Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern (729)

A fine seal carved in stone with a round seal-base and a tall evolving handle, pierced at the top.

Interesting engraving on the base in the shape of a Sun pattern (?) Size: 34 mm. in diameter, 26 mm. mm tall.

Condition: VF, some wear and minor chipping but intact and overall nicely preserved.

Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the collection...

A fine style amuletic seal, probably 3rd. millenium BC or even older Ubaid, 4th. mill. BC.

The seal is depicting a humanoid figure with his arms stretched out and an animal / Geomethric sun pattern. Top-drilled.

Size: 32 mm. tall and 23 mm. wide.

Condition: Good VF, intact with even light wear and overall nicely preserved.

Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the collection...

Nice high relief blackstone seal from the Early-Dynastic-Arkkadian period.

The seal is engraved with a man lifting his weapon, probably sword besides two fighting ibexes.

Size: 26 mm. tall...

A large and thick seal carved in a large-corned attractive brown stone, Western Mesopotamia, Kingdom of the Mittani, 1550-1350 BC.

The seal is decorated with a high relief 'eye pattern' / Rhomboid design inside a dotted frame.

The Mitanni Kingdom (Hurrians) was a strong regional power limited by the Hittites to the north, Egyptians to the west, Kassites to the south, and later by the Assyrians to the east...

An attractive rectangular stamp seal with elaborate handle, Western Mesopotamia or Anatolia, 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC:

The seal carved with a horned animal in flight. Beautiful seal with sharp edges.

Size: 31 mm wide and 17 mm...

A fine larger black stone stamp seal of the gable form, popular in Northern Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Ubaid period.

The seal shows a horned animal in a strongly archaic style.

Size: 29 mm. wide and 28 mm. tall...

A fine large greenish stone stamp seal of the gable form, popular in Northern Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Ubaid period.

The seal shows a snake with two cute archaic heads.

Size: 32 mm. wide and 24 mm. tall...

A fine and impressive early stamp and cylinder seal, Found around Kilis, SE Anatolia, 4th. millenium BC.

Interesting early seal from the late neolithic period in Mesopotamia / Anatolia.

Size: 30 mm. tall and 16 mm. wide...

A really nice stone seal pendant with a dramatic engraving, Neo-Babylonian-Achaemenid period, c. 8th.-5th. century BC.

Interesting provincial rendering of the famous depictions of the 1st. millenium in the near east, of the great king spearing a Lion. In this case the lion is rather small compared to the king, who is standing in a long dress, trusting the spear with both hands...

An early scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, Western Anatolia, c. 1400-1100 BC.

The seal engraved with a horned animal with long horns.

The seal is carved and highly polished to it's scaraboid shape in a fine green stone.

Size: 17 mm. x 14 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine, smooth wear.

Comes with hard impression and original ID-card from the collection. It was aquired in 1992.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), O...

Interesting large stamp seal of the conoid type in greenish glass, Achaemenid Empire, c. 7th.-4th. cent. BC.

The seal carved with the great King standing left with weapon and other figures, incl. a winged one.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 18 mm. wide.

Condition: Fine and intact, but with several internal fisures and a small chip. Comes with the original hard clay impression from below collection and ID-Card. Aquired to the Oberländer collection in 1991. Rare.

Interesting cylinder seal in black stone, Anatolia, Hittite Empire c. mid 2nd. millenium BC.

A fine carving of different animals in a charming later Anatolian style.

Size: 18 mm. tall and 9 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with ancient wear and patina.

This seal was aquired 1990 and was originally purchased out of Charles Ede collection, London. It comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance...

Interesting cylinder seal in brown stone, Anatolia, Hittite Empire c. mid 2nd. millenium BC.

A beautiful floral / geomethric style carving with tiny details.

Size: 17 mm. tall and 11 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with ancient wear and patina.

This seal was aquired 1990 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

Interesting stamp seal in white stone, Egyptian inspired style of the western Mesopotamia, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

A round white stone seal with a fine quality engraving in a fine Egyptianized style of Syria, 2nd. millenium BC. The seal depicts a Vulture on top of a reclining horned animal, probably a bull, and a snake in between.

Size: c. 19 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.

Condition: Very fine, very sharp imprint, Top of handle with loop lost in antiquity.

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A very interesting and rare motif on a massive cylinder seal in white stone (marble?), Mesoopotamia, c. 3000-2700 BC.

The seal artfully engraved with an animal fight between an elephant, Lion and gazelle. Very thick seal that gives an impressive imprint.

Size: 28 mm. tall and c. 17 mm. wide.

Condition: Near Very fine, intact, but with some corr. to c. 1/3 of the engraving. Comes with a hard clay impression that could be improved some and the original ID card fr...

A fine larger stamp seal with an engraved handle in cream stone marble or alabast (?), made during Hittite expansion in the Hittite style, c. 2nd. millenium BC.

The seal plate is round and depicts a kneeling human or deity struggling with a large snake, another animal behind. The handle engraved with a deep relief motif of an animal.

Size: 24 mm. in diameter and 24 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine.

Comes with the original hard clay impression fro...

A fine larger stamp seal with a handle in cream stone, made during Hittite expansion in the Hittite style, c. 2nd. millenium BC.

The seal plate is round and depicts a pair of animals and the handle engraved with a drilled male with sword! Probably a warrior.

Size: 26 mm. in diameter and 28 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine.

Comes with the original hard clay impression from below collection. Aquired to the Oberländer collection in 2003.

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A finely carved black stone seal with a scarce oval high dome shape, probably an animal form, Anatolia or Syria, c. late 4th.-early 3rd. millenium BC.

Carved with an interesting pattern with three drilled round pellets in a grit. Aquired by the collector in 2003.

Size: 27 mm. long and 13 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine.

Comes with hard clay impression.

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