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Heavy stone head of a mace with a depressed globular shape. Beautiful whitish brown hardstone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.

Perfectly preserved ring stone made of orange carnelian. It shows a winged hybrid creature with the body of a lion. With inscription in Pahlavi, the Middle Persian script of the Sassanids.

Made from beautiful mottled stone during Iron Age II. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria and is engraved with a religious scene.

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.

Heavy and high quality vessel from Bronze Age of Mesopotamia, reminescent of similar Egyptian stone vessels. Ex Christie's.

High quality chlorite vessel from the Kerman province in Iran. From the 3rd millennium BC.

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.

Wonderful stone, a cream-coloured agate. The engraved animal is probably a gazelle ready to jump. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

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

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

The stamp shows the spade of Marduk, patron deity of the city of Babylon. Above a crescent, symbolizing the moon god Sin. 7th to 6th century BC.

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

The seal depicts a tree of life with a rhomb and eight-pointed star, symbol of Ishtar. 7th to 6th century BC.

The octagonal stamp seal shows a hybrid creature and a priest. It originates from the Neo-Assyrian culture of the 8th to 7th cent. BC.

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

This beautiful stamp seal is from the First Persian Empire of the Achaemenids or from parts under Greek control. 5th to 4th cent. BC.

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.

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.

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

Made from beautiful light green stone during the early Iron Age. The seal is from northern Syria or southern Anatolia and bears an abstract depiction of a stag.

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

Colourful seal with geometrical decoration. Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid, 6th to 5th cent. BC.

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

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.

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

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.

Stunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.