Large Sassanian Stone Seal Bead w/ Ibex

**Originally Listed At $150** Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. Carved from a dark brown and olive green, semi-translucent, banded stone, the base incised with a lifelike standing ibex design,

Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. Two fine examples of some of the most iconic Sassanian artifacts, stone seal beads, both drilled for suspension. One is a near-translucent, yellow quartz, poli

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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

**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

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sasanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A deep brown hematite stone stamp with an intriguing scene on the seal face an

Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 224 to 651 CE. A carved jasper O-type stamp seal bead of half-spherical form with a vertical drill hole for suspension, th

The jade toggle carved in trapezoidal form, pierced with large aperture at the centre, with two interlocking jade rings, a beast stone seal, and a turquoise carved bead. 1.28inch L, 1.2inch W, 0.53inc

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

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone seal with a circular profile and abstract mo

Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. A wonderful collection of eighteen carved stone beads with incised designs, in hues of brown, emerald, citrine, topaz, white, gray, and brown, all perforated f

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Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3100 BCE. A lovely stamp seal of tubular form that is hand-carved from translucent, yellow-white stone. The cylindrical seal bears

**Originally Listed At $300** Ancient Near East, Syria, Syrian Provincial, ca. 2500 to 2200 BCE. A cylindrical stamp seal bead carved from dark gray hardstone with an incised program bearing anthropom

Ancient Near East, The Levant, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A seal made from a semi-opaque stone that has been shaped into a cachet with an engraved insect motif. The stone is a creamy

Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 2500 BCE. A hand-carved stone bead seal of a rectangular form with a perforation drilled lengthwise for suspe

Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A fine carved stone stamp of half-spherical form with a vertical drill hole for suspension. The cir

Help us help those in need this holiday season! Artemis Gallery is donating 100% of the Buyer's Premium from all lots sold to COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE. Each $1.00 donated = 3 meals! Ancient Near East, Per

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

Ancient Near East, Persia, Sassanian (also Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 4 Sassanian stone stamp seal beads, each of hemispherical form with varying col

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Sassanian (also Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A fine gathering of 5 hand-carved stone stamp seals from the ancient Sassanian E

Near East, Sassanian Empire, ca. 500 CE. A collection of four stone seals, all pierced for suspension. The largest is a near-translucent stone with an incised motif of a crescent moon and crossed swor

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, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 200 to 700 CE. A pair of seal beads carved from chalcedony and agate, the larger is