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Hieroglyphic inscription expressing New Year wishes for Ptah at the beginning of the nile floodings. Important 26th dynasty piece associated with the Egyptian New Year rituals. The object is a fantastic example of the skilled workmanship and artistic quality of faience in ancient Egypt.

So-called foxtail chain from the Eastern Roman provinces, around the 3rd century AD. Breathtaking condition and timeless elegance. Theoretically still wearable today.

This seal from Old Babylon has been reworked in Old Assyrian style, probably in Anatolia or Northern Syria. It tells a story of political and cultural diversity in the ancient Near East.

Conoid clay nail from the tomb of crown prince Amunemopet. From Thebes during the 18th dynasty. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.

Beautiful small figurine, very well preserved, great green patina.

Finely worked jar with ovoid body and trumpet-shaped mouth. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.

Finely worked cup with high flat handles. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.

Interesting cylindrical vessel with rich decoration. From antiquity or early Middle Ages.

The elegant vessel could be stringed and suspended to protect its content from animals. From Early Bronze Age Europe.

Very interesting and unusual mirror relief. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.

Elegant long flask from Roman Imperial times. Fantastic colourful iridescence.

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Feiner Ausgießer, seitlich vom Körper zeigend. Medaillon in der Mitte nicht ausgeführt, an seiner statt 5 Luftlöcher. Ansonsten im Magna Graecia - Stil.

Krug mit seitlich angesetzem Henkel. Fund aus Palästina, Gefäßtyp aus Südpalästina. Perfekt erhalten. Mit originalen Fundablagerungen.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Dezente Verzierungen. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Mesopotamische Tontafel aus Ur mit administrativem Text in Keilschrift. Die Tafel datiert in die Zeit des Königs Shu-Suen (auch Shi-sin), der während der 3. Dynastie von Ur in Sumer und Akkad regierte. Der Text hält die Ausgabe von Essensrationen fest, namentlich die Menge eines Getreideeintopfes, die an 15 weibliche Mehlmahlerinnen ausgegeben werden soll. Jede von Ihnen hat 6 Quart zu erhalten, wobei die Gesamtmenge 90 Quart zu betragen hat.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und einer flach-konkaven Klinge. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa. 100mm lang.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und einer flach-konkaven Klinge. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa. 90mm lang.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Rußspuren durch Befeuerung. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Ende Frühe bis Mittlere Bronzezeit. Ca. 2500 v. Chr. bis 1500 v. Chr.

Antiker Armreif aus schwarzem bis dunkelblauem Glas, mit Irideszenz. 1. bis 4. Jh. n. Chr., römische Zeit. In Schleudertechnik gefertigt. 70mm Durchmesser.

35.000 bis 30.000 v.Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens.

35.000 bis 30.000 v.Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with red gemstones. From the Roman Imperial period.

The stone tool is from the European Neolithic. A special feature is the museum-quality custom made shaft which gives a great impression of the tool's former mounting.

The earrings belong together originally. They are nicely decorated by beads and glass inserts. A beautiful pair of jewellery from the 3rd century.

Beautifully decorated with bands of incised decorative grooves. Spherical body and funnel-shaped neck.

A fine glass vessel from the 1st to 2nd century. Made in the eastern Mediterranean.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

The small glass vessel with a spherical body shows beautiful violet reflections and violet-brown transmissions. From the third century.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

The roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Nice ring insert made of composite glass. Its imprint shows the moment of the mythological boar hunt in which Meleager slays the beast.