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The fingerring is of peculiar workmanship and displays a central grotesque mask. A piece of jewellery from the Roman era.

The roman intaglio shows a standing naked god. Wonderful green ring insert with blue and white decorative band.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white bands. The motif is a horse. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Beautifully decorated brooch from the first century. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Nice fibula in the shape of a stylized water bird. A find from Britain and probably also a local Roman provincial production.

Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

The Roman ring insert is made of purple glass paste that imitates amethyst. It depicts a tall vase.

The Roman ring insert is made of orange glass paste that imitates carnelian. It depicts a horned quadruped.

The small glass from Roman Imperial times is a jar or beaker. From the professor Ritschel collection.

Probably a lion. Found 1968 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Glass beaker with pitting. A popular type across the whole roman empire. Mid 1st to 2nd century AD.

A product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.

The elaborate high relief shows the deceased resting on a kline, pointing to a tabula ansata which originally carried a painted inscription. Roman Empire, 2nd century AD. Ex Galerie Cahn, Basel.

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

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.

Roman jewellery insert made of beautiful turquoise glass paste. It shows a she-wolf with the twins Romulus and Remus.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.

Piriform body with engraved cross on the lid. A piece from the Roman Imperial period. Published in a standard work by Richard Hattatt.

The Roman ring insert is made of colourless glass paste that imitates rock crystal. It depicts a jumping bull.

Roman intaglio made of nice yellow-orange glass paste. It has a great motif, showing the goddess Athena with shield and spear, holding a small Nike on her hand.

Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

Brooch from the earlier Roman imperial period with a nice patina. This type of brooch was common in Central and Northern Europe. This very piece is from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

A product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste. It shows a standing hero, very likely Heracles.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

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

Beautiful example with orange and turquoise enamel. A find from 2nd century Roman Britain.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Roman jewellery insert made of dark glass paste with a slim white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman ring insert is in excellent condition. The small-format motif is not clearly identifiable, but it may show a head.

Fragmentary roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The roman intaglio of dark glass paste with white band shows a standing figure. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.