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Nice depiction of a lion on an orange glass paste from the Roman period.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman glass paste shows an interesting scene with a water basin, birds and column.

The skillful work shows the god Eros as a boy. Nice orange glass paste, imitating carnelian.

Roman jewellery insert made of light blue glass paste, imitating Nicolo. It shows a he-goat with a smaller animal in front of it.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The glass paste shows a Roman galley. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient ring insert.

The Roman glass paste shows a tall vase surrounded by vine leaves. It is a mixing vessel for wine.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white bands. The motif is a horse. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman decorative insert made of orange glass paste shows a mythical creature with a horse's body and an eagle's head, leaning on its front paws.

The Roman ring insert is in excellent condition. The small-format motif is not clearly identifiable, but it may show a head.

Roman jewellery insert made of opaque blue glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman ring insert is made of beautiful dark purple glass paste with a white band. It shows a bulbous vase with taeniae.

Nice orange, translucent glass paste, imitating carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

The Roman ring insert is made of colourless glass paste that imitates rock crystal. It depicts a jumping bull.

The glass paste shows a bird on a branch. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

The Roman ring insert is made of orange glass paste that imitates carnelian. It depicts a horned quadruped.

Light orange glass paste showing a young man holding his round shield to the side.

Nice orange, translucent glass paste, imitating carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

Bright green glass paste with standing figure. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

Henry Honychurch Gorringe (1841-1885) was responsible for the removal of Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria, Egypt to Central Park in New York City.

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.

The flat relief made of red glass paste served as an inlay and decorative element in the Ptolemaic period. It was combined with a headgear and body inlay.

The roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Nice ring insert made of composite glass. Its imprint shows the moment of the mythological boar hunt in which Meleager slays the beast.

The dark glass paste symbolizes a famous love affair from ancient mythology. The sky father Zeus falls in love with the beautiful Ganymede, a Trojan king's son.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. The orange glass paste copies an engraved carnelian gem. From the Roman period.

Ring insert made from beautiful, bright yellow glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

Large wooden statue representing the ancient Egyptian funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Nicely painted figurine including base from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.