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Early Dynastic I-II Seal with Man and Animals

Early Dynastic I-II 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

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

Stamp Seal in the Form of a Couchant Animal: Drilled Dots

Stamp Seal in the Form of a Couchant Animal: Drilled Dots

Mesopotamian

Bi-convex Disc Seal with hieroglyphic characters on each side enclosed within a cable border

Bi-convex Disc Seal with hieroglyphic characters on each side enclosed within a cable border

Hittite

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with diamond shape

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with diamond shape

Anatolian

Circular stamp seal wtih stylized standing figure

Circular stamp seal wtih stylized standing figure

Anatolian

Gabled stamp seal with horned animal facing left

Gabled stamp seal with horned animal facing left

Anatolian

Circular stamp seal with stylized standing figure with chevrons on either side

Circular stamp seal with stylized standing figure with chevrons on either side

Anatolian

Button Seal with Humped Bovine (Zebu) Walking Left; Letter “I” at left, Letter “E” at Right; Pahlavi Inscription.

Button Seal with Humped Bovine (Zebu) Walking Left; Letter “I” at left, Letter “E” at Right; Pahlavi Inscription.

Sasanian

Rectangular tabloid stamp seal with horned animal facing left

Rectangular tabloid stamp seal with horned animal facing left

Anatolian

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with two sets of four crossing lines

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with two sets of four crossing lines

Anatolian

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with parallel lines, five lines crossing four lines

Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with parallel lines, five lines crossing four lines

Anatolian

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