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Imposing piece of painted pottery from Middle Bronze Age Western Iran. Early 2nd Millenium BC.

Beautiful seal of light brown marble. It shows a crowded scene of two felines attacking two quadrupeds. From the Early Bronze Age of Mesopotamia.

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

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

The long seal is engraved with a highly stylized scene in linear design. A quadruped is reared by a lion. From Early Bronze Age of Mesopotamia.

The seal of light red stone shows two panels with interposed and stylized aquatic animals. Made around the onset of Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The seal shows a stunning stylized scene with a Bronze Age temple facade next to a wild animal and eyes. From Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

Matching pair of Late Bronze Age jewellery made of massive gold in the Eastern Mediterranean. The shape is reminiscent of boats made of budles of reed.

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 seal made of light-colored stone dates from the Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. The stylization of the depicted eyes is reminiscent of the well-known eye idols.

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.

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.

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

Heavy head of a mace with an ovoid shape. Wonderful veined rock. From Early Bronze Age of the Near East.

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.

The large jug has a spherical body, decorated with two stylized arms and hands. From Bronze Age Anatolia.

The lovely seal made of black hematite is from Middle Bronze Age Anatolia or Syria. It is from the famous Erlenmeyer collection, built in the 1940ies to 1960ies.

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.

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.

The Bronze Age vessel rests on three legs and has a lid with a conical handle. Circa 2500 to 2000 BC.

Heavy stone head of a mace with a depressed globular shape. Beautiful whitish brown hardstone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.

Nicely preserved pottery dating to the Urnfield period, the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. Found in Southern Germany. 1200 to 800 BC.

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.

Pottery vessel with fantastic decoration dating to the Urnfield period, the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. Found in Southern Germany. 1200 to 800 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.

Ceramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Austria.

Ceramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Austria.

Small juglet dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Lower Austria.

Ceramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Lower Austria.

Ceramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Austria.

Interesting clay figurine from Western Asia during Bronze Age. Nice overall impression.

Small tablet with well preserved cuneiform engravings. Interesting Bronze Age document from Mesopotamia.

Excessively rare brooch type from Late Bronze Age in Bavaria. It is known from the Urnfield period hoard of Reisen near Munich in Germany. This piece has been found near Regensburg, Germany.

Wonderful little metal figure from Elam, made during Bronze Age. With a characteristic curly tail.

Female figurine from Bronze Age Syria, 3rd to beginning of 2nd millenium BC. With characteristic bird shaped head.

Basic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.