A detailed Proto-Elamite steatite cylinder seal

A Proto-Elamite tan steatite cylinder seal, 3rd Millennium BC, with 20 registers of vertical lines. L: 1.6cm; W: 1.3cm. Ex-California Museum of Ancient Art (CS3105), acquired 1989.

A small Proto-Elamite grey steatite cylinder seal, 3rd Millennium BC, with two schematized scorpions. H: 10 mm. Light deposits and a cute little seal! Ex Suffolk, UK private collection.

A crème marble Proto-Elamite cylinder seal, 3rd Millennium BC, with geometric designs comprised of horizontal and vertical lines and dots. L: 2.3 cm. Ex California Museum of Ancient Art De-Accession

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

A Proto-Elamite red marble cylinder seal, 3rd Millennium BC, with a geometric design within double line borders. L: 28.9 mm. Light deposits. Ex California Museum of Ancient Art de-accession.

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

**Originally Listed At $400** Western Asia, modern day Iran, Proto-Elamite (Susa III), ca. 3400 to 3200 BCE. A very rare, fascinating steatite seal stamp of ovoid form, drilled horizontally for suspen

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A slender cylinder seal bead that is hand-carved from blue-gray steatite with smoo

This cylinder seal, crafted from steatite, dates to the Akkadian Empire, between 2334 and 2154 BCE. The detailed carvings on the seal likely depict divine or mythological scenes, a common theme used t

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

A Peripheral Early Dynastic steatite cylinder seal, 3rd Millennium BC, depicting standing figure wearing long gowns flanked by small figures standing on the back of a quadruped, a winged mythological

Title: Bactrian Steatite Cylinder Seal, c. 2000 B.C. Date & Origin: Bactrian, c. 2000 B.C. Material: Steatite Dimension: 3.3 cm L - 1 5/16 inch Provenance: Private North London collection 1990s, acqui

Title: Assyrian Steatite Cylinder Seal Date/Origin: Neo-Assyrian, c. 900-750 B.C. Description: Standing king on the right in long robe holding bow in one hand and a cup in the other. Facing him a serv

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.

Ancient Egyptian Steatite Cylinder Seal Middle Kingdom 2040-1782 BC. Size 15 x 6 mm. Green glazed steatite cylinder seal with seated official, private name cartouch. impresion of seal in white clay. P

A Levantine green steatite cylinder seal, 2nd Millennium BC, depicting a pair of standing male figures, one holding a sceptre and the other placing his hand on a hare beside him. To right is a column

Middle Elamite cylinder seal,,made bye bitumen ,,depicting two worshipers make beer that used for rituals. (1200-900)B.C,,size(32-20-20)mm,,purchased by owner from old collector that he achieved befor

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

A Egyptian-Levantine steatite cylinder seal with cobras, c. 2nd Millennium BC, the serpents stand one next to the other between a double line border. L: 21mm. Light deposits. Ex Detroit private collec

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