Syrian Marble Cylinder Seal Bead w/ Geometric Motif

**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

2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of cylinder seals including three in marble, one in limestone and one in black agate, with mainly geometric motifs. 43.5 grams total, 16-26mm (3/4 - 1"). Property of a

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, S

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

Dimension: 34x21mm New - Produced within the last 20 years Vintage - Over 20 years of age but less than 100 years of age Antique - Over 100 years of age but less than 500 years of age Ancient - Over 5

Ancient Near East, Syria, Syrian Provincial, ca. 2500 to 1900 BCE. A fantastic leaded-bronze cachet seal bead with a zoomorphic creature etched into the face. The seal has a circular face with a long-

**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, 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, Syria, Archaic Period, ca. 2500 to 1800 BCE. A fine hand-carved stamp seal bead displaying a hemispherical body and flat face bearing a minimalistic geometric pattern. Boasting a sm

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Syrian Provincial, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A finely preserved stamp seal of a rectangular form carved from gray-green steatite with a

Ancient Near East, Sumeria, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A white, almost green, marble cylinder seal incised with a motif depicting three human figures - probably representing gods - and a dog. The dog sta

3rd millennium BC. A stone cylinder seal with incuse frieze of geometric motifs; pierced for suspension; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.47 grams, 18mm (03-Apr"). From the collection of

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 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 Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer / Babylon, ca. 1894 to 500 BCE. A cylinder seal hand-carved from vibrant blue lapis lazuli and set in an electrum setting - composed of 71.7% (equivalent 17K+) go

2nd millennium B.C. A haematite cylinder seal with three worshippers before a seated deity, two with an offering before them and each with a symbol before the head, a crescent with a geometric motif a

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

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

Central Asia, Bactria, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE. A pretty disc shaped lapis seal bead with a motif etched into the flat face. The disc is pierced for suspension through the center. The incised pa

A nice Jemdat Nasr creme marble cylinder seal, c. 3200 - 2700 BC, well-carved with a large protective eye motif. 21 x 17 mm. Mottled deposits and a classic motif! Ex Joel Malter collection; Ex Los Ang

Ca. 3200-3000 BC. A nicely carved white stone cylinder seal from the Uruk III period, ca. 3000 BC. It depicts three rows of geometric motifs (fish?). Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen,

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3rd millennium BC. A carved white marble cylinder seal depicting a contest scene, accompanied by a museum quality impression and a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, P

This Mesopotamian cylinder seal, made of steatite, features intricate geometric and animal motifs. Cylinder seals were critical in ancient Mesopotamia for securing containers and doors, and as a means