Ancient Middle East


Oriental Antiquities.



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Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian, from Tello
Offering scene before a god brandishing a curved stick.
Haematite, H: 2,8 cm                                   
MNB 1471
#08021560

Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian, from Tello Offering scene before a...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill.BCE      
Battle scene, a hero fighting a lion who chases an     
antelope.                                              
Chalcedony, H: 2,8 cm
#08021561

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill.BCE Battle scene, a hero fig...

Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree.    
Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm                                  
AO 22348
#08021562

Cylinder seal and imprint: Cult of the sacred tree. Chalcedony, H: 3,2 cm...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill.BCE      
Offering scene with several deities, one god with      
an axe.                                                
Cornelian, H: 4,4 cm
#08021563

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill.BCE Offering scene with seve...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill BCE      
A worshipper between gods Marduk and Nebu.             
Chalcedony, H: 4,1 cm                                  
AO 7217 (A 686)
#08021564

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian, 1st mill BCE A worshipper between god...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian.                   
Banqueting scene.                                      
Serpentine, H: 3,6 cm                                  
N 8379
#08021565

Cylinder seal and imprint, Assyrian. Banqueting scene....

Cylinder seal and imprint,Kassite period,16th-12th BCE 
Deity and worshipper.                                  
Agate, H: 3,5 cm                                       
AO
#08021567

Cylinder seal and imprint,Kassite period,16th-12th BCE Deity and worshipper....

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian      
merchant settlements in Cappadocia, 19th-18th BCE.     
Two deities, lords of lightning, and three worshippers 
before a great deity on  throne.                       
Haematite, H: 2,6 cm                AO 47765
#08021568

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in...

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian      
merchant settlements in Cappadocia, 19th-18th BCE.     
The naked goddess under her arcade, surrounded by      
guardians and mythological animals.                    
Serpentine, H: 4, 1 cm                AO 22420
#08021569

Cylinder seal and imprint, period of the Assyrian merchant settlements in...

Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian period.    
The water-goddess, standing on two goats between two   
naked heroes. They honour a deity holding a large ring.
Haematite, H: 2,25 cm                                  
AO 25518
#08021570

Cylinder seal and imprint, Paleo-Babylonian period. The water-goddess, stand...

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb    
in Susa, Achaemenid period, 4th BCE.                   
For detail of the lions' heads see 08-02-16/2          
Sb 2760
#080216 1

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb in Susa, Achaemenid peri...

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb    
in Susa, Achaemenid period, 4th BCE.                   
Detail of the lions' heads. For entire torque          
see 08-02-16/1              Sb 2760
#080216 2

Torque with lions'heads, gold. From a princely tomb in Susa, Achaemenid peri...