A pair of Central Asian ovoid stone beads-seal

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 200 to 700 CE. A pair of seal beads carved from chalcedony and agate, the larger is strung on a modern silver wire

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE; Parthian to Sassanian Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A pair of stone stamp seal beads each wit

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 200 to 700 CE. A pair of seal beads carved from chalcedony and agate, the larger is

**Originally Listed At $450** Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A deep green, glossy stone stamp seal bead with a flat, ovoid face and a

Ca. 2nd millennium BC.It depicts a large, winged deity, additional human figures and a bull. Several dots and a rosette are found in the exergue. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Joh

Central Asia, Iran, ca. 1000 BCE. Lovely strand of white stone and red/orange carnelian beads with conical central pendant. Would have adorned a very wealthy woman of the time! Features 12 carnelian b

Two collectible Chinese/Tibetan dzi bead, dzi bead is a type of stone bead that is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit in several Central Asian cultures. 2.2inch L (larger).

A Chinese/Tibetan dzi bead with agate and gemstone beads, dzi bead is a type of stone bead that is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit in several Central Asian cultures. 1.15inch L (dzi b

Collectible Chinese/Tibetan dzi bead, dzi bead is a type of stone bead that is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit in several Central Asian cultures. 1.83inch L.

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1925 to 1595 BCE. A remarkable stone seal bead featuring a pair of confronting figures, one holding a staff and the other a scorpion

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 224 to 651 CE. A fantastical O-type stone seal bead with a central piercing for suspension and a

Collectible Chinese/Tibetan dzi bead, dzi bead is a type of stone bead that is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit in several Central Asian cultures. 1.45inch L.

Collectible Chinese/Tibetan dzi bead, dzi bead is a type of stone bead that is considered to provide positive spiritual benefit in several Central Asian cultures. 1.75inch L.

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A group of nineteen white steatite and limestone beads and seals, all incised with int

A Turkmen Central Asian pectoral ornament. 20th Century. Cotton front and silk backed. Decorated with pressed metal decorations, metal thread, semi precious stones and beads. 15" x 19 1/2".Provenance:

Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. A collection of four deep red carnelian stones, all perforated for suspension. Three have incised motifs and one has a smooth ovoid face that seems ready-made

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Persia, Parthian to Sassanian Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A collection of stone seal beads formed from carnelian, agate, quartz, and

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 300 to 1000 BCE A stone seal bead incised with Indus / Harappan script - Interestingly the language of the ancient Indus v

Pair of Near Eastern Style Engraved Stone Cylinder Zoomorphic Seal / Bead Undate / Possibly Post Medieval Pair of Near Eastern Style Engraved Stone Cylinder Zoomorphic Seal / Bead. Professionally clea

A pair of ancient Middle Eastern hand-carved stone seals. Presumably of Syrian origin, Proto-Literate period, ca. 3500 to 2500 BC. A rectangular stamp impressing a deer. A pyramid-shaped seal bead imp

Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. An opaque warm brown stone cylinder seal depicting a dramatic scene of a hunter on horseback pursuing a

**Originally Listed At $800** Ancient Near East, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1925 to 1595 BCE. A central deity stands facing right, hand raised. Before him, a dwarf stands next to a quadruped,

Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 550 to 330 BCE. A hand-carved seal bead made from a smokey chalcedony stone with a white matrix and a zoomorphic motif. The bead has a flat, ovoid fac

**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