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Interesting group of objects from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems. It has two intaglios, one cameo, two glass decorations, a lead bulla and a modern cast of a quality ancient gem.

Very nice piece of art from Late Antiquity. Decorated by a relief and a partial gilt. Ex Sotheby's.

The elegant vessel is a magnificent example of the mature art of glass making in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. From the collection of the well-known archaeologist Professor Fritz Fremersdorf.

A product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.

Perfectly preserved glass vessel with globular body. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean during late Roman Imperial times.

Impressive cosmetic vessel with large handle and nice spiral trailing decoration. A Palestinian type from the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.

Small bronze pot with a bulbous body an high handle. It was probably used as an incense burner. From the collection of the historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872-1959).

Perfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Beautiful jewellery with beads made of emerald and garnet. Made in the eastern part of the Mediterranean during the 6th to early 7th century.

A magnificently preserved piece of jewellery from the Late Roman to Early Byzantine era. Featuring glass and gold beads.

Flat bottle with double handle from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made between the 3rd and 6th century.

Typical glass jewellery from one of the Eastern Mediterranean glass factories. This popular type was made with a motif stamped into each side of the glass disc. Late 4th to 5th century AD.

Very nice and richly decorated vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

Perfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

A marvelous example for Early Islamic glass after the conquest of the Levant, during Umayyad rule. A glass from the professor Ritschel collection.

The pendant with a lion and crescent motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

The pendant with an ibex motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Perfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. From the Late Roman period.

A product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.

Magnificent example of Sassanid craftsmanship of the highest quality. With a gilded bas-relief of a dancing woman in the tondo. Ex Sotheby's.

The nice seal of orange carnelian is engraved with a schematic scene. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Wonderful piece made of dark orange Carnelian. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Dark orange Carnelian with engraved schematic depiction of the mythical creature. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Wonderful stone, a cream-coloured agate. The engraved animal is probably a gazelle ready to jump. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Perfume bottle with pattern on mold-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd to 4th cent. AD.

Interesting specimen with coil-like biconical cylinder and blue beads. From the first centuries AD, made in the eastern Mediterranean.

The pear-shaped glass comes from the late Roman or early Byzantine period. Presumably from the Eastern Roman province of Palaestina.

Excellent condition, beautiful patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Middle Byzantine Period, Constantinople or Asia Minor workshop.

Such lanterns are extremely rare, even in large museum collections and catalogues.

Good example of high quality Sassanid craftsmanship. Acquired at Sotheby's in 1981.

Fine and beautifully decorated glass pitcher from Roman Palestine, probably from an ancient workshop in what is now Jalamah. Around 500 AD.