An Ancient Mesopotamian Cylinder Bead, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000-1600 BCE

This cylindrical bead, likely made from green stone or steatite, features precise geometric carvings that reflect the advanced craftsmanship of the period. It's a testament to the skilled artisans of

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A very old administrative document listing fields, in the form of a ceramic "biscuit," a tablet c

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A pair of ceramic "biscuits" or tablets inscribed with dense lines of cuneiform text. The larger of the two is translated (

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A trio of cuneiform tablets, also known as biscuits, each partially translated. One is an account of fields in the town of

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary demon giant Humbaba

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A beautiful example of a mold-formed pottery plaque depicting a right-facing woman seated on a throne or chair. Th

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A hand-built clay bulla of petite size bearing 9 lines of inscribed Akkadian script. The text shows that it was cr

Ancient Near East, southern Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1900 to 1600 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet with slightly convex faces and peripheries. The tablet contains an administrativ

Ancient Near East, Southern Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1600 BCE. A gathering of two large rectangular clay tablets with lightly rounded peripheries and slightly convex faces. Each

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, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1925 to 1595 BCE. A fabulous stone stamp seal bead boasting a light shade of grey and a cylindrical form w

**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,

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions This Old Babylonian period steatite cylinder seal features a meticulously carved scene of an animal feasting on fruit from a tree, illustrating the Mesopotamia

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BC. This is a fine trio of terracotta tablet fragments that are impressed with dozens of characters - the completed tab

Ancient Near East, Anatolian, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1800 to 1600 BCE. A pair of smooth, elongated, ovoid weights made of heavy hematite, with slightly dull, silvery surfaces, and one that is in t

This exquisite high relief cylinder seal, made from weathered shingle and cobalt-colored chlorite schist, dates back to the Old Akkadian period of Mesopotamia (c. 2100-2000 BCE). It exemplifies the in

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A lovely gathering of four hand-built clay tablets that contain several lines of one of the earliest forms of structured wr

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form with a gently convex obverse face. The front of the tablet contains

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. early to mid-1st millennium BCE. A petite stamp seal of a cylindrical form that is hand-carved from mottled dark gray stone

Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal, ca. 1800-1600 BCE, Carved seal of hematite, apprx 25.5 x 13.5mm. Three standing figures compose the scene. In the middle is a god in a horned tiara and long robe falling

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A finely preserved clay tablet with 38 lines of cuneiform text inscribed onto both faces with a sharpened reed or

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A petite, hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form bearing 13 lines of inscr

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 1900 to 1700 BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of an ovoid form displaying roughly 13 or 14 partial lines of inscribed cuneiform text. T

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A clay tablet of a rectangular form containing 12 to 13 lines of cuneiform text. Cuneiform is one of the w