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Exceptionally well preserved polychrome painting and surface details. An almost identical figurine is on exhibition in the British Museum. From German private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Very fine condition. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 140 (1984), Lot Nr. 199.

Characteristic figure for the Bronze Age in the region that is today northern Syria. Dating to the 3rd or early 2nd Millennium BC.

Moneyer M. Barbatius Pollio. An excellently preserved historic coin from the era of the second triumvirate.

Nice figurine from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt. From an old German collection, acquired at Davies Antiques, London, in 1976 - 1978.

A nice bronze bird from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. The ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, god of wisdom and the sciences.

Nice group of artefacts from the Northern European Neolithic. One blade, two dagger fragments and three axe head fragments. All found in Northern Germany.

Protective amulet in the form of a statuette of the lion-headed goddess with a hieroglyphic inscription on the back. A wonderful and large faience from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt.

The unusual bronze figurine is an idol from Anatolia or the Near East. Around 1000 BC.

Very good condition, intact and not restored. From an old German private collection, acquired before 1982.

Wooden body with stucco and bronze attachments, 26th to 31st dynasty. The ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, god of wisdom and the sciences.

Overall great condition for a vessel of this size and fragility, worth the exhibition in a museum. Ex German private collection, acquired at Schloss Ricklingen May 1979 auction, Germany.

Extremely fine Ambiani gold stater, 60-25 BC. AV: Plain bulge (remnants of the head of Apollo); RV: Abstract horse right, below and above dots and sickles.

The 25cm long figure was probably once mounted on a sarcophagus lid. In this position Anubis had the function as god of embalming.

Marble torso of Salus or Hygeia, the goddess of health, holding a serpent in her arms. From the collection of Dr. Bruno Kirschner, Israel. Exported from Israel with permit of the IAA.

Interesting clay figurine from Western Asia during Bronze Age. Nice overall impression.

Very nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.

Rare example of the not so widespread worship of Ptah. Bronze cast from the Late Period of ancient Egypt.

Miniature work in a colourful glass paste changing from bright blue to an opaque light blue. The intaglio from Roman times exhibits the portrait head of a young woman.

Elegant and slender figurine modeled in great detail. From the Late Period of ancient Egypt.

Magistrates Alkaios and Parmeniskos. Very fine.

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.

Thin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting and plastic animal head handles. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

The small work of art is made of beautiful turquoise glass. It shows the head of a young soldier with a Corinthian helmet pushed to the back of the head.

Extremely fine attractive piece with beautiful patina. Coined during the reign of Alexander.

Celebrating the Legio XIII Gemina, on reverse aquila between two standards. Coined 193 AD, Rome mint.

Rome mint, 140 - 143 A.D. Very fine.

Nice portrait, on reverse Capricorn with cornucopiae and rudder on globe. Colonia Patricia mint, 18 - 16 BC

Rome mint, 80 A.D. The reverse shows a Cretan goat standing left in laurel wreath.

Expressive portrait. The reverse shows Roma seated with Victoria and cornucopia.

Rome mint, 134-138 A.D. The reverse shows Salus standing right, holding patera, feeding serpent rising from altar.

Beautiful figure, meticulously crafted in three dimensions. The flowing rhythm of the body is emphasized by the supple contours and the strongly flared hips. Refined dark green to brown patina. From an old German collection, acquired before 1955.

Massive piece shaped as a herm, with great patina. From a German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

The reverse shows Genius performing a sacrifice. Ex Münz-Cabinet Berlin auction 1985.

Rome mint, 161 A.D. The reverse shows Providentia standing, holding globe and cornucopia.

Rome mint, 189 A.D. The reverse shows Securitas, personifying security, holding a globe.