SealsAnatolian2nd millennium BCE
Stamp Seal
2nd Millennium BCE
Description
Stamp seal with a circular sealing plate and a long handle, which terminates in a horizontally drilled, hammer-shaped knob. On the seal surface, there is a small circle in the middle, surrounded by spiral designs.
Dimensions
h. 2.4 x diam. 1.9 cm (15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] to Harvard University Art Museums.
Related Artworks
View MoreSeals
Early Dynastic II Seal with Animals and Mythical Figures
Unknown Artist
Shell
MesopotamianSeals
Seal of Basil bishop of Phyteianoi (XI/XII c.)
Unknown Artist, XI/XII c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Stamp seal with oval face and criss-cross design
Unknown Artist, c. 6000-4000 BCE
Steatite or chlorite
6th-5th millennium BCEAnatolianSeals
Seal of Leontios apo eparchon and trakteutes of the Islands (VII c.)
Unknown Artist, VII c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Early Dynastic I-II Seal with Man and Animals
Unknown Artist
Serpentine
MesopotamianSeals
Seal Fragment with Beared Male Head Facing Left
Unknown Artist, c. 200 CE
Carnelian
2nd-3rd century CERomanSeals
Seal of Gregory imperial protospatharios and judge of Chaldia (X c.)
Unknown Artist, X c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Scaraboid Stamp Seal: Lioness Carrying Prey
Unknown Artist, 400-300 BCE
Chalcedony
4th century CEAchaemenidSeals
Seal of Nikephoros bishop of Pyrgion (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Three-sided Seal
Unknown Artist
Stone
GreekSeals
Seal of Michael bishop of Basilinoupolis (XI c.)
Unknown Artist, XI c.
Lead
ByzantineSeals
Bead Seal with Rider Left
Unknown Artist, 3rd-7th century
Dark green stone with perforation
3rd-7th centurySasanian