Ancient Seals Collection

A series of historical seals from the Middle Kingdom featuring intricate engravings. The textures and aged appearance highlight their archaeological significance.

Female Head. Unknown

Administrative Seal ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Administrative Seal 565814

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565358

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560431

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 557517

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560324

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 546579

Female Head. Unknown

Unattributed Trebizond Coin. Unknown

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 546518

Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, King's Palace, West magazine, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560485

Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323385

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565862

Document Sealing ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, West Villas, West Villa B, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18

Female Head. Unknown

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560439

Seal 664-332 B.C. Late Period. Seal 555209

Female Head. Unknown

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 564862

Plaque in the shape of an animal head China. Plaque in the shape of an animal head. China. Jade (nephrite). Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 B.C.). Jade

Funerary Cone of the House Mistress Taiy ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a house mistress named Taiy. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 295.. Funerary Cone of the House Mistress Taiy Funerary Cone of the House Mistress Taiy ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a house mistress named Taiy. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 295.. Funerary Cone of the House Mistress Taiy. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Left Arm of a Statuette. Unknown

Group of Engraved Gems (8) and a Scarab. Unknown

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560405

Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, MMA excavations, 1910-12; Presumably from West Villas, West Villa B. Dynasty 18

Ring; second half of 6th century B.C; Silver; 2.1 cm, 0.0022 kg (13,16 in., 0.0049 lb.)

Funerary Cone ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Funerary Cone. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Funerary Cone of the Steward Khonsu ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Funerary Cone of the Steward Khonsu. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb of Puyemre (TT 39), courtyard, MMA excavations, 1915. Dynasty 18

Female Head. Unknown

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565765

Bead. Unknown

Fragment imadła amfory ze stemplem. unknown, potter's workshop

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565808

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 565408

Human Head. Unknown

Unattributed Trebizond Coin. Unknown

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 1981-1640 B.C.. Mud. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, MMA excavations, 1920-22. Dynasty 12-13

Bulla 2nd century BC-1st century AD Parthian This lump of clay, called a bulla,’ bears three impressions of the same stamp seal, featuring an image of a goat standing on a rounded groundline. Given its condition it is not clear to what it was attached originally, but it may have been a stopper in the mouth of a jar. Seals were ancient accounting tools, used for example to indicate who supplied a commodity, who was responsible for its disbursement, or who received it. In this case, the seal impressions may indicate who supplied the contents of the jar. Once the jar was opened, the bulla was discarded.This bulla was excavated at Shahr-i Qumis in northern Iran, which has been identified as the ancient city of Hecatompylos, established by the Parthians as the capital of their empire by about 200 B.C. In Greek Hecatompylos means a hundred gates,’ suggesting that the city was quite large. Indeed, the modern archaeological site includes several mounds, only a few of which have been excavate

Scarab - application; VII-IV century BC ; Half period (-700-00-00--301-00-00);The Art Collection of Ancient Egypt, Tyszkiewicz, Michał (1828-1897) - collections, Zachęta, Dar, Scarabs

Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With Multiple Seal Impressions. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, MMA excavations, 1910-12; Presumably from Southern rubbish mounds. Dynasty 18

Document Sealing ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, West Villas, West Villa B, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18

Female Head Fragment. Unknown

Sealing ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing. ca. 2030-1640 B.C.. Clay (unfired). Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Pyramid complex of Senwosret I, north temple gateway, MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 12-13

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560390

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560476

Fragment of a Box Lid ca. 5th century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). Fragment of a Box Lid. Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). ca. 5th century. Stone. Sculpture

Fragment of the Upper Right Corner of One Side of Siptah's Canopic Box ca. 1194-1188 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Fragment of the Upper Right Corner of One Side of Siptah's Canopic Box 561274

Funerary Cone of the Royal Cup-Bearer Nefretper ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom See 04.2.352. Funerary Cone of the Royal Cup-Bearer Nefretper. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Fragment of a Bottle 18th century American. Fragment of a Bottle. American. 18th century. Free-blown non-lead glass. Made in Wistarburg, New Jersey, United States

Female Head. Unknown

Head with Melon Coiffure and Wreath. Unknown

Female Head. Unknown

Fragment stemplowanego imadła amfory. Attalos (ok. 280-270 p.n.e.), potter's workshop

Scarab Inscribed With the Cartouche of Maatkare (Hatshepsut) ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Scarab Inscribed With the Cartouche of Maatkare (Hatshepsut). ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Steatite (glazed). New Kingdom. From Egypt. Dynasty 18

Canopic Chest Lid Fragment ca. 1194-1188 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Canopic Chest Lid Fragment. ca. 1194-1188 B.C.. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Siptah (KV 47), Davis excavations, 1912. Dynasty 19

Head with Melon Coiffure. Unknown

Stud Button. Unknown

Pendant Ornament China. Pendant Ornament. China. Jade. Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). Jade

Cicada late 19th to early 20th century China. Cicada 43023

Stamp seal (conoid) with cultic scene 7th - 6th century B.C. Assyro-Babylonian. Stamp seal (conoid) with cultic scene. Assyro-Babylonian. 7th - 6th century B.C.. Mottled neutral Chalcedony (Quartz). Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian. Mesopotamia

Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323301

Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1353 B.C. New Kingdom. Document Sealing With the Throne Name of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Mud. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, no exact location recorded, MMA excavations, 1910-12. Dynasty 18

Mold ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Mold 558440

Funerary Cone of the Scribe Maaty and His Wife Huy ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This funerary cone is stamped with the impression of a seal inscribed for a scribe named Maaty and for his wife, the house mistress Huy. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 503.. Funerary Cone of the Scribe Maaty and His Wife Huy Funerary Cone of the Scribe Maaty and His Wife Huy ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This funerary cone is stamped with the impression of a seal inscribed for a scribe named Maaty and for his wife, the house mistress Huy. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 503.. Funerary Cone of the Scribe Maaty and His Wife Huy. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery, lime wash. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Head of a Comic Actor. Unknown

Fragment imadła amfory ze stemplem. unknown, potter's workshop

Votive cow plaque ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Votive cow plaque. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Copper. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut Hole, Debris from the Hathor shrine, MMA excavations, 1923-24. Dynasty 18

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560519

Engraved Gem Set Into a Ring. Unknown

Unattributed Trebizond Coin. Unknown

Furniture post China. Furniture post 62140

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560489

Stamp seal (scarab) with anthropomorphic figure late 8th - early 7th century B.C. or later Phoenician. Stamp seal (scarab) with anthropomorphic figure. Phoenician. late 8th - early 7th century B.C. or later. Mottled green glass. Iron Age II or later. Levant or Syria

Coin A.H. 596-616/ A.D. 1199-1219. Coin 457392

Brown clay seal. Unknown

Female Head. Unknown

Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323369

Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid) with cultic scene 7th - 6th century B.C. Assyro-Babylonian. Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid) with cultic scene. Assyro-Babylonian. 7th - 6th century B.C.. Flawed neutral and white Agate (Quartz). Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian. Mesopotamia

Female Head. Unknown

Funerary Cone of the Scribe Nakht and His Wife Tawy ca. 1410-1370 B.C. New Kingdom This cone has the impression of an oval stamp seal inscribed for the scribe Nakht who was owner of Theban tomb 52. His wife, the singer of Amun Tawy, is also named.. Funerary Cone of the Scribe Nakht and His Wife Tawy. ca. 1410-1370 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably originally from Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Nakht, TT 52. Dynasty 18

Cicada late 19th to early 20th century China. Cicada 43016

Attic Black-Figure Nicosthenic Amphora Fragment (Consists of Four Non-Joining Fragments). Unknown

Fragment of a Head from a Statue of a Man. Unknown

Conoid seal 5th-4th millennium B.C.. Conoid seal 325952

Scarab of Seti I ca. 1294-1279 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Scarab of Seti I. ca. 1294-1279 B.C.. Steatite. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19

Sealing ca. 1981-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Sealing 560373

Funerary Cone of the High Priest of Amun Hapusenb ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Funerary Cone of the High Priest of Amun Hapusenb. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, near the Tomb of Dagi (TT 103, MMA 807), MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 18

Unattributed Trebizond Coin. Unknown

Seal China. Seal 40973

Group of Engraved Gems (8) and One Cameo. Unknown

Mold Fragment. Unknown

Sealing ca. 7th century A.D. Sasanian. Sealing 323327

Elsevier photo collection. Series: Utensils prehistoric time "sand". undated

Compartmented stamp seal ca. late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Compartmented stamp seal 326863

Ba-Bird ca. 712-343 B.C. Late Period. Ba-Bird 558346

Funerary Cone of Djehutymose New Kingdom ca. 1550-1295 B.C. View more. Funerary Cone of Djehutymose. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Coin 8th-9th century. Coin. 8th-9th century. Copper. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Coins

Burnishing tool, goldsmith's 1st-4th century Roman Period. Burnishing tool, goldsmith's. 1st-4th century. Bronze or copper alloy, bone. Roman Period. From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 26

Coin. Unknown

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