Western Asiatic Goddess Ishtar Stamp Seal

2nd millennium BC. A pair of cylinder seals consisting of: a carnelian seal engraved with the goddess Ishtar in long robes and headdress, one foot resting on a lion's back, to the front a male worship

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

2nd millennium BC. A pyramidal lapis lazuli seal, intaglio motif of an ibex at rest. 4.95 grams, 16mm (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reser

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

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

3rd-7th century AD. A large banded agate stamp seal showing intaglio foreparts of a leaping lion with forelegs extended, short Pahlavi text above. 30 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). From an important North West

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

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

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

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

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

3rd-7th century AD. A carnelian stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a reclining zebu. See Gyselen, R. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Acta Iranica 44, H

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

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

3rd-6th century AD. A large carved agate plano-convex seal with a central motive of two running does sharing one head, smaller crescentic and cross decoration. 37.91 grams, 32.30mm (1 1/4"). From the

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

2nd millennium BC. A plano-convex black agate seal matrix with ibex and objects in the field. 24 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London, UK collection; acquired UK art market, 1970-1990. [No Reser

3rd-7th century AD. A mixed group of carved carnelian plano-convex stamp seal matrices each with an intaglio motif including profile bust, quadruped and bird. 13 grams total, 10-13mm (1/2"). From an o

1st millennium B.C. Comprising: a pillow-shaped carnelian amulet pierced through the notched upper edge, hatched panels to both faces; a triangular-section stamp seal displaying ring-and-dot motifs an

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

3rd-7th century AD. A pair of stamp seals consisting of: a rock crystal seal engraved to the dome-shaped top with circles, to the underside with a scorpion with crosses to the side of the head and tai

3rd-7th century AD. An agate stamp seal with domed profile, pierced longitudinally; underside engraved with a pair of horses, one laying on a baseline, the other one standing, watching over the other

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

3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate plano-convex stamp seal with keeled upper and incised roundels to each face, profile lion motif. 5.64 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From an old London collection, formed in th