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The dark glass paste symbolizes a famous love affair from ancient mythology. The sky father Zeus falls in love with the beautiful Ganymede, a Trojan king's son.

Ring insert made from beautiful, bright yellow glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

Seal with mythological creatures in near perfect condition. From the late 3rd Millennium BC.

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

The Paleolithic tool is of beautiful shape and color. Thebes has been handed down as the place of origin. Including old museum display.

The unusually long seal shows two horned animals with grain and eye symbols. A wonderful artefact from ancient Mesopotamia.

Made of beautiful red stone, worked with the drill. From the transitional period between Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

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.

The seal made of nice red stone shows three gazelles walking in line. A wonderful artefact from the Jemdet Nasr period.

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.

Rare variety with wooden core and gilded linen. Protective god responsible for the liver of a deceased. From the family of Lawrence of Arabia.

Made of nice turquoise faience. Protective god responsible for the liver of a deceased. From the family of Lawrence of Arabia.

The remarkable piece is a rare Henu crown, introduced as a pharaonic insignia in the New Kingdom. It dates from the 26th Dynasty and can close a difficult-to-fill didactic gap in an Egyptological collection.

The nice bowl is made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period.

Characteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.

Human head in high relief on nozzle top, possibly a theater mask. Excellently preserved, from and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.

Simple pottery vessel of timeless elegance. From the Naqada I period, 4th Millenium BC.

Small amulet of nice red stone in the stylized shape of a pig. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

A similar plate is on exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. Excellently preserved, from an old German collection, acquired 1967 in Cologne.

Nicely preserved. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Sphärisches Gefäß mit aufgemaltem Liniendekor. Möglicherweise als Kochtopf verwendet. Frühe bis Mittlere Bronzezeit. Ca. 3000 v. Chr. bis 1500 v. Chr.

Römische Kaiserzeit, möglicherweise aus der keltischen Provinz oder Provinznähe. Ringband geht nahtlos in die Ringplatte über. Theoretisch auch heute noch als Amulett oder Fingerring tragbar. Innendurchmesser 17mm bis 18mm.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und Klinge mit interessantem Liniendekor. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa.

Schale mit Standfuß und Zierband aus äquidistanten Einkerbungen. Durchmesser 158 mm. Mittlere Bronzezeit II bis Späte Bronzezeit, 2000 bis 1200 v. Chr.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und Klinge mit interessantem Liniendekor. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

35.000 bis 30.000 v. Chr., Jungpaläolithikum. Letzte Phase der Altsteinzeit, Homo sapiens. Patinierter Flintstein mit deutlichen Bearbeitungsspuren.

The jar has a biconical body and a spout in form of a stilized bird's head. From ancient Iran at the beginning of the 1st Millenium BC.

Two nice earrings made of gold wire, decorated by a convex round shield of gold sheet. Form the Roman Imperial period.

Wonderful gold jewellery with shield and pendant with spiral decor. Made during Roman Imperial times.

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

Rare cup made of almost colourless glass. A 4th century product from the eastern Mediterranean.