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Rare fragment of a small Sumerian votive figurine dating to the 3rd Millenium BC. From the Erlenmeyer collection.

Bronze axe originating from the Luristan region during Bronze Age. From the Sasson family collection.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of nephrite jade. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of nephrite jade. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of wonderful light green jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted tool made of beige stone. From the New Stone Age of Europe. A specimen of the thick butted type with thin blade.

The strong blade was probably used for a battle axe. Crafted from grey rock. An artefact from the Neolithic Age of Europe.

Hellenistic Greece or Egypt under Roman rule. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

Very nicely preserved, beautiful green patina. From the collection of the art historian Steinbock, composed between 1920 and 1982.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

Excellent condition for an iron object, mainly intact with very nicely preserved surface. From an old German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

Excellent condition for an iron object, mainly intact with very nicely preserved surface. From an old German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

Very good condition, nice surface details. From a German private collection, acquired in the 1950s.

Nicely preserved. Very impressive, large and heavy object. Ex G. Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 168, 1990.

The simple pin boosts a highly stylized ibex head. It is a nice example of this popular decoration for Luristan pins.

Excellent condition, body and even the fragile handle undamaged. Ex October 30th, 1983 auction Pierre Yves Clavel, Marseille, France, Lot Nr. 83.

One half of a stone mould for bronze casting. The equipment is from a workshop of the 2nd Millennium BC, probably from the Carpathian Basin. From the famous Guttmann Collection. This mould was published in a work by Born and Hansen.

Mosaikglasperle aus einer oströmischen Werkstatt des 1. Jh. n. Chr., möglicherweise ägyptisch oder nubischer Import. Das abgebildete Frauengesicht wird gerne als Darstellung der Medusa gedeutet.

From US private collection Crowley. Examined 1977 by the Curator of Antiquities of the J. Paul-Getty-Museums, Dr. Jiri Frel.

Beautiful, life-size portrait. The provenance can be reconstructed until 1920, when the portrait was acquired from Jannis Demetrios Mikas by Ernest Brummer, both famous collectors.

Interesting pin head from Iron Age Luristan. Unusual variant.

Heavy head of a mace with a globular shape. Nicely polished stone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.

Heavy head of a mace with an ovoid shape. Wonderful veined rock. From Early Bronze Age of the Near East.

The bronze head belonged to a club that was probably worn like a badge of rank in military parades. Very similar finds come from War Kabud and Chamzhi Mumah in what is now Iran.

The well-preserved wood object is a rare example for this funenary ritual. The high quality piece was made around the Amarna Period in the late 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt.

The Stone Age points are finely crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.