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Amulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with circle designs as a stamp. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with a complex knot design on the underside, possibly symbolizing the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with a complex knot design on the underside, possibly symbolizing the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side and pseudo hieroglyphs at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side and braided tape on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with pseudo hieroglyphs on the underside. Late or post Ramesside period.

Compact seal with geometric design from Elam. 3rd Millenium BC.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Cylindrical seal with religious scene and inscription from the Third Dynasty of Ur. A worshipper is lead to the god of the moon Sin.

The scene shows a fight between hero and lion with animals. Early Dynastic Period III, around 2500 BC.

Two lions are fighting with two buffalos. The balance and detail of the scene is an impressive demonstration of the Akkadian seal engraver's skill. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.

The cylindrical seal boosts a hero protecting two horned animals from attacking lions. A nice symmetrical composition by the seal engraver. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.

A wonderful and rare example of the Bronze Age Greek art of engraving stones. It shows a fantasy creature with lion body and bird of prey head. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.

Stunning white seal made of shell. Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period III.

Seal made of white stone with depiction of scorpions. Late Uruk to early Jamdat Nasr period.

White cylinder seal dating to the Akkadian period. A mythological scene is engraved into the cylindrical body.

Cylinder seal made of black rock. It bears a religious scene dating shortly prior to or right at the beginnings of Old Babylonia.

Rare fragment of a small Sumerian votive figurine dating to the 3rd Millenium BC. From the Erlenmeyer collection.

The scarab is made of beautiful green stone. Schematical upper side, unengraved bottom side. From the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

The scarab is made of beautiful green stone. Schematical upper side, unengraved bottom side. From the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

Lively depiction from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Beautiful multi-coloured stone.

Funerary scarab in mint green fayence. New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The piece is from the famous Matouk collection.

This Egyptian fish symbolizes fertility and rebirth. A nice cultic item from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

Made in the style of a scarab but with a hippopotamus on the upper side. It was a protective amulet during the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It might have protected a pregnant woman. The amulet comes from the famous Matouk collection and is published in his 1971 book.