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

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Two bronze arrow heads from the 1st Millenium AD. One stone arrow head from the Neolithic.

Small amulet of nice red stone in the stylized shape of a pig. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

The seal of black stone bears a scene with four noblemen or gods. Late Syrian, around 1500 BC.

Double-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Finely polished stone shaped like a stylized ram head with spiral horns. Bronze Age amulet from the Middle East.

Double-edged, pointed blade made of beautiful flint. The blade was for a dagger, the typical status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Made of beautiful red stone, worked with the drill. From the transitional period between Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The seal made of nice red stone shows three gazelles walking in line. A wonderful artefact from the Jemdet Nasr period.

High quality palette with two stylized bird heads. Characteristic for the Naqada II period. Circa 3500 to 3200 BC.

Seal of reddish brown stone from the Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. It shows three standing deities, one with the shepherd's staff of Amurru.

The seal of light red stone shows two panels with interposed and stylized aquatic animals. Made around the onset of Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The seal made of light-colored stone dates from the Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. The stylization of the depicted eyes is reminiscent of the well-known eye idols.

The milky white stone is engraved with a scene that stands out by its high degree of abstraction. Late Uruk to Djemdet Nasr period, around 3000 BC.

The beetle stone bears a popular motive of the Middle Empire. A nice example of its kind. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

This Old Babylonian seal with a worship scene is made from lapis lazuli, a very rare choice for this period.

Interesting bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Compact bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Trapezoidal axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

The pieces were part of a mosaic decoration of a Mesopotamian structure in the 4th Millenium BC. The temple architecture from Uruk is a particularly well known example of such a use.

Heavy head of a mace with a globular shape. Nicely polished stone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.

The perfectly preserved seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows two goats.

Heavy head of a mace with an ovoid shape. Wonderful veined rock. From Early Bronze Age of the Near East.

The magnificent seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows quadrupeds and a scorpion. Published in a book about the Epstein collection.

The highly abstract figure was made in northern Mesopotamia, probably in northern Iraq. A wonderful piece from the late 4th Millennium BC.

Beautiful beads of orange-patterned carnelian, beige-banded agate, and pleasantly contrasting blue lapis lazuli. Similar to the jewelry of the Sumerian queen Puabi. Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia, around 2500 BC.

Very nicely engraved seal made of haematite. The orderly scene shows two gods of the Babylonians.

Worship scene for a god. Mention of the Babylonian gods of storm, moon and sun in the inscription.

Mold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.

The seal shows several gods in front of the god of the heaven. The piece comes from Anatolia or northern Syria, quite possibly from Cappadocia.

Worship scene for a god. Mention of moon god Sîn and Aya, wife to the sun god, in the inscription. 1900 to 1600 BC.

Exceptionally rare main piece of a hand spindle. A find from Thebes in Upper Egypt. From the reign of pharao Senusret II, around 1840 BC.

Scene with sun god Shamash and the Amorite god Amurru. The cuneiform writing names the owner of the seal, a faithful servant of these deities.