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Western Asiatic Sumerian Stamp Seal with God Anu

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Western Asiatic Stamp Seal Collection: 2nd-1st millennium B.C. A group of ten seals including five accompanied by typed and signed scholarly notes issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1

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Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Bull: 1st millennium BC. A triangular serpentine stamp seal with lobe handle, intaglio advancing bull with birds around. 6.33 grams, 23mm (1"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's

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Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Ibex: 2nd millennium BC. A serpentine scaraboid bead with intaglio ibex and other motifs to the underside. 5.33 grams, 21mm (1"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ram: 3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate seal matrix with intaglio design of a ram with decorative collar, text and symbols around; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.19 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Privat

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Winged Horse: 3rd-7th century AD. A carved banded agate seal matrix with intaglio design of a winged horse with Pahlavi text above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.05 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From an import

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Standard: 3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate seal matrix with intaglio design of a battle standard with Pahlavi text around; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.46 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a Lon

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Rider: 3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate seal matrix with intaglio design of a horseman with foliage; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.34 grams, 13mm (1/2"). Property of a North London collector

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Lion: 3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate seal matrix with intaglio design of a lion advancing with beaded border and text around; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.56 grams, 16mm (3/4"). From a L

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Western Asiatic Hittite Stamp Seal with Luwian: 2nd millennium BC. A bronze discoid stamp seal with three-legged handle, ribbed loop above, the underside engraved with Luwian hieroglyphs and other symbols. 33.5 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Property of a D

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Stag: 4th-6th century AD. A carved agate stamp seal depicting a stag's head, accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of

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Group of 2 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 34 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex: 3rd-7th century AD. A carnelian stamp seal with dome-shaped body; engraved to the underside with an ibex head facing right, horns curving down, small star to top of head. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seal

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE STAMP SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT: Ca. 2200-1800 BC. The face is flat, and the back rises steeply to a stalk handle surmounted by a pierced oval loop. The design on the face is linear and consists of two opposite V-shapes, one containi

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Western Asiatic Aramaic Stamp Seal: 1st-3rd century AD. A bronze stamp seal comprising a square base and balustered shank with pierced lug, intaglio Palmyrene(?) or Nabataean inscription. 6.8 grams, 28mm (1"). Property of a London gentl

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE STAMP SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT: Ca. 2000-1600 BC. This has a round flat face and a back which rises gently to the base of a stalk handle which ends in a pierced round loop. The design is linear and consists of a central circle joine

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Stamp Seal with God Anu

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3rd-2nd millennium BC. A discoid schist(?) stamp seal with pierced knop handle, intaglio profile image of a standing kilted figure of Anu the Creator with wings to the shoulders, hooked frond in each hand, pellets in the field. 10.60 grams, 25mm (1"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. An(u) is the ancient leader of the Sumerian pantheon, later replaced by Enlil as the god of the heavens. Anu belongs to the oldest group of Mesopotamian gods and his major roles are as an authority figure, decision-maker and creator. [No Reserve]