A rare type dated in newer research to the Neolithic period of Eastern Anatolia / Northern Mesopotamia, 7th.-6th. mill. BC.
Drop or leaf shaped amuletic seal with tiny gritt patterns and loop at the top.
Size: 24 mm. long and 11 mm...
Interesting early scaraboid stamp seal, shaped as a stylized Egyptian Scarab, North-Eastern Anatolia / Western Mesopotamia, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
Size: 18 x 16 mm.
Condition: Nice very fine, lovely deep relief.
Comes with the original collection Id-card and imprint.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
Interesting seal or gaming token perhaps with an elaborate carving of a Sun symbol, probably 1st. millenium BC.
Rare piece carved in either a very durable bone or steatite (?), beautiful patina.
Size: 18 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
An interesting and scarce stamp seal, carved and finely polished in white stone, perhaps marple, and engraved in the base with globules, Uruk period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Size: c. 16 mm...
An interesting and rare motif of a coiled on a Ubaid period stamp seal of the round gable type, Mesopotamia c. 5th.-4th. millenium BC.
Size: c. 20 mm...
Reddish limestone. Animal battle scene with crossing bulls and crescent moon standard, worshippers in between. A larger seal in an attractive red-orange stone. Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian, ca. 2002-1594 BC.
Height 26 mm and diameter is 13 cm., so fairly thick.
Condition: Very fine, smooth wear but intact with a nice patina.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his imprint.
An attractive hard burnt terracotta plaque of female deity, probably Ishtar, with tall headdress and fine gown, babylonian, 2nd. mill. BC.
The godess is decorated with wedge-like decoration on her breasts and lower part of gown. On the back inscribed with 4 columns of Cuneiform, untranslated by us.
Size: c. 13 cm.
Condition: Very fine, intact with repaired hairline cracks runing though the middle and at the feets...