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Egyptian funerary figurine from the Third Intermediate Period. The owner's name is rarely attested and could hint to an origin in the Faiyum Oasis.

The back of the scarboid body is shaped like a lying cat. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt, around 1000 BC.

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.

Interesting ushabti from Memphis dating to the late 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom. The owner was an official from the Temple of Ptah.

Fantastic seal carved out of amethyst. It shows his owner Shuk-Kuku with the goddess Ninsianna. Five columns of Elamite cuneiform inscription frame the scene.

Engraved in fine detail and well preserved. Scene with three gods. Three columns of cuneiform inscription name the owner Aham-Lurshi. Approx. 1900 to 1600 BC.

A royal sphinx and Maat, the goddess of truth and justice adorn the lower side. Above them is the cartouche of Mencheperre. The piece is probably from the regin of Ramesses IV or V.

Fantastic private seal with a rare depiction of the god Amurru. 1900 to 1600 BC.

Stunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.

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.

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.

One half of a stone mould for bronze casting an axe head. 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 Egyptian scarab from the Second Intermediate Period is decorated with a geometrical pattern. A nefer hieroglyph stands for good luck.

Worship scene for a god. Mention of the Babylonian gods of storm, moon and sun in the inscription.

Worship scene for a god. Mention of moon god Sîn and Aya, wife to the sun god, in the inscription. 1900 to 1600 BC.

Small tablet with drill hole. Cuneiform receipt for bricks or pottery. Very well preserved piece from the late 3rd millenium BC.

The stamp shows the anra formula in a cartouche. The amulet should thus serve a magic or ritual purpose for its owner.

Record of beer and bread rations for laborers. Probably from the Bronze Age city of Umma. The cuneiform tablet was studied and conserved at Yale University.

Amulet for protection. Stilized lotus flowers on the upper side. Magic formula on the lower side. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The clay tablet is a receipt of sheep and goats from the Sumerian city of Puzrish-Dagan. It was made during the reign of King Shu-Sin, 2037 to 2029 BC. From the Yale University Collection.

Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.

Very nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.

Very nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Old Babylonian times.

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

Large clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Ur III to 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.

Small clay tablet with well preserved Sumerian cuneiform writing. From Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk.

Stehender Hund, der Kopf nach vorne gereckt, nach oben stehende Ohren. Orangefarbener Ton mit Resten eines roten Überzugs. Sehr gute Erhaltung.

Gussform aus Terrakotta, für ein Amulett in Form eines Blütenblatts. 18. bis 19. Dynastie, 1600 v. Chr. bis 1100 v. Chr., Altes Ägypten.

The bottom side hieroglyphs of the anra type are to be interpreted as magical formula. The amulet dates to the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egpyt.

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

The piece is from the Second Intermediate Period. It was probably meant as a good fortune or protective amulet.

1500 v.Chr. bis 1000 v.Chr., vereint Merkmale der späten Bronzezeit und der Eisenzeit I, sehr flach mit hoher Dochtmulde, runder Boden, kein Randkranz.

2250 bis 1800 v. Chr., Mittlere Bronzezeit I/IIA. Perfekter Zustand, nicht restauriert. Äußerst seltenes Bindeglied zur MBII Epoche. Breiteste Stelle 120mm, Höhe 100mm.