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The so-called Kandila perfectly illustrates why the abstract Bronze Age art of the Cyclades still fascinates us today. The parallels to modern art are unmistakable. The masterpiece comes from Elie Borowski's inventory.

Magnificently preserved, polychrome hieroglyphs from the 12th Dynasty. A prime example of the strict yet energetic art of the Middle Kingdom. With attribution by Professor Settgast of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin from 1979.

Complete surviving hoard consisting of one bronze bowl, two belts and twelve bracelets. Urnfield culture HaB1. The amazingly well preserved group is excessively rare on the art market as well as in museum collections.

The perfectly preserved seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows two goats.

Nicely decorated axe head originating from the Luristan region. From the Sasson family collection.

One of only 30 known funerary statuettes from the tomb of Hori I, King's son of Kush. Viceroy of Kush in Nubia during the reign of the pharaohs Ramesses III and IV. An exhibited and repeatedly published piece.

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.

Double-edged blade of a spear from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a small spear or large arrow from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

The hemispherical pottery bowls of this type were a successful export good of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. They are nicely decorated with bands of hatch-patterns.

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

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran.

Elegant vessel from Crete, shaped like a bird's nest, possibly a container for ointments. Dating to the late Minoan period around 1500 BC.

Large container for this type of vessel. A thin-walled and very skilfully crafted specimen. Made between the 12th and 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

The double edged blade is from a dagger or short sword of the 2nd Millennium BC. With a nicely cleaned surface with a slight patina.

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

Axe head originating from the Luristan region during Early Bronze Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.

Nice small biconical vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Dating to the Late Bronze Age.

The highly abstract figure was made in northern Mesopotamia, probably in northern Iraq. A wonderful piece from the late 4th Millennium BC.

Seal of reddish brown stone from the Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. It shows three standing deities, one with the shepherd's staff of Amurru.

The Mesopotamian seal shows a geometrical arrangement of schematic turtles or tadpoles. Around 3000 BC.

Beautiful beads of orange-patterned carnelian, beige-banded agate, and pleasantly contrasting blue lapis lazuli. Similar to the jewelry of the Sumerian queen Puabi. Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia, around 2500 BC.

Characteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC. From the inventory of an old educational lending collection.

Double-edged blade of a long dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. From the Sasson family collection.

Nice stone vessel and rare type from the Middle Kingdom. Timelessly elegant shape.

Very nicely engraved seal made of haematite. The orderly scene shows two gods of the Babylonians.

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

Nicely decorated piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

The elegant stone vase was probably used as an ointment vessel. 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom.