An Ancient Near Eastern Basalt Cylinder Seal with Carvings, c. 3rd-2nd Millennium BCE

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

Category: Cylinder Seals Originating from the fertile crescent, this cylinder seal is a masterpiece of the 2nd millennium BCE. Cylinder seals were vital to the administrative and commercial systems of

Ancient Near Eastern Hematite Cylinder Seal c.2nd millennium BC. Size 22 x 14 mm. Fine Syro Provencial Unfinished Hematite stone cylinder seal carved with 2 worshipers facing a king a child between. R

Ancient Near Eastern Syro Cappadocia Hematite Cylinder Seal c.2nd Millennium BC. Size 21 x 9 mm. Fine hematite stone cylinder seal carved with worshipers holding arrows and bows, birds, dogs and a sco

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

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 $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

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

This ancient Near Eastern cylinder seal, sized 0.98x0.59 inches (2.5x1.5 cm), is crafted from lapis lazuli, a material highly valued throughout antiquity for its deep blue hue. Dating back to the 3rd

This small basalt vessel, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia or possibly Bactria-Margiana, circa 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE, showcases the utilitarian artistry of the era. The vessel's robust design re

(2) ancient Near Eastern stone carvings, c. 4th-2nd c. BCE, carved stone, including an Egyptian bust of a man on a stone pedestal (1.5"h total), and a Sumerian chlorite recumbent steer (2.25"l) Proven

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

Possessing intricate geometric patterns, this Near Eastern steatite stamp seal was a personal mark of ownership and authenticity. Such seals were pressed into wet clay to seal documents and goods, ind

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. With incised design of interlaced parallel bands. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 25, for type. 506 gr

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. With incised braided design forming diamond-shape hatching. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 28. 10.9 g

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. Cotton-reel type with incised 'eye' and saltire motifs. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 18, for type.

A pair of Near Eastern stone cylinder seals, 2nd Millennium BC, the first with schematized seated figure and second depicting geometric patterns. Largest H: 1.6 cm. Ex Wiltshire, UK private collection

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze of standing figures, fronds, vases, scrolls, birds and other items. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 198

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze depicting a bird with wings spread above an advancing canine, tree and leaping goat. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collecti

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in t

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised frieze of birds and animals in a landscape, guilloche borders above and below. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, B

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze of antelopes and a tree. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 617, for type. 1.78 grams, 22 mm (7

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze of one sitting and two standing figures. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type. 0.94

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised linear ornament and drilled pellets. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 23, for type. 6.3 gram