An interesting amulethic stamp seal, dating back to the Neolithic period of Mesopotamia/Anatolia, c. 7th.-6th. millenium BC.
Shaped as a triangular amulet with a grit-pattern carved in the base.
Size: 26 x 23 mm...
A rectagular bifacial stamp seal with a large handle in a black serpentine stone. The seal is carved with an impression of an animal in the handle as well as a larger depiction in the base of a deity standing on the back of a four-legged animal. Unidentified objects on either side of the deity, perhaps symbolizing weapons. Northern Mesopotamia, and probably later 2nd. millenium BC.
Size: 21-22 mm. long x 18 mm. wide, c. 16 mm...
A substantial and nicely carved stamp seal in a black serpentine stone, carved as a tall pyramid, North-West Mesopotamian city states, after the colapse of the Hittite Empire, late 2nd.- Early 1st...
An attractive large stamp seal of the stylized scaraboid form, oval with a round back and carved in the base in deep relief with a standing lion, tail lifted and a bird with spread wings above it's back, Mesopotamia, Middle-Assyrian period, later 2nd. millenium BC.
Size: 26 x 22 mm.
Condition: VF, intact with some wear and patina...
A very attractive large stamp seal of the hemispheric design / round gable form, Late Ubaid to Uruk period of central-northern Mesopotamia, 4th. millenium BC.
Finely polished seal in a nice black serpentine stone, and carved with a scarce and peculiar pattern of cross angles under symethric horisontal lines!
Size: 31 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice VF, some smooth wear but intact and with a nice ancient patina...
A thick cylinder seal of greyish stone showing a worshipper introduced to a seated god by a Demigod, probably another godess in the field but weak. Ur III Period, 3rd millennium BC.
Size: 15,5 mm. thick and 21 mm tall.
Condition: Near VF, intact but with some wear and embedded earthern encrustations. Never the less quite attractive in hand.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and our imprint.
Interesting stone stamp seal, reportedly found in Amúng Ebene, Western Mesopotamian / Eastern Anatolia border, Ubaid period 5th. mill. BC.
Size: 19 mm...
Interesting and rare seal, probably made out of a Spindlewhorl, carved in serpentine and a with a deep relief carving, nicely composed with globules, Mesopotamia, probably Uruk period, later 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
Size: 22 mm...
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...
A scarce and attractive seal dating to the late neolithic period, Halaf, Western Mesopotamia c. 6th. mill. BC.
Finely carved in a black stone with a medium tall handle, and carved with a grit pattern in the base.
Finding place given as Amúng Ebene, near Ancient Antioch!
Size: 25 mm x 22 mm. and 10 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice VF or better! Light wear to base-
Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the 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...
A larger rectangular gable stamp seal engraved in the base, pierced through, Mesopotamian, Ubaid, c. 4th. millenium BC.
Rams horns above unidentified objects.
Size: c. 32 mm. long and 22 mm wide.
Condition: Very fine, intact with uncleaned sandy encrustations.
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...
A nice larger hemispheric stamp seal engraved in the base with a Cruciform design and pierced through the top, Mesopotamian, Ubad, c. 5th. millenium BC.
Size: c. 21 mm. and 10 mm tall.
Condition: Good 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 collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealer...
A nice hemispheric stamp seal of the gable form engraved in the base with a Cruciform design and pierced through, Mesopotamian, Ubad, c. 5th. millenium BC.
Size: c. 18 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 collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealer...
A scarce and attractive seal dating to the stoneage!
A scarce very early and substantial stamp seal from the Pre-/early Halaf period of Western Mesopotamia c. 6th. mill. BC.
Finely carved in a black stone with a medium tall handle, and carved with a fine grit pattern in the base.
Size: 28 mm x 20 mm. and 19 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice VF or better! Light wear to base-
Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the collection. It was ...
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. Gustav Oberländer specializ...
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. Gustav Oberländer specialized in early stamp seals fr...
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.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), O...