A Sumerian black steatite cylinder seal

A large Mesopotamian black steatite cylinder seal, c. 2300 - 2200 BC, depicting a hero, possibly Gilgamesh, engaged with two pairs of lions attacking rampant human-headed animals. Nicely detailed with

A northern Syrian black steatite cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, depicting a standing figure with hand raised next to a facing winged animal, a scorpion and a pellet between them. L: 18mm. Ex Northe

A North Syrian black steatite cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, depicting a male figure standing next to winged deity or altar, a pair of birds opposite. 23mm. Ex Los Angeles private collection.

Description: A carved cylinder seal carved from black steatite, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It's engraved with written characters. They were used as administrative tools, signatures or jewelr

Dimension: 24x13mm New - Produced within the last 20 years Vintage - Over 20 years of age but less than 100 years of age Antique - Over 100 years of age but less than 500 years of age Ancient - Over 5

Ancient Black Steatite Cylinder Seal Bead Cultures/Periods: 3000BC-2900BC Dimension: 51x14x13mm Findspot: Syria Provenance: Private Collector, Kuwait. Acquired in year 2003

This cylinder seal, crafted from black steatite, portrays the vigor of a Sasanian lion hunt, a scene teeming with royal symbolism and valor. The seal, measuring 7 cm in height, offers a glimpse into t

Ancient Black Steatite Cylinder Seal Bead Cultures/Periods: 3000BC-2900BC Dimension: 51x13x13mm Findspot: Afghanistan Provenance: Private Collector, Kuwait. Acquired in year 2003

21.9x10.4mm Weight: 18 carat (Before Packing) Thousand Planet Auction House Season 5: Ten2Go Antique Beads Collection Auction. A bargain hunter's, fixer-upper's, and pack-rat's dream come true! Our Te

Inscribed Akkadian Style Cylinder Seal. Size 32 x 12 mm. Long, slender black steatite cylinder seal with impression of two male figures, one standing over the other and submitting him with a long staf

This Sasanian black steatite cylinder seal, measuring 7x2 cm or approximately 2.76x0.79 inches, features the enigmatic design of four faces. Originating from the era spanning 224 to 651 AD, it represe

Sumerian Black Limestone Cylinder Seal, Mesopotamia Early Dynastic III, ca. 2400-2300 B.C. Carved with rampant crossed animals in battle. Pierced for suspension. Age blackened patina. Size 7/8 in H. (

Ca. 2200-2100 BC. A black stone cylinder seal with a boat laden with cargo on water. Very good condition. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfried George Lambert. Size: L:16.7mm /

An unusually large steatite cylinder seal, white with brown inclusions, depicting stylised palm tree and two walking horned animals. Drilled for suspension.

An Old Babylonian cylinder seal, c. 1900 BC, in black steatite, featuring two figures standing before a seated king or deity. L: 27mm. Well preserved with good detail. Ex Los Angeles private collectio

3rd millennium BC. A carved black limestone cylinder seal depicting a contest scene, with original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W. G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University

**Originally Listed At $400** Central Asia, Sumer, Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq, ca. 2100 BCE. Finely carved stone cylinder seal in gray black stone. Painstakingly carved in the round with scene of 3

Comprising a clear quartz hardstone carved with human and animal figures (7/8"L); a red hard stone cylinder seal carved with human and animal forms (3/4"L); and a small black hard stone cylinder with

Carved from black hardstone with lions, gazelles, birds and other zoomorphic figures, the center drilled through. 2"L. Condition: small flake on rim of one end, light scracthes and light wear, no visi

Two Sumerian cylinder seals made of dark stone, 3rd millennium B.C.1) Scroll seal made of almost black stone, 2.7 cm long and 1.1 cm wide. The impression shows two persons approaching a seated deity,

Large Akkadian Steatite Cylinder seal, c. 2300-2200 B.C.Two crossed lions attacking horned arrivals, hero to left; filler, terminal, tree.Comes with full translation and dating by Professor W.G. Lambe

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 Sumeria / Mesopotamia, ca. 11th century BCE. A small steatite cylinder seal, its surface engraved in intaglio with a pair of conversing figures, perhaps a female deity standing before a male f

Ancient Sumeria/Mesopotamia, ca. 11th century BCE. A small steatite cylinder seal, its surface engraved in intaglio with a pair of figures standing before a lord or deity, stars above. When rolled in