A nice stamp seal, found at the ancient city of Antioch (Amüg-Ebene) on the border between Anatolia and Mesopotamia, probably late Halaf-early Ubaid period, c. 5th. mill...
An interesting gable stamp seal with the Zig-zag engraving that has been interpreted by scolars in seals as an early representation of a Scorpio, Anatolia or Syria, c. 4th. millenium BC.
Finely polished and engraved, rectangular with a clear gable form. Drilled.
Size: 21 x 19 mm...
A very nice triangular stamp seal with a wide base engraved with the image of a Bull, Western Mesopotamia, 4th. mill. BC.
Nice and unusual carving.
Size: 32 cm. wide and 23 mm...
Attractive seal, carved in green-black stone with a knob handle, Western Asia, Neo-Hittite states, c. 1200-800 BC
Triangular seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged animal, struck by an arrow. The knob handle engraved wioth grit-pattern.
Diameter: 19 mm. Height: 16 mm.
Condition: Good Very fine, intact with fine dessert patina.
Reff...
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 high quality and massive Mesopotamian cylinder seal carved in dark serpentine stone, North-West Mesopotamia, c. 18th.-16th. century BC.
The seal is profusely engraved with a complex depiction of deities and animals. A central godess is sort of flying with her hands touching two creatures above. A worshipper in front with hands raised. Aray of animals and smaller figures including a Centaur below.
Size: 44-45 mm. tall. and 15 mm...
Interesting and unclassified blackstone button stamp seal, carved with cross and pellets, c. 4th. millenium BC.
Probably Mesopotamian or from ancient near east, carved in quite high relief in a nice jet-black stone.
Size: 19-20 mm.
Condition: Near fine, the seal has a fine and intact imprint, with an ancient loss / damage to the upperside of the seal over the loop, which is also intact.
A wonderful large round stone seal with loop at the back and a fine square cross-line design on the seal, Mesopotamia, 6th.-5th. millenium BC.
Size: 33 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice VF, some wear, especially to the loop from ancient use.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections...
A fine condition larger scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, c. 1400-1100 BC.
The seal engraved with an interesting zoomorphic Griffin like creature with.
The seal is carved and highly polished to it's scaraboid shape in a fine greenish black stone.
Size: 21 mm. long and 18 mm wide, 12 mm...
A lovely massive seal engraved with an archaic looking animal...
A scaraboid stamp seal in black stone, made in the Assyrian client states in Western Mesopotamia, fine mid-Assyrian style, c. late 2nd. millenium BC.
Reportedly found near Antioch.
Winged Deity, probably Ashur tending the Tree of Life, interesting symbols. Stylized scarab carved in an attractive black stone.
Size: 22 mm. long and 20 mm. wide!
Condition: Extremely fine and with a nice patina and still with some sandy deposits.
Provenance: G...
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. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine.
This seal was aquired 1995 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and impo...
An unsually large stone cylinder seal, carved in a glossy black green stone, Middle Assyrian period, c. 14th.-11th. cent. BC.
This cylinder is seal 48 mm. tall and c. 15 mm. thick - a seal that gives a huge imprint when rolled on clay. The seal showing an archer fighting a winged griffin. The archer is probably the Great King and he is kneeling shooting his bow into the face of the Griffin, which is lifting it's left paw. He has a quiver full of arrows on his back, and symbols of the ...
Interesting large round seal with a finely made engraving in the base, East-Anatolian, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
Highly interesting engraving!
Size: 30 mm. in diameter and 13 mm. tall.
Condition: Near Very fine.
This seal was aquired 1991 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at repu...
Interesting substantial seal in grey stone with a long round bar handle on top of a rectangular base, Amüng-Ebene at Antioch, Halaf period, probably as early as 6th. millenium BC.
The base engraved with a gritt.
Size: 31 mm. long and 17 mm. wide, 14 cm. tall.
Condition: Very fine and basically intact, nice patina.
This seal comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection, see pictures.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (...
An low hemispheric stone seal of the Cruciform design family, Anatolia or Syria, Uruk period, c. 3500 BC.
An early seal in a jet black stone with a nice and symethric engraving of an angle-filled cross.
Size: c. 18-19 mm. in diameter.
Condition: Nice Very Fine, much smooth wear, but completely intact and attractive.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at repu...
A nice scaraboid after Egyptian model, Western Mesopotamia, late 2nd. millenium BC.
Carved in a fine purple stone with Deer springing and a fish, crescent above for the Moon god Sin.
Size: 16x 12 x 8 mm.
Condition: Nice Very fine, with minor ancient chip.
This seal comes with original ID card and hard impression from below collection. Aquired in 1992.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important c...
Interesting Egyptian inspired scaraboid stamp seal, with torquise glaze, Western Mesopotamia 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
Finely designed oval svcaraboid with leaf-shaped engraving in the base, probably as early as the 3rd. mill. BC.
Size: 27 mm. long and 18 wide, 11 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine.
Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive ...