3rd Dynasty of Ur, Cylinder Seal, ca. 2000 BCE

3rd Dynasty of Ur, Cylinder Seal, ca. 2000 BCE, Hematite carved seal, apprx 24.5 x 12mm. Image of deified king seated right on a padded stool, in a hat with a deep brim, long fringed robe to the feet,

Ancient Near East, Babylon or Sumeria, Late Ur III period or Isin Dynasty, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A ceramic cuneiform "biscuit" and a carved white stone cylinder seal. The cuneiform

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2119 to 2004 BCE. A beautiful stamp seal of a cylindrical form that is hand-carved from dark-brown hardsto

Ancient Near East, Third Dynasty of Ur, ca. 2100 to 2000 BCE. A translated "biscuit", a cuneiform tablet with a rounded, pillow-like body made from fired clay. Narrow horizontal bands of the early for

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Neo-Sumerian Empire / Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III), ca. 2100 to 2000 BCE. A cast bronze axe with a spiked butt, probably intended as a votive weapon ra

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A carved and inscribed stone cylinder seal with a presentation scene of a supplicant worshipper being presented by a larger figure to a seated dei

Turkey, Anatolia, Ca 2000 to 1700 BCE. Nice grouping of 4 stone cylinder seals. Each seemingly showing Cypriotic influence but purely Anatolian in origin. Each with representation of humans and animal

This cylinder seal from the Neo-Sumerian period, specifically the Ur III dynasty, features intricate carvings that include symbolic representations of religious rituals or celestial beings, reflecting

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions This cylinder seal made of calcite, featuring a distinctive dot motif, originates from the Bactria-Margiana region around the 3rd-2nd millennium BCE. Seals lik

Ancient Near East, Assyrian Empire, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A black stone cylinder seal drilled through for suspension and / or ease of rolling that depicts two animals interacting with two sta

**Originally Listed At $800** Western Asia / Iran, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating and rare bronze cylinder seal with a vertical opening for suspension. Its surface is cast wit

Western Asia / Iran, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A fascinating and rare bronze cylinder seal with a vertical opening for suspension. Its surface is cast with a standing anthropomorphic f

Ancient Near East, Late Ur III period or Isin Dynasty, ca. late 3rd millennium to early 2nd millennium BCE. A ceramic cuneiform "biscuit", translated. The translation is included with the item. In sum

Mesopotamia, Ur, ca. 2000 BCE. This is a clay tablet with cuneiform writing on side, and is probably a late example of the form. These tablets were once referred to as "dog biscuits" by a former Direc

Carved Hematite, apprx 28 x 15 mm. Three standing figures including goddess Ishtar to the right, god with mace in the middle and Lamma to the left. Inscribed Nur-ilishu, son of Ipgy (?) Nanay, servant

Carved of black stone, three figures and filler; Ishtar to the right, god with mace in the middle, and Lamma to the left. Fillers; double lion headed mace, dog with an item rising from it's head, inve

Carved Hematite stone, apprx 25 x 12mm, depicting a god with mace facing star and Lamma. Inscribed Kubrum, son of Apil-ilishu, servant of the god Pablisag. This seal comes with a museum quality modern

Green stone, apprx 28 x 18mm. In the center of the scene stands the sun-god Shamash, in a horned tiara and long flounced robe falling in creases, open at the front, where one leg projects with foot re

Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1800-1600 BCE, Carved seal of hematite, apprx 25.5 x 13.5mm. Three standing figures compose the scene. In the middle is a god in a horned tiara and long robe falling

Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal, ca. 900-750 BCE, green stone, apprx 27 x 11mm. The scene is composed of a monster being pursued by a god. The monster has a snake's head, body and long tail, but has a pair

Akkadian Cylinder Seal, ca. 2300-2200 BCE, Carved gray stone, apprx 28 x 11mm. Figure in center of Ninkarrak, goddess of medicine, worshiped chiefly in northern Mesopotamia and Syria. The goddess stan

Carved white stone, worn inscription, X-Na-Na, to be read from the seal and not from a reverse impression, which is highly unusual. The scene shows three figures, one is seated. This seal comes with a

Carved dark green stone, apprx 12.5 x 8 mm. Depicting a contest of two symmetrical pairs; a hero with a buffalo and a hero with a lion. This seal comes with a museum quality modern impression and is a

Late Akkadian Cylinder Seal, ca. 2200-2100 BCE, Carved green stone, apprx 23 x 14mm. The heraldic eagle is shown with head up, wings spread, tail down and talons gripping the rump of a horned animal o