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An intaglio black, hematite object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with an image of a standing person wearing a long skirt and a headpiece and a small bird next to them. There are other engravings that wrap around the sides.

Cylinder Seal: Presentation Scene; Stags

Mitannian

An intaglio bright blue, frit object in the shape of a cylinder. It is engraved with lines that form the shapes of a standing, winged horse and a person pulling on a bow and arrow. They are surrounded by other small engravings.

Cylinder Seal: Archer Shooting Winged Bull

Mesopotamian

La Medaille d'or de la Ville de Paris

La Medaille d'or de la Ville de Paris, 1885 - 1972

Maurice Delannoy

Seal with Animals

Seal with Animals

Anatolian

Lenticular Seal with Ring

Lenticular Seal with Ring

Minoan

Three-sided Seal

Three-sided Seal

Greek

Intaglio Gem in Scarab Form with Bull, set in a Hoop

Intaglio Gem in Scarab Form with Bull, set in a Hoop

Greek

Four-Sided Seal: Starfish, Warrior, Priest, and Woman

Four-Sided Seal: Starfish, Warrior, Priest, and Woman

Greek

Ring

Ring

Greek

Button Seal

Button Seal

Greek

Button Seal

Button Seal

Greek

Gorgoneion Cameo

Gorgoneion Cameo

Greek

Ring with Monkey's Head

Ring with Monkey's Head

Greek

Fragment of Cuneiform Envelope

Fragment of Cuneiform Envelope

Assyrian

Lake, Maiori, Italy

Lake, Maiori, Italy, 1875 - 1943

Robert David Gauley

Plum Blossoms and Bamboo

Plum Blossoms and Bamboo

Chinese

Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804)

Adam Duncan, Admiral Viscount Duncan (1731-1804), 1735 - 1799

James Tassie

Vertical landscape of tall pine trees at the bottom cascading up into a mountainous landscape.　

River Landscape, 1697 - 1752

Sakaki Hyakusen 彭城百川

Skippet or Seal Box and Seal

Skippet or Seal Box and Seal, first mark 1730

Mordecai Fox

A marble anamorphic form. The bottom of the piece is flat with two visible legs horizontal along the body. The rounded head sits upright and has two shallow holes for eyes. The wide ears on top are round and flat against the head.

Stamp Seal in the Shape of a Recumbent Bull: Two Dogs?

Mesopotamian

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