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Verstärkte Mittelrippe, rechteckiger Schaft. 2. Jt. v. Chr. bis frühes 1. Jt. v. Chr. Aus der berühmten Guttmann-Sammlung, ex-Christies. Fund aus dem Nord-Westen Persiens.

Mold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.

Lively depiction from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Beautiful multi-coloured stone.

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.

Autor historischer Fachpublikationen, Träger des Bundesverdienstkreuzes.Großes Fragment einer Tafel mit gut erhaltener akkadischer Schrift.

Exceptionally rare main piece of a hand spindle. A find from Thebes in Upper Egypt. From the reign of pharao Senusret II, around 1840 BC.

Scene with sun god Shamash and the Amorite god Amurru. The cuneiform writing names the owner of the seal, a faithful servant of these deities.

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.

An elaborate, small private portrait from the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Made from beautifully textured granodiorite. With certificate from 1975.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC. This axe belongs to a very rare type.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC. This axe belongs to a very rare type.

Amulet seal with spirals and blossoms design on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with pseudo hieroglyphs at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with interesting design at the underside that might represent the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

A wonderful and rare example of the Bronze Age Greek art of engraving stones. It shows a fantasy creature with lion body and bird of prey head. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.

Amulet seal with papyrus trees and other signs on the bottom side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

High quality chlorite vessel from the Kerman province in Iran. From the 3rd millennium BC.

A typical bronze tool of the late Urnfield culture or early Hallstatt culture. It was found near Regensburg in Southern Germany by a voluntary archaeologist.

The zoomorphic axehead from Mesopotamia is an exceedingly rare variety of the Naram-Sin type. Akkadian Empire, around 2300 BC.

Amulet seal with twisted band design at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with pseudo hieroglyphs at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with pseudo hieroglyphs at the underside that should give protection or good luck to the owner according to ancient Egyptian beliefs. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with interesting top side markings. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Double-edged blade of a large spear from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Impressive speciment with nice patina.

Made in the style of a scarab but with a hippopotamus on the upper side. It was a protective amulet during the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It might have protected a pregnant woman. The amulet comes from the famous Matouk collection and is published in his 1971 book.

Small conoid clay nail with cuneiform inscription. From the main temple of Uruk, that is also mentioned in the Epos of Gilgamesh. Circa 3rd Millenium BC.

Local levantine production during the 13th to 15th dynasty of Egypt. With an export permit from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Local levantine production during the 13th to 15th dynasty of Egypt. With an export permit from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Abstrakte Ausführung, möglicherweise Antilope oder Gazelle. Wahrscheinlich rituelle Verwendung. Altersbedingt sehr gute Erhaltung.

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

Bronze sword with long, narrow blade with pronounced midrib and a long grip thorn with a rivet hole at the end. From an old French collection.

Interesting bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Compact bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Trapezoidal axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Heavy and high quality vessel from Bronze Age of Mesopotamia, reminescent of similar Egyptian stone vessels. Ex Christie's.

Heavy head of a mace with a globular shape. Nicely polished stone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.