An Ancient Near Eastern Calcite Cylinder Seal, ca. 8th-6th Century BCE

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions Esteemed for its use in administrative and ceremonial contexts, this calcite cylinder seal from the Near East, dating back to the 8th-6th century BCE, is adorn

Category: Cylinder Seals and Impressions This exquisite artifact represents the sophisticated craftsmanship of the Early Bronze Age civilizations of the Near East. The cylinder seal, made from translu

Ancient Near Eastern Neo Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal c.8th-7th century BC. Size 21 x 12 mm. Fine stone cylinder seal carved with Sphinx with bearded head of a man facing a running stag head turned ba

Ancient Near East/Central Asia, modern day Iran/Armenia, Urartu culture, ca. 8th to 6th century BCE. A large, round cast bronze cauldron with three feet of feline form - each with four fierce, muscula

Ancient Near East, Kurdistan region, Ziwiye, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A rare and remarkable Egyptian faience jar presenting a flat circular base and thin walls that gently slant inward to an annula

**Originally Listed At $500** Ancient Near East, Northern Iraq / Syria, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A crudely engraved fish faces right before star. Bordering the central design, two

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

Ancient Near East, the Levant, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful stamp seal carved from carnelian boasting warm vermilion hues, perhaps created in a provincial workshop. The cylind

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Neo-Assyrian, ca. 8th to 7th century BCE; Parthian to Sassanian Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A pair of stone stamp seal beads each wit

Ancient Near East, Iron Age ca. 8th to 7th century BCE. This is a pretty piece of dark reddish stone (agate?) with the base incised with a design that appears to be twin birds. Size: 0.8" W x 1.1" H (

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia - Mesopotamia, eastern Mediterranean to northern Africa, ca. 21st to 8th century BCE. Two very fine and rare cylinder stamp seals, each in carved and incised car

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Asia - Mesopotamia, eastern Mediterranean to northern Africa, ca. 21st to 8th century BCE. Two very fine and rare cylinder stamp seals, each in carved and incised

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Iron Age II, ca. late 8th to early 7th century BCE. A tall terracotta beer strainer used to separate solid ingredients from the liquid inside of a larger vessel. This sie

Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey / Syria, Archaic period, ca. 3rd millennium BCE; Iron Age II to III, 10th to 6th century BCE. A fabulous ensemble of five stone seal beads from the Ancient Near Ea

**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

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

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th century BCE. A gorgeous and rare example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos from ancient Phoenicia, boasting a graceful silhouette and breathtaking de

Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th century BCE. A gorgeous set of two hand-made silver finger rings, each with a petite band with volute terminals attached to the larger ring face. One

**Originally Listed At $50** Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th century BCE. A nice collection of four iron projectile points, each with a tang for attachment. Size of largest: 2.55" W

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

**Originally Listed At $600** Central Europe, Germany and Austria, Danube River Basin, Eastern Hallstatt culture, ca. 8th to 6th century BCE. A lovely set of two nearly-identical bronze bracelets, eac

**Originally Listed At $200** Central Europe (Germany, Austria), Danube River Basin, Eastern Hallstatt Culture, ca. 8th to 6th century BCE. A wonderful bronze bracelet with a loosely-coiled form. Made

Central Europe (Germany, Austria), Eastern Hallstatt Culture, ca. 8th to 6th centuries BCE. An amazingly well-preserved iron artifact, from the Early Iron Age in Europe. A large axe head, thin, broade

**Originally Listed At $8000** Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. An incredible spoon, with a twisted 84% gold handle (equivalent to 20K+) and carved obsidian lower