A scaraboid stamp seal in black stone, made in the Assyrian client states in Western Mesopotamia, c. late 2nd. millenium BC.

Interesting carving of stylized warrior with shield and sword. Stylized scarab carved in black stone.

Size: 22 mm. long and 20 mm...

Interesting and rare massive cylinder seal and stamp in one, Eastern Anatolia / West-mesopotmian pre-dynastic, c. 4th. mill. BC.

The seal finely engraved with a bulls-eye pattern and a deep relief star in the base. Topdrilled with loss to the small loop.

Size: 22 mm. thick and 30 mm. tall...

A nice Urartian bronze with engraved animal, Western Mesopotamia, Kingdom of Urartu, early 1st. mill. BC.

A scarce type in bronze with a tubular boddy and small loop at the top.

Size: 19 mm...

Carved in black stone with a winged deity between horned animals, fishes and a Scorpion, Kingdom of the Mitanni, 15th - 14th cent BC.

Finely composed and engraved in drill style.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 11 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine.

Provenance: Old German collection of fine cylinder seals, Karl Müller, 1950-1977.

Very attractive larger stamp seal in fine polished green stone, Ubaid-Uruk period of Mesopotamia, c. 4th. mill. BC.

Oval seal with tall handle rounded edges and carved with interesting depiction of small globes in different sizes.

Size: 29 mm x 23 mm and 15 mm. tall...

Very attractive large stamp seal in finely polished black stone, Uruk period of East Anatolia, c. 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Round seal with elaborately evolving handle from the back and carved with lovely symethric depiction of loops. Quite unique! Described by the collector as Hittite, but the seal is clearly provincial Uruk style.

Size: 29 mm x 23 mm and 15 mm. tall...

A small collection of 5 different ancient seal imprints in lead / pewter and in terracotta, all Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.

1. Lead Bulla with the Emperor in a Biga, Victory above.
2. Small animal in lead.
3. Terracotta, Aphrodites reclining, very detailed dress etc.
4. Terracotta, River godess or Sol.
5. Terracotta, Royal portrait, in the style of Lucilla.


Beautiful ensemble of impressions...

A lovely condition seal imprints with long inscriptions in pahlevi around a central emblem, terracotta, Sasanian c. 3rd.-5th. cent. AD.

Size: 19 mm...

Menkheperra B – mn-xpr-ra

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Menkheperre

The name means ‘The future of Re is stable

Third prophet of Amen-Re, the king of the gods, Greatest of Re-Atem’s seers in Thebes, Setem priest in the Horizon of Eternity, God’s father and Third prophet of Khonsu in Thebes Neferhotep, Chief of the cattle in the house of Re in the domain of Amen. Son of Tjanefer A and Gautseshen...

Very attractive stone stamp seal, Uruk period of Mesopotamia, c. 4th. mill. BC. Very attractive large stamp seal in finely polished black stone, Uruk period of East Anatolia, c. 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Round seal with evolving handle from the back and carved with lovely symethric depiction.

Size: 21 mm x 18 mm.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, with remnants of red clay and sandy deposits.

Comes with imprint and COA.

Provenance: Gustav Oberlände...

A fine Neo-Babylonian stamp seal carved in the typical trapezoid shape, but using an unsual greenstone, West-Mesopotamia, 8th.-7th. cent. BC.

An attractive seal carved with a 4 legged animal in the base.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with smooth wear.

Comes with imprint and COA.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collecti...

Very attractive rectangular stamp seal with elaborate rilled handle, Post-Hittite states of West-Mesopotamia, and East Anatolia, later 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal carved with a winged animal.

Size: 19 mm. wide and 17 mm. thick, 13 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, intact and with fine patina and much deposits. This seal has potential when manually cleaned for dirt.

Comes with imprint and original Id card.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1...

A fine Anatolian stamp seal in the Uruk style of the 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

A finely engraved hemispheriod seal, with a stylized animal in the base in deep relief.

Size: 20 mm. in diameter and 13 mm. tall.

Condition: Good VF, some uncleaned deposits, quite attractive.

This seal was aquired 1994 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive a...

We're happy to present a very rare and absolutely stunning Danish Fishtail dagger, latest neolithic fase in Daggertime, around 1800 BC.

The rather large dagger with finely made microseams on each side of the handle. On this type, the cross-section of the handle is diamond-shaped on the front and more oval flat on the back. The handle is also decorated with a particularly beautiful mid-seam. The blade worked very thin and symethric.

Size: c. 19,4 cm.

Condition: ...

A nice lot of 6 stamp seals in various stones, mainly scaraboid seals from the Middle-Assyrian period, c. 1500-1100 BC.

Lot also includes a nice larger Sasanian stamp seal, but with repaired crack.

The seals comes with 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 collections. Gustav Oberländer specialize...

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 ...

A very nice lot of three stamp seals, two in calchedony and 1 in haematite, all in perfect condition, Neo-Assyrian / Babylonian period of Mesopotamia, 9th.-7th. cent. BC.

Wonderful seals in one lot, all engraved with variations of the star and crescent moon, symbol of Assur and Sin.

The seals comes with original ID-card and hard imprints from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection be...

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...