. BC-1st. AD.
Interesting beads from Bactria, Balkh Area, made during the Greco-Bactrian Empire and with remnants of later dying in Cobalt and torquise during the Islamic Dynasties, 9th.-10th. century AD.
These types of beads are expertly carved in the very hard Quartz material, with rating of 7+ on the hardness scale for semi-precious stones with panels/faceted...
Interesting and scarce stamp seal in red jaspis, Urartu Kingdom, c. 8th. cent. BC.
The seal carved with an animal.
Size: 13 x 14 mm. and 10 mm...
Interesting and unclassified blackstone button stamp seal, carved with cross and pellets, c. 4th. millenium BC.
Probably Mesopotamian or from ancient near east, carved in quite high relief in a nice jet-black stone.
Size: 19-20 mm.
Condition: Near fine, the seal has a fine and intact imprint, with an ancient loss / damage to the upperside of the seal over the loop, which is also intact.
Interesting seal that needs more research. Carved with a nice framed carving depicting a capride, horned animal eating a plant! Syro-Anatolian area of Western Mesopotamia. Found place given as Amúg Ebene near Antiocheia.
Size: 19 x 18 mm...
Nice geomethric design stamp seal, carved in black stone, Eastern most Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, c. 6th.-5th. millenium BC.
The seal carved with a stringent grit-pattern and low pierced handle on the back, almost square.
Size: c. 17-18 mm...
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...
Interesting stamp seal, rectangular and carved in a beige stone, depicting a bird below some lines, Western Mesopotamia, c. 4th.-3rd. mill...
An attractive and affordable Babylonian cylinder seal in a scarce stone for a cylinder seal (Jasper), c. 1900-1700 BC.
The roll-out became bad actual seal is better and depicts seated deities.
Size: 19 mm.
Comes with hard impression.
Condition: Fine.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections. Gustav Oberlände...
Interesting stamp seal from the Urartu Kingdom of the bell-shaped type, in translucent Alabaster, very attractive! Seal is carved with a complicated pattern.
Size: 16 mm. tall. and 9 mm. wide.
Condition: Near Very fine, small loss to one side of the loop..
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection bet...
A fine undamaged blackstone cylinder seal with an interesting depiction of wawy lines, perhaps snakes, Jemdet Nasr geomethric style, Mesopotamia, 3300-2900 BC.
Size: 16 mm.
Condition: Good Very fine, some clay deposits and dirt.
OBS! Comes with the 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 from old col...
Interesting West Mesopotamian stamp seal, probably costal, catved in a nice beige stone with an animal and another smaller animal in the corner above, c. late 2nd. mill. BC.
Size: 15 x 14 mm and 7 mm. thick.
Condition: Very fine, intact.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1995. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collecti...
A nice seal, carved in black stone with a knob handle, Western Asia, Neo-Hittite states, c. 1200-700 BC
Triangular seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged animal, snake below and another animal above!
Size: 18-19 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice very fine.
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important coll...
An attractive stamp seal with two animals mirrored on the base within a frame, remnants of handle above, West Mesopotamia / Levantine, c. 2nd. mill. BC BC.
The seal carved in fine jet black stone.
Size: 16 mm. long and 15 mm. broad.
Condition: Very fine, nice affordable stamp seal, c. 4000-5000 years old!
This seal was aquired 1991 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926...
A scarce tall stamp, Assyro-Babylonian period, probably Levantine, carved in a brown-red stone, c. 800 BC.
The seal carved with an animal.
Size: 22 mm. tall and 13 mm. wide.
Condition: Nice Very fine, some uncleaned deposits.
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s,...