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The seal made of blue frit shows mythological creatures. 7th cent. BC.

Wonderful seal with winged hybrid beasts. It was made in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the first real empire in history.

This seal from Old Babylon has been reworked in Old Assyrian style, probably in Anatolia or Northern Syria. It tells a story of political and cultural diversity in the ancient Near East.

Wonderful example for the style of the Old Assyrian trade colonies in Anatolia. Well-known from Kültepe Level II. It shows a fighting scene between hero and bull man. Around 1900 BC.

Interesting seal with religious scene. From an Old Assyrian trade outpost in Anatolia. It shows a god on a throne with goat feet.

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.

The octagonal seal shows two hybrid creature around a tree of life. It originates from the Neo-Assyrian culture of the 8th to 7th cent. 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.

The frit cylinder seal depicts a hunter with bow and arrow pursuing a cow. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.

Seal made of wonderful pink Amethyst. It shows an offering scene with gods. From the Dr. Foster collection.

Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Figural decorations form the cheek pieces.

Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Highly stylized horses form the cheek pieces.