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Early Dynastic II Seal with Animals and Mythical Figures

Early Dynastic II Seal with Animals and Mythical Figures

Mesopotamian

Early Dynastic IIIa Seal with Row of Worshippers

Early Dynastic IIIa Seal with Row of Worshippers

Mesopotamian

Cylinder Seal: Two Worshippers Flanking a Tree

Cylinder Seal: Two Worshippers Flanking a Tree

Neo-Assyrian

Early Dynastic I-II Seal with Man and Animals

Early Dynastic I-II Seal with Man and Animals

Mesopotamian

Early Dynastic IIIa Seal with Man and Animals

Early Dynastic IIIa Seal with Man and Animals

Mesopotamian

A cast bronze stamp with a flat, round surface. The surface is carved with lines that make a swirling, circular pattern around and a detailed circle in the center.

Stamp Steal: Eagle, Spirals, and Guilloche

Anatolian

Lead Seal: Bust of Virgin Orans/Greek Inscription

Lead Seal: Bust of Virgin Orans/Greek Inscription

Byzantine

Square Seal with Eight-Character Legend in Intaglio and with Top in the Form of a Weathered Plum Branch

Square Seal with Eight-Character Legend in Intaglio and with Top in the Form of a Weathered Plum Branch, 1683 - 1748

Gao Fenghan 高鳳翰

Cylinder Seal, Seven-Faceted, with Figures(?) on Six Facets

Cylinder Seal, Seven-Faceted, with Figures(?) on Six Facets

Neo-Assyrian

Bead Seal, Flattened Ovoid, with Figure Walking Left Holding a Bag(?)

Bead Seal, Flattened Ovoid, with Figure Walking Left Holding a Bag(?)

Sasanian

Bead Seal with Reclining Ram, Head Bent Backward, Ribbons Extending from Neck

Bead Seal with Reclining Ram, Head Bent Backward, Ribbons Extending from Neck

Sasanian

Stamp Seal, Faceted Cone, with Quadruped Walking Right Incised in Bottom

Stamp Seal, Faceted Cone, with Quadruped Walking Right Incised in Bottom

Neo-Babylonian

Quartz Crystal Seal with Eros Driving Quadriga to Left (modern)

Quartz Crystal Seal with Eros Driving Quadriga to Left (modern)

Unidentified culture

Small Islamic Sardonyx Seal with Kufic Text

Small Islamic Sardonyx Seal with Kufic Text

Islamic

Bead Seal, Globular, with Striding Figure Walking Left Approaching Standing Figure Who Faces Right

Bead Seal, Globular, with Striding Figure Walking Left Approaching Standing Figure Who Faces Right

Sasanian

Seal of John metropolitan of Smyrna (XI c.)

Seal of John metropolitan of Smyrna (XI c.)

Byzantine

Seal of Nikephoros Spanopoulos protonotarios of the Armeniakoi (XI c.)

Seal of Nikephoros Spanopoulos protonotarios of the Armeniakoi (XI c.)

Byzantine

Seal of Constantine ...polites, patrikios, and katepano of Dristra (XI c.)

Seal of Constantine ...polites, patrikios, and katepano of Dristra (XI c.)

Byzantine

Seal of John (bishop) of Argos (XI/XII c.)

Seal of John (bishop) of Argos (XI/XII c.)

Byzantine

Seal of Staurakios (?) imperial spatharios and protonotarios of Paphlagonia (IX c.)

Seal of Staurakios (?) imperial spatharios and protonotarios of Paphlagonia (IX c.)

Byzantine

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