Seals - Fotogalerie - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Rare mesopotamian cylinder sealThe large seal with highly stylized scene is from the Second Dynasty of Isin. It stands at the beginning of Iron Age in Mesopotamia.
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Roman intaglio with Eros childSlightly oval gemstone made of orange brown glasspaste imitating Carnelian. Dating to Roman times.
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Roman intaglioIntaglio made of vibrant blue glass paste. Dates to Roman Republic until Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglioNice orange glowing glass paste imitating carnelian. Gemstone from Roman times.
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Roman intaglio with two warriorsExtremely nice sparkling blue glass paste. The scene is similar to a Roman interpretation of the Homeric epics.
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Ancient intaglioA scene with a young man is moulded into dark blue glass. Insert stone dating to Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with NikeThe motive is moulded into the dark blue opaque glass paste. It shows the goddess of victory Nike.
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Egyptian falcon amuletic sealThe seal has the shape of the Horus falcon. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Coming from the famous Matouk collection.
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Roman intaglio with two warriorsThe scene shows two warriors in a conversation. The glass imitates natural stone with a white inclusion.
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Roman square shaped glass pasteThe turquoise glass paste has two standing warriors as a motive. Simple work dating to Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with interesting sceneThe scene is moulded in great detail into the orange brown glass paste. It shows a young man holding a so-called aplustre.
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Roman intaglio with warriorThe high quality glass paste shows a naked warrior with speer and shield with emblem. Roman Republican to Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with dancing MaenadThe high quality work shows a dancing Maenad with her head thrown back in ecstasy. Beautiful yellow glass.
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Roman intaglio made of dark glassThe work of art shows a standing young man. Roman Republican to Roman Imperial times.
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Cylinder seal from the Uruk periodSeal of beautiful white marble. It shows a frieze of highly stylized water creatures.
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Mesopotamian cylinder sealThe long seal is engraved with a highly stylized scene in linear design. A quadruped is reared by a lion. From Early Bronze Age of Mesopotamia.
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Old Assyrian cylinder seal from AnatoliaInteresting seal with religious scene. From an Old Assyrian trade outpost in Anatolia. It shows a god on a throne with goat feet.
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Cylinder seal from Old Assyrian trade outpostWonderful 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.
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Rare iranian cylinder sealSeal with mythological creatures in near perfect condition. From the late 3rd Millennium BC.
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Old Babylonian cylinder seal with cuneiform inscriptionWorship scene for a god. Mention of the Babylonian gods of storm, moon and sun in the inscription.
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Old Babylonian cylinder seal with cuneiform inscriptionWorship scene for a god. Mention of moon god Sîn and Aya, wife to the sun god, in the inscription. 1900 to 1600 BC.
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Mesopotamian cylinder seal with sun godThe seal from Old Babylonian times is superbly engraved and shows a scene with the Babylonian sun god Shamash who is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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Old Babylonian cylinder sealThis Old Babylonian seal with a worship scene is made from lapis lazuli, a very rare choice for this period.
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Rare cylinder seal with Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian engravingsThis 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.
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Old Babylonian cylinder seal for IpqatumStunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.
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Old Babylonian Cylinder Seal for Aham-arshiFantastic private seal with a rare depiction of the god Amurru. 1900 to 1600 BC.
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Roman intaglio with aphroditeRing stone made of lovely orange glass paste. Roman Republican to Imperial.
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Ancient intaglio from yellow glass pasteThe scene shows a standing goddess with cornucopia. Beautiful piece of jewellery dating to Roman Republican or Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with DionysusVery nice and rare depiction of the god of winemaking and wine, joy, grape-harvest, of fertility, ritual madness and religious ecstasy.
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Roman intaglio with FaustulusThe intaglio shows a bearded man resting on his cane. It might be a depiction of Faustulus. According to Roman mythology the foster father of Romulus and Remus.
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Roman intaglio with young manOval shaped ring stone made of lovely yellow glass paste. Quality work from Roman times.
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Roman intaglio with the muse ClioThe quality work is made of blue glass paste. It shows the muse of history with her attribute the parchment scroll.
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Elamite cylinder seal for Aham-LurshiEngraved in fine detail and well preserved. Scene with three gods. Three columns of cuneiform inscription name the owner Aham-Lurshi. Approx. 1900 to 1600 BC.
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Neo-Assyrian cylinder sealWonderful seal with winged hybrid beasts. It was made in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the first real empire in history.
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Elamite cylinder seal for Shuk-KukuFantastic seal carved out of amethyst. It shows his owner Shuk-Kuku with the goddess Ninsianna. Five columns of Elamite cuneiform inscription frame the scene.
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Early Old Babylonian cylinder sealCylinder seal made of black rock. It bears a religious scene dating shortly prior to or right at the beginnings of Old Babylonia.
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