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Rare and impressively large and heavy tool from the New Stone Age. The axe type comes from Jutland, Denmark.

Nicely worked flint dagger from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Jungshoved on the Danish Island of Moen was the find spot.

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.

Nicely worked flint dagger of type III. Sprove on the Danish Island of Moen was the find spot. 1700 to 1500 BC.

The voluminous body has the typical shape of vessels from the Bell Beaker culture. It has been made during the transitioning period between Stone Age and Bronze Age.

From the workshop of the Branicki painter, 330 - 320 BC, Cumae. Impressive large vase in very nice condition.

The stone age tool of the younger Funnel beaker culture or Single Grave culture is exceptional because if its material. It is made of beautiful finely polished green stone.

Double-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

The pieces were part of a mosaic decoration of a Mesopotamian structure in the 4th Millenium BC. The temple architecture from Uruk is a particularly well known example of such a use.

The axe head from the younger Stone Age has a compact shape. Axes that have clearly been used as weapons are rare. Most axe types have probably served peaceful purposes.

The beautifully decorated tableware or cookware was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Late Stone Age Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.

A tool from the Early Neolithic of Europe. Nicely polished and impressive by its size and weight.

Interesting group of two artefacts. A Neolithic flint blade from Egypt and a Bronze Age mould for casting or hammering metal.

This Old Babylonian seal with a worship scene is made from lapis lazuli, a very rare choice for this period.

The lovely seal made of black hematite is from Middle Bronze Age Anatolia or Syria. It is from the famous Erlenmeyer collection, built in the 1940ies to 1960ies.

Delicate piece of art, from an old German private collection. Acquired in the early 1980s in a Cologne art gallery.

Showing Athena killing a Giant. Excellent condition, vivid original colors. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Absolutely exceptional condition for a vase of this size (46cm), worth the exhibition in a museum. Original painting mainly preserved. From an old German collection, acquired prior to 1983 from the antiquities dealer Helmut Liebert, Krefeld, Germany.

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

Mold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.

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

Exceptionally rare main piece of a hand spindle. A find from Thebes in Upper Egypt. From the reign of pharao Senusret II, around 1840 BC.

Scene with sun god Shamash and the Amorite god Amurru. The cuneiform writing names the owner of the seal, a faithful servant of these deities.

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.

The seal from Old Babylonian times is superbly engraved and shows a scene with the Babylonian sun god Shamash who is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Interesting seal from Mesopotamia during the Akkad III period. It shows worshippers with cups standing before the sky god.

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.