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Agate Lentoid, Agate, Minoan — Agate Lentoid
Minoan
ca. 1450–1400 BCE

Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars, Clay, Sumerian — Proto-Cuneiform tablet with seal impressions: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars
Sumerian
ca. 3100–2900 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene, Chert, Akkadian — Cylinder seal and modern impression: hunting scene
Akkadian
ca. 2250–2150 BCE

Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top, Ceramic — Cult vessel in the form of a tower with cylinder seal impressions near the top
ca. 19th century BCE

Cylinder seal with cultic scene
, Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz), Assyrian — Cylinder seal with cultic scene
Assyrian
late 9th–early 8th century BCE

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
1330s

Seal with mantra in Vartu script, Ivory, turquoise, and iron damascened with gold, China — Seal with mantra in Vartu script
China
early 15th century

Seal with knob in the shape of a wheel, Ivory, China — Seal with knob in the shape of a wheel
China
dated 1424

Seal casket with cover, Jade (nephrite), China — Seal casket with cover
China
18th–19th century

Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle, Bronze, China — Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle
China
ca. 1st–2nd century

Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle, Silver, China — Seal with Knob in the Shape of a Turtle
China
ca. 1st–2nd century

Seal paste box with eight horses, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China — Seal paste box with eight horses
China
18th century

Stamp seal: buffalo with incense burner (?), Steatite, burnt, glazed, Indus — Stamp seal: buffalo with incense burner (?)
Indus
ca. 2600–1900 BCE

Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon, Clay, Babylonian — Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE

Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard, Carnelian, Kassite — Cylinder seal and modern impression: male worshiper, dog surmounted by a standard
Kassite
ca. mid-2nd millennium BCE

Banded agate cushion-shaped seal, Agate, Minoan — Banded agate cushion-shaped seal
Minoan
ca. 1400–1300 BCE

Agate Lentoid, Agate, Cretan — Agate Lentoid
Cretan
ca. 1500–1450 BCE

Chalcedony Disk, Chalcedony, Minoan — Chalcedony Disk
Minoan
ca. 1700–1600 BCE

Jasper Lentoid, Jasper, red, Minoan — Jasper Lentoid
Minoan
ca. 1500–1400 BCE

Steatite quadrangular seal, Steatite, Greek — Steatite quadrangular seal
Greek
late 8th–early 7th century BCE

Prism, triangular seal, Steatite, Minoan — Prism, triangular seal
Minoan
ca. 1800–1700 BCE

Steatite pyramidal seal, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite pyramidal seal
Minoan
ca. 2400–1900 BCE

Steatite cushion-shaped seal, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite cushion-shaped seal
Minoan
ca. 1900–1600 BCE

Sard Amygdaloid, Sard, Minoan — Sard Amygdaloid
Minoan
ca. 1650–1500 BCE

Steatite truncated conoid seal, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite truncated conoid seal
Minoan
ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Ivory truncated conoid seal, Ivory, Minoan — Ivory truncated conoid seal
Minoan
ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Steatite seal with bridge handle, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite seal with bridge handle
Minoan
ca. 2900–2200 BCE

Steatite rectangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite rectangular prism
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Steatite seal in the form of a double-axe, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite seal in the form of a double-axe
Minoan
ca. 2200–1750 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Steatite signet, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite signet
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Steatite amygdaloid seal, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite amygdaloid seal
Minoan
ca. 1700–1500 BCE

Jasper triangular prism, Jasper, Minoan — Jasper triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 1750–1600 BCE

Steatite rectangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite rectangular prism
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Steatite Stamp Seal, Steatite, Minoan — Steatite Stamp Seal
Minoan
ca. 1900–1700 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 2400–1900 BCE

Serpentine hemispheroid seal, Serpentine, Minoan — Serpentine hemispheroid seal
Minoan
ca. 1900–1750 BCE

Steatite triangular prism, Serpentine, Minoan — Steatite triangular prism
Minoan
ca. 2200–1900 BCE