An Ancient Near Eastern Chalcedony Cylinder Seal, ca. 2100-1900 BCE

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions This exquisite artifact represents the sophisticated craftsmanship of the Early Bronze Age civilizations of the Near East. The cylinder seal, made from translu

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions Esteemed for its use in administrative and ceremonial contexts, this calcite cylinder seal from the Near East, dating back to the 8th-6th century BCE, is adorn

**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, Northern Iraq / Syria, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A crudely engraved fish faces right before star. Bordering the central design, two

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A fossilized shell (aragonite) with a creamy color and hints of red and brown that has been carved into a cylinder sea

Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. early to mid-1st millennium BCE. A hand-carved chalcedony cylinder seal depicting a kneeling heroic figure, perhaps Ningirsu, defeating a trio of large av

This cylinder seal from the Neo-Assyrian period is carved from steatite, a material favored for its durability and ease of carving. The intricate engravings likely served both decorative and functiona

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Canaan, ca. 2100 to 1900 BCE. A handsome trio of ancient bronze and copper weapons. The bronze sword has a prominent midrib that runs from the broad shoulders and tapers

Ancient Near Eastern Ifin-Larsa Sumerian Hematite Cylinder Seal c.2100-1925 BC. Size 21 x 11 mm. Fine Hematite stone cylinder seal carved with 2 worshipers facing a king. Two male heads in field. Grea

This ancient basalt cylinder seal features intricate carvings that depict scenes and symbols significant to Near Eastern cultures. Such seals were commonly used to authenticate documents and secure go

Ancient Near East, Megiddo (modern day Israel), ca. 2100 to 1900 BCE. This is a bronze spear with a nice light patina with some pale blue elements and a narrow triangular blade at the end of a long cy

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions Originating from the heart of ancient Mesopotamia, this chalcedony cylinder seal exemplifies the artistic prowess of the Akkadian to Neo-Sumerian period. It fe

Ancient Near East, Southwestern Iran, Elamite culture, ca. 1900 to 1300 BCE. A gorgeous bronze axe head, made to imitate a fierce weapon but with ornate flourishes on its blade and haft-hole. The blad

Ancient Roman Glass Jar Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D.Size:2 inches High. A medium blue-green blown glass jar, having a bulbous body and thick rolled lip. Scattered areas of surface encrustation. A long sta

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A seal made from a semi-opaque stone that has been shaped into a cachet with an engraved insect motif. The stone is a creamy

Ancient Near East, Syria, Syrian Provincial, ca. 2500 to 1900 BCE. A fantastic leaded-bronze cachet seal bead with a zoomorphic creature etched into the face. The seal has a circular face with a long-

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A white, almost green, marble cylinder seal incised with a motif depicting three human figures - probably representing gods - and a dog. The dog sta

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE; Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Parthian to Sassanian Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A collection of 5 ancient carnelia

Ancient Near East, southern Mesopotamia, southern Iraq, Sumer, Early Dynastic II, ca. 2700 to 2400 BCE. A superb large cylinder seal carved from light green calcite. The scene consists of two crossed

**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, Neo-Babylonian, ca. 1000 to 539 BCE. This is a very interesting steatite (soapstone) cylinder seal depicting a man with traditional hair and beard style familiar from Babylonian art

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

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3100 BCE. A lovely stamp seal of tubular form that is hand-carved from translucent, yellow-white stone. The cylindrical seal bears

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Empire, ca. 1800 to 1625 BCE. A wonderful black hematite cylinder seal featuring the weather god Adad, wearing a horned helmet with a dagger at the waist

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3100 to 2900 BCE. A stone cylinder seal deeply etched with seemingly abstract, linear markings t