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Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads of spherical and cylindrical shape made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

Square plate made of thin glass, with beautiful iridescence.

Brooch with a Romano-Celtic sunburst design. Circa 2nd century. A find from Roman Britain

The elegant vessel is a magnificent example of the mature art of glass making in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. From the collection of the well-known archaeologist Professor Fritz Fremersdorf.

Miniature works of art with different decorations. Fantastic examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.

The necklace impresses by its wonderful condition, including the original agate beads. Probably from the Roman province of Moesia. 100 to 250 AD.

Impressive jar from the 1st or 2nd century AD. Great condition for ancient glass of this size. 26cm high.

The glass impresses with its size and elegant shape. Made in one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Imperial period.

Beautiful turquoise glass with incised decorative grooves. From the 1st or 2nd century AD.

Nice little bowl with mosaic glass eyes on blue and green background. Exhibited and published in the 1980ies. Made in the early Roman Imperial period in the province of Syria.

The bowl was made in mosaic glass technique. It is truely a work of art and a showpiece for the glass production in the Roman core region during the Early Imperial period.

Figure of Priapus, god of fertility and protector of male genitalia, as bearded older man in heavy robes, his hands exposing his phallus.

The finger ring from Early Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone.

Perfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.

A rare and impressive vessel type from a late Roman glass factory in the Levant. Dating from the 3rd to 4th century.

Small bowl made of pale turquoise glass, from the Roman Imperial period. Acquired in 1974 at the antiquities gallery Neuhaus.

Nicely decorated miniature works of art. Outstanding examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.

A product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.

Typical and popular glass vessel type from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Magnificently painted wood relief of an idealized face. A piece of outstanding size and quality. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt.

A product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.

Small ancient glass flask, like they are found along the old trade routes of the Islamic world. Such bottles were used around 1000 years ago to transport precious oils and other liquids.

Very good condition, nice surface details. From a German private collection, acquired in the 1950s.

This type was used for the transportation of wine and fish sauce (Muria). Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.

The pendant with an ibex motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Nicely preserved. From an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Lovely silver brooch from the Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Late classical to early hellenistic period.

Lovely silver brooch and piece of jewellery. Late classical to early hellenistic period.

The flat relief made of red glass paste served as an inlay and decorative element in the Ptolemaic period. It was combined with a headgear and body inlay.

Hellenistic Greece or Egypt under Roman rule. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Tall and intricately carved bone figurine portraying a stylized woman. From the 2nd century AD.

An almost identical, however less well preserved herm in on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.