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The Greek god of love is engraved in the orange glass in rich detail. He presses a butterfly against his breast.

The pair of earrings is made of gold. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.

Magna Graecia, Greek colony in Southern Italy. Very well preserved, glossy metallic glaze. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Delicate piece of ancient art from an old German private collection. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Thourioi, 443 - 400 B.C. In Greek mythology, an obol was the fee to pay Charon for a passage across the river Styx.

Red clay with white grounding and traces of painting. Very well preserved. Probably made in Sicily 2nd century B.C. Fron an old Munich collection, acquired around 1976.

About 4th - 3rd century B.C., a very similar figurine is on exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.

Unusual decoration for a plate of this type. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. Probably hellenistic. Ex Karl Kress auction 182 (March 23-25 1982) Nr. 218.

Nicely preserved piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976-78 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Impressive, massive piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 - 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

First half 7th century BC, possibly slightly later. Decorated with geometric motifs. Very interesting, unpublished shape.

Interesting motif, very detailed work. Nicely preserved piece from an old collection.

Made in North Africa in the late 3rd century AD. From an old collection

Nicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.

Almost perfectly preserved, undamaged, only minor surface wear. Nice sand patina.

The decorated earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.

The decorated earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Popular type of bracelet. Massive bronze open ring with circular profile and decorated ends. Roman jewellery of this type is a revival of earlier Greek art.

Shallow Greek bowl with high foot, lid with high knob handle. Richly decorated with red figure paintings of female heads and shells. Apulia, 4th century BC

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

The pair of earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

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

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

Nicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.

Originally probably used as foot for a cista. From an old German private collection, acquired 1978 in London at Davies Antiques Gallery.

Very detailed work, nicely preserved, from an old collection.

Nicely preserved piece with heart-shaped nozzle.

The naked god of the see from Greek mythology is standing on a bow symbolizing his power over seafaring. The scene is framed by ascending air bubbles.

The decorated pair of earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.

The decorated pair of earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.