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Greek colony in Southern Italy. From an old German private collection. Acquired at a London art gallery in 1976-78.

Ear pendant with plastically modeled head of an antelope. The elaborately made head is typical for hellenistic gold jewellery.

Worth the exhibition in a museum. From an old German collection in which it was acquired in 1979 at Antiquitätenhandlung Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

This beautiful stamp seal is from the First Persian Empire of the Achaemenids or from parts under Greek control. 5th to 4th cent. BC.

Nice silver brooch and piece of jewellery. Late classical to early hellenistic period.

Unusual decoration for a plate of this type. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Greek silver brooch and piece of jewellery from the South Italian colonies. Geometric period.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield and blue glass bead. From the Roman Imperial period.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield and coloured glass bead. From the Roman Imperial period.

This stunning stamp seal is from the First Persian Empire of the Achaemenids or from parts under Greek control. 5th to 4th cent. BC.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield. From the Roman Imperial period.

The mirror shows Eros riding a bull. Rare, no parallel found in the available specialist literature. From the old German private collection of the art historian Steinbock.

Matching pair of appliques that were once soldered to a Roman vessel. They show the goddess of victory, Victoria.

Excellent condition. The bronze is very nicely preserved, beautiful dark green patina. Ex Sotheby's New York, 1990.

Very high quality, excellently preserved for a vase of this size. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.

Group of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.

An exciting mixed group from the Iron Age to Classical Antiquity. From the collection of Professor Manegold.

Great condition, vivid colors. From an old German private collection, acquired in Cologne 1989.

Very impressive, 25 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea, wringing her tresses. Ex Bavarian private collection, in which the figure was since the 1970s.

From the old British educational lending collection Wakefield Education Resource Service. Very nicely preserved.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, worked with high level of details and very nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

So-called "warrior's fare well" group. An almost identical piece which surely originates from the same workshop is exhibited in Tuebingen, another very similar piece is at the Antikenmuseum Basel. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

The glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.

Skilfully made pair of gold earrings with filigree. The ancient jewellery is from the Golden Age of the Etruscans around the 6th century BC.

Skilfully made pair of gold earrings with filigree. The ancient jewellery is from the Golden Age of the Etruscans around the 6th century BC.

Perfectly preserved including the painting. Worth the exhibition in a museum. From an old German collection, acquired 1977 at Kunsthandlung Aloys Faust, Cologne.

Beautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Very impressive, 27 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea accompanied by a dolphin, holding her tresses and leaning on a high herm. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. Glass paste from the Roman period.

The hybrid creature was extremely popular during the Roman Empire. It was believed to convey magical powers.

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.

The ancient glass paste might show Ares from Greek mythology, god of bloody wars.

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.