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The hybrid creature was extremely popular during the Roman Empire. It was believed to convey magical powers.

This idol is a specialty of Boeotia in the 6th century BC. The type is also referred to as Pappades.

Roman glass paste with dynamic scene. It shows the god running. Made of purple glass, imitating amethyst.

Roman glass paste with nice depiction of the Greek god of love as a child, probably a lyre in his hands.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. Glass paste from the Roman period.

Für eine Öllampe sehr seltene Szene, aufwändige und detaillierte Darstellung. Fund aus Region der Limeskastelle Pförring, Eining, Pfünz, Kösching und Weißenburg.

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.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. The orange glass paste copies an engraved carnelian gem. From the Roman period.

Impressive and striking marble mask. It once adorned the upper facade of a villa or a public building during Roman Imperial times.

Nice figurine of an ibis dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.

Beautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

A find from the Greek settlement of Gela in Sicily. Great example of local pottery production in the 5th century BC. The askos offered here was extensively researched and described by Prof. Dr. Isler from the University of Zurich.