Catalog (402)

A lovely intact late period stamp seal, West Mesopotamian, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

Finely made square stamp seal in a grey stone with a handle atop. The base carved with a Lion vs. Capride.

Size: 30 mm. long, 24 mm. wide and 18 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, and with fine patina.

This seal was aquired 2007 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

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

Interesting Bifacial stone stamp seal, East-Anatolian, probably in the time of Uruk, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Deep carving in an attractive dark green stone with a palmtree or a palm-leaf engraving one one side and a human and a snake(?) on the other side. Early depiction of a human figure, in the nice drillstyle.

Size: 23 mm. wide over the base and 21 mm. tall.

Condition: Near VF, chip to the edge of one of the seal bases.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (...

A rectangular stone stamp seal carved in a green stone. The seal is high unusual, since it depicts a whole bunch of people having great fun. They are skillfully done with lines and round heads; it looks like there a couple having sex and other humans applauding it, but it might just be my imagination(?).

Wonderful style!

Size: 25 mm. long and 23 mm wide.

Condition: Near VF, seal has seen some wear overall with some light chipping and a worned loop, but imprint f...

A rare and very impressive presentation quality axe, probably for a chieftain or the like, Indo-European or Indo-Eurasians of the Caspian steppes, c. 2nd. millenium BC.

Attractive with a very long slender blade and a great balance.

Size: 22 cm. long, which makes it one of the largest ancient bronze axes we've handled ever.

Condition: Very fine, hairline repair to the socket, fine purple and green patina with uncleaned earthern encrustations.

Ex. Old D...

An attractive and interesting seal carved with three horned animals and a bird behind, Western Mesopotamia, Ubaid period. c. 4th. mill. BC.

Boldly carved substantial seal in serpentine in the gable form.

Size: 27 mm. x 27 mm.

Condition: VF, fine wear from use to the horisontical perforation, but with the central seal image fully preserved.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2005. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imp...

A lovely tall square stamp seal in a green stone carved with a star-ornamentet handle and a the base engraved with a wonderful scene of a two stags or caprides, one of the them eating a large branch with leaves. Attractive and unusual!

Size: 24 mm. x 23 mm. and 20 mm. tall.

Condition: Good very fine, completely intact a rough patina and deposits.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006 from german auctionhouse. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer...

A very nice Uruk period West-Mesopotamian stamp seal, dating to the 4th. mill. BC.

The seal finely decorated with a stylized Ibex or Capride, oval-round shape with higher central gable.

Size: c. 25 mm. and 8 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, with minor deposits in the details.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!

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

A large star-shaped stamp seal, reportedly found Near the ancient city of Antioch, Western Mesopotamia / Eastern Anatolia and dating 5th.-4th. millenium BC.

The seal particularly finely carved in chlorite for this period with deep relief details and a loop-handle on the back.

Size: 27 mm. wide and 12 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, small chip to a ray and some removable earthern deposits, othervise intact.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 1...

A very rare and interesting amuletic cylinder seal with top loop, Western Mesopotamia, c. 2200-1600 BC.

The amulet seal is shaped as a tied knot of robe with a loop at the top, engravings on the sides. We have never had such a piece in stock, high unusual!

Size: Substantial - 38 mm. tall and 11 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice VF, intact with deposits and cleaning marks.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 1993. Comes with original ID card from the Oberl...

Interesting and rare depiction of a woman and three men standing side by side on this slightly oval stamp which is probably a stylized scarab form with curved upperside. Carved in green stone with a faint cross on the back. The seal can probably be dating to the 3rd.-early 2nd. millenium BC.

Size: 22 mm x 20 mm. and 11 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 1994. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection a...

A banded agate stone seal, polished to a perfect oval scaraboid shape with a slightly pointed center, Neo-Babylonian, c. 8th-6th. century BC.

The stone with particularly nice patterns of multi-layered bands. On the base it's carved with a worshipping priest standing before the alter of the principal deity Marduk.

Size: 20 mm. long and 17 mm. wide.

Condition: Extremely fine, signs of light ancient use and gloss with wear around the edges of the horisontical pierc...

Interesting and unusual small stamp with a beautiful symethric engraving, Post-Hittite states of Western Mesopotamia, c. early 1st. millenium BC.

Size: 11 x 10,5 mm.

Condition: Extremely fine, attractive patinated Hematite.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!

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

Nice scarab shaped seal carved in black serpentine stone, Western Mesopotamia, c. mid 2nd. millenium BC.

Stylized scarab or scaraboid, engraved with demon-looking humanoid walking, probably a deity of sorts.

Size: 14 mm. x 12 mm.

Condition: Nice 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 aqu...

Attractive and interesting bronze seal where a Lion is fighting a Bull with long horns, Neo-Babylonian c. 8th.-6th. century BC.

The seal is round and looks to have been made without handle or drill.

Size: 17 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Very fine, intact with much patina!

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2002. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint! Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired...

A really nice and impressive stamp seal wuth a tall handle, Western Mesopotamia, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal is inspired by early Assyrian iconography and shows a finely carved Lion on it's hind legs grapping or fighting a monster with multible legs - here the Lion is probably the king or leading god, while the Lizzard creature is the evil one.

Size: c. 20 mm. wide and 20 mm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine.

Comes with hard imprint!

Pro...

A lovely and rare stamp seal depicting two horned animals mating, West-Mesopotamia, c. 2nd.-1st. mill. BC.

The seal is exceptionally well-carved for the type with a four-side and pierced handle atop of the rectangular base. The stone is even dark green. Rare depiction!

Size: 22 x 19 mm. and 13,5 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine for the type.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and...

A fine scaraboid stamp seal, clearly inspired by New Kingdom Egyptian scaraboids, East Anatolia / West Mesopotamia, c. 15th.-12th. cent. BC

The scarab shows a fierce creature reclining right.

Size: 20 mm. long and 15 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice VF, intact with redish deposits.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 1994. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!

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

Beautiful semi-transperant calchedony stone seal carved with a priest of Marduk in the base, Neo-Babylonian, 8th.-6th. cent. BC.

Attractive and finely polished seal.

Size: 17-18 mm. tall.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, thin light surface calcification.

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

An attractive Uruk Zoomorphic stamp seal pendant, c. late 4th.-early 3rd. millenium BC.

The seal carved in a wonderful transperant stone and depicts an animal rearing it's head. The base carved with a Grit pattern and central piercing.

Size: 20 mm. tall and 19 mm. wide. A substantial amulet-seal for the period.

Condition: Good Very fine, tiny chip at one side of the head othervise completely intact with nice patina.

Added to the Oberländer collection ...

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...

An interesting choice of a mottled glossy green stone with inclusions ffor a stamp seal, West-Mesopotamia, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

Lovely colour with a round base engraved with an image of a horse. Size: 16 mm. tall and 15 mm. wide.

Condition: Choice VF and intact with a natural striation line in the midsection and some deposits.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (19...

Interesting bronze seal of a cone shape with a small top without drill, Western Mesopotamia / Lake Van area, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

First time in stock for this type with is also decorated on the sides with a figure?.

Size: 19 mm. tall and 16 mm. wide.

Condition: Very fine, needs more manual cleaning.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

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

An impressive seal with a finely carved base in an attractive stone, dating to the late 3rd.- early 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal in the oval gable form, looking much like a scaraboid, and engraved with a strong scene of a deer with large antlers attacked by a feline and rearing it's head, screaming in agony or fear!

Size: 25 mm. by 22 mm. and 9 mm. tall.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below col...

Finely carved larger stone scaraboid with winged lion, Middle Assyrian, c. 14th.-12th. cent. BC.

The seal unusually detailed and carved in a black stone, probably serpentine.

Size: 20 x 19 mm. and 9 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, small ancient chip to the head and some uncleaned deposits.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

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

A finely carved seal in an attractive beige stone, dating to the late 3rd.- early 2nd. mill. BC.

The seal in the round gable form, looking much like a scaraboid, and engraved with a strong scene of a horned animal.

Size: 20 mm. in diameter and 8 mm. tall.

Condition: About extremely fine.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

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

An attractive and scarce oval stamp seal carved with an animal inside a border and symbols, Early Hittite, 2nd. mill. BC.

Carved in greyish green stone, quite nice.

Size: 22 mm. long and 18 mm. wide, 10-11 mm tall.



Condition: Nice very fine, intact with slight wear.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

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

A nice scaraboid stone seal carved in serpentine, Western Mesopotamia, c. early-mid 2nd. mill. BC.

The scaraboid is engraved with a high relief carving of a man standing with outstretched arms and a tree in each hand. Quite unusual.

Size: 20 mm. by 16 mm. and 8 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), Oberlä...

Very attractive thick early geomethric style cylinder seal, carved in a semi-translucent hardstone, probably Quartz, Mesopotamia, Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3300-2900 BC.

Impressive size in hand in a beautiful stone, scarce!

Size: 22 mm tall and 20 mm. thick!

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...

An impressive triangular stamp seal with knob handle in a creamy white stone, Western Mesopotamia, probably c. 3rd. millenium BC.

Extremely large for type and with a deep relief engraving of an animal and with other symbols etc in the fields.

Size: About 40 mm. on each side! - 16 mm. tall. Surely the largest we've had or even seen of the type.

Condition: Very fine, a minor chip to one corner and some even wear, not affecting the base depiction.

Added ...

A finely carved cylinder seal in black stone engraved with a scene of worshippers or deities making offers, Neo-Assyrian, c. 9th.-8th. century BC.

Very detailed carving with shows the deities on either side of the tree of life and a vessel on a small stair or table, perhaps an alter. Crescent and star above.

Size: 22 mm. tall.

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

Interesting very tall cone-shaped seal, West-Mesopotamian, probably Halaf-Ubaid, c. 6th.-5th. mill. BC.

The seal is engraved with a beautiful symethric and sharp grit-pattern in a redish brown sandstone.

Size: 35 mm. tall and 12 mm. wide.

Condition: Good Very fine.

This seal comes with hard impression.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputabl...

A very rare tall Mesopotamian cylinder seal made in a fine shell type of material, Djemdet Nasr / early Dynastic cylinder seal with wavy line decor. About 3000 - 2750 BC.

A very attractive seal decorated in low relief with a sort of brocade pattern; our clay did stick a bit, so it would be possible to make a better imprint of this.

Size: 39 mm tall!

Condition: Good Very fine.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collec...

Interesting larger stamp seals from the borderland between Anatolia and Mesopotamia, probably costal and carved in a blood red stone in the pyramidal shape, 5th.-4th. mill. BC.

The base in carved with Ubaid-Uruk period cross pattern with two pellets.

Size: 28 mm. tall and 14 mm. wide.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

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

Attractive substantial stamp seal in black-greenish stone with handle Western Mesopotamia, Ubaid-Uruk period, c. 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

Interestin base carved with three animals incl a large deer with antlers, a Scorpion above and a smaller animal at the rim.

Size: 21 mm. tall and 20 mm. wide.

Condition: Nice Very fine, fine old patina!

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

Provenance: Gu...

Interesting and very attractive black stone stamp seal with two sides, of the Anatolian type, probably close to Mesopotamia, c. 4th. mill. BC.

The seal carved with horned animal on one side and a swastika (sun-symbol in the Chalcolithic period) on the other.

Size: 19 mm. wide and 13 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine.

This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.

Provenance: Gustav Oberlände...

Interesting seal with a long handle and rectangular base, Western Mesopotamian, Ubaid of the 5th. mill. BC.

Finely made grit pattern at the base and quite scarce as a type.

Size: 22 mm. long and 14 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, some cleanable 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 ...