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The large seal with highly stylized scene is from the Second Dynasty of Isin. It stands at the beginning of Iron Age in Mesopotamia.

Perfectly preserved, undamaged, with brown-green patina. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Aufwendig gestaltet, mit komplett erhaltener Nadel. Mitte 8. Jh. v. Chr. bis 7. Jh. v. Chr. Aus alter deutscher Privatsammlung.

Große und reich verzierte Fibel, ein früher eisenzeitlicher Typ. Die Oberseite ist mit einem komplexen Muster aus Linien und Voluten verziert. Nadel original erhalten und noch beweglich.

Reich verzierte Bronzefibel. Die Oberseite ist mit einem komplexen Muster aus Linien und Voluten verziert. Nadel original erhalten und noch beweglich.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

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

Massive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with curved horns. From Iron Age Luristan.

Massive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with curved horns. From Iron Age Luristan.

Finely polished stone shaped like a stylized ram head with spiral horns. Bronze Age amulet from the Middle East.

Massive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with curved horns. From Iron Age Luristan.

Massive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with long horns. From Iron Age Luristan.

Massive animal pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with long horns, made of bronze. From Iron Age Luristan.

The Mesopotamian seal shows a geometrical arrangement of schematic turtles or tadpoles. Around 3000 BC.

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.

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

Seal of reddish brown stone from the Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. It shows three standing deities, one with the shepherd's staff of Amurru.

So-called Bilbil jugs of the Base Ring I ware. A testament to the opium trade of the late Bronze Age.

Pottery of daily life from biblical times, Iron Age II. The piece was found in Hebron, a city with considerable historical importance.

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

Local levantine production during the 13th to 15th dynasty of Egypt. With an export permit from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Local levantine production during the 13th to 15th dynasty of Egypt. With an export permit from the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

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.

Seal with mythological creatures in near perfect condition. From the late 3rd Millennium BC.

Fibel mit wunderbarer türkis-grüner Patina. Geschwollener Bügel mit Zierplatte. Sehr seltener Fibeltyp. Etwa 8. Jh. v. Chr. bis 6. Jh. v. Chr.

Bügel mit fünf kugelartige Zierkörper. Die Nadel ist mit einer Wickelung am Fußende befestigt. 7. bis 6. Jh. v. Chr.

Heavy and high quality vessel from Bronze Age of Mesopotamia, reminescent of similar Egyptian stone vessels. Ex Christie's.

Lange, schlanke Klinge, vorne spitz zulaufend. Metallkörper vollständig und intakt, in sehr guter Erhaltung. Schöne Patina.

Bronze axe originating from the Luristan region during Bronze Age. From the Sasson family collection.

Made from beautiful mottled stone during Iron Age II. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria and is engraved with a religious scene.

Wonderful example for the style of the Old Assyrian trade colonies in Anatolia. Well-known from Kültepe Level II. It shows a fighting scene between hero and bull man. Around 1900 BC.

Interesting seal with religious scene. From an Old Assyrian trade outpost in Anatolia. It shows a god on a throne with goat feet.

Heavy head of a mace with an ovoid shape. Wonderful veined rock. From Early Bronze Age of the Near East.