A large Levantine limestone cylinder seal

A large Levantine limestone cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, with three incised registers containing stylized iconography - one depicts a bird facing with open wings, head facing to right, the centra

A Levantine grey limestone cylinder seal, c. 2nd Millennium BC, depicting a bearded figure in long robes brandishing a bow, a horse or antelope standing before him, plant stalk between and large star

A Levantine limestone cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, with a stylized motif which appears to represent some type of figure of being beside an altar. Quite interesting! L: 23 mm. Light mineral deposi

9th-7th century BC. A large bituminous limestone cylinder seal with hunting scene, comprising from right to left: the Neo-Assyrian king as an archer in the lion hunt, standing next to the charioteer o

Date & Origin: Sumerian, c. 3000 B.C. Material: Limestone Dimensions: 4.8 cm L - 1 7/8” Provenance: From an important North London collection formed before 1980. ex. Timeline auctions, December 2015

A large Levantine black serpentine cylinder seal, c. 1400 - 1000 BC, depicting an enthroned figure facing a rampant animal, four arranged crescents beyond before an upside down figure. L: 3.0cm; W: 2.

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium BC. A large carved dark limestone cylinder seal with inscription, accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note by the late W

A Levantine marble cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, featuring a large standing winged deity or hero engaging a pair of rampant animals, one to either side. Nicely detailed and a larger seal. L: 35mm.

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. (

1st millennium B.C. A variegated stone cylinder seal with frieze showing a combat scene in relief composed of rearing lions, horned quadrupeds and a human figure; accompanied by a museum-quality impre

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. Carved with a row of figures in two registers, one with a textured robe. Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 19, for type. 33.8 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.). A

This Mesopotamian limestone cylinder seal is a relic of ancient bureaucracy and personal identification. Used to roll an identifying mark in clay, such seals were the signet rings of their day, often

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.

Dimension: 40x15mm Rarity Level: Highly Rare Given its origin from ancient Mesopotamia and the intricate carvings on limestone, this cylinder seal stands as an iconic symbol of Mesopotamian art and cu

This ancient limestone seal, measuring 3x2 cm (1.18x0.79 inches), is a remarkable relic from the Iron Age II period (900-600 BC), a time when artistic expression in stone carving in the Levant reached

This ancient limestone seal, measuring 3x2 cm (1.18x0.79 inches), is a remarkable relic from the Iron Age II period (900-600 BC), a time when artistic expression in stone carving in the Levant reached

Dimension: 25x10mm In the cradle of civilization, where early urban societies flourished and the foundations of modern human endeavors were laid, the importance of documentation and identification was

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

2nd millennium B.C. A large cylinder seal with a double register; the top register with a pair of lions attacking a pair of rearing bulls, a hero in combat with a rearing lion, a human-headed bull att

2nd millennium BC. A black limestone cylinder seal with hatched panels and advancing animals. 6.77 grams, 23mm (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed be

4th-3rd millennium BC. A carved limestone cylinder seal with frieze of a running beast and various symbols; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of As

2nd millennium BC. A black limestone cylinder seal with figures obscured by striated lines used to deface the seal, presumably for reuse by another individual, pierced for suspension; accompanied by a

Ca. 1900-1600 BC. A nicely carved black stone Levantine cylinder seal. It depicts standing worshipers (upright and inverted), a life tree mounted by an eightpointed star (Ishtar) and a lunar crescent

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