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Fantastic seal carved out of amethyst. It shows his owner Shuk-Kuku with the goddess Ninsianna. Five columns of Elamite cuneiform inscription frame the scene.

Engraved in fine detail and well preserved. Scene with three gods. Three columns of cuneiform inscription name the owner Aham-Lurshi. Approx. 1900 to 1600 BC.

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Stunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.

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

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

Small tablet with drill hole. Cuneiform receipt for bricks or pottery. Very well preserved piece from the late 3rd millenium BC.

Record of beer and bread rations for laborers. Probably from the Bronze Age city of Umma. The cuneiform tablet was studied and conserved at Yale University.

The clay tablet is a receipt of sheep and goats from the Sumerian city of Puzrish-Dagan. It was made during the reign of King Shu-Sin, 2037 to 2029 BC. From the Yale University Collection.

Nice and small vessel with a strong patina. It is not a classical type of alabastron and retains a few mysteries.

Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.

Very nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.

Very nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Old Babylonian times.

Interesting small clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.

Large clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Ur III to Old Babylonian times.

Clay tablet with cuneiform administrative or legal text. Dating to the reign of Ammi-Ditana, a king of the first dynasty of Babylon.

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

Small clay tablet with well preserved Sumerian cuneiform writing. From Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk.

Stehender Hund, der Kopf nach vorne gereckt, nach oben stehende Ohren. Orangefarbener Ton mit Resten eines roten Überzugs. Sehr gute Erhaltung.

Small tablet with well preserved cuneiform engravings. Interesting Bronze Age document from Mesopotamia.

1500 v.Chr. bis 1000 v.Chr., vereint Merkmale der späten Bronzezeit und der Eisenzeit I, sehr flach mit hoher Dochtmulde, runder Boden, kein Randkranz.

2250 bis 1800 v. Chr., Mittlere Bronzezeit I/IIA. Perfekter Zustand, nicht restauriert. Äußerst seltenes Bindeglied zur MBII Epoche. Breiteste Stelle 120mm, Höhe 100mm.

Antikes Tieramulett, um Christi Geburt, kann als Anhänger getragen werden.

Antikes Tieramulett, um Christi Geburt, perfekt erhalten, kann als Anhänger getragen werden.

Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.

Shallow bowl with high rim pinched to form single wick-rest, convex underside. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

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

From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

Alabaster vessel with ram's head as a spout for the offering. A perfectly preserved piece from the 3rd Millennium BC.

Dating to the 7th cent. BC. Phoenician production for the wine trade in the Eastern Mediterranean and Carthage.

It shows the god Abraxas with human torso, cock's head and serpants for legs, holding whip and shield. Magical formulas on both sides of the gem. 2nd or 3rd century.

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

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.

Clay tile from the temple of Eridu, donated around 2040 BC. Dedicated by Amar-Sin, king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studied for a research project in 1983.

The spectacular creature with conjoined horse bodies is characteristic for the bronze works of Lurstian. From the early 1st Millenium BC.