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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.

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.

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.

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.

Interesting small clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.

Clay tablet with cuneiform administrative or legal text. Dating to the reign of Ammi-Ditana, a king of the first dynasty of Babylon.

The stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Nicely polished stone surface. From the 2nd Millenium 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 small stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

The massive stone cosmetic pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

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

Alabaster vessel with ram's head as a spout for the offering. A perfectly preserved piece from the 3rd Millennium BC.

The small stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Black remains of the substance are still preserved on the inside. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

The small stone container was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Black remains of the substance are still preserved on the inside. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

Clay tile from the temple of Eridu, donated around 2040 BC. Dedicated by Amar-Sin, king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studied for a research project in 1983.

The cylindrical seal from Mesopotamia shows domesticated animals fighting with lions and a bull-man. An impressively large piece for a cylinder seal. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.

Double-edged, pointed blade made of beautiful flint. The blade was for a dagger, the typical status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Wonderfully preserved bronze weapon from the time around 1000 BC. It was made in Central Europe by the Urnfield culture and formed part of a museum collection for almost 70 years.

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.

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

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

A fantastic goblet shaped vessel from the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Made of finely polished Egyptian alabaster.

Elegant stone vase made of beautifully marbled calcite alabaster. From between the 1st and 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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

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

The elegant stone vase is made of wonderful banded alabaster. 5th to 6th dynasty, Old Kingdom.

Made from bronze wire. A very rare brooch type from around 1000 BC.

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.

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

The beige seal shows three groups of stylized fish. Am artefact from Bronze Age Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

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.

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

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

The seal shows several gods in front of the god of the heaven. The piece comes from Anatolia or northern Syria, quite possibly from Cappadocia.

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.

So-called Bilbil jugs of the Base Ring I ware. A testament to the opium trade of the late Bronze Age.