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Bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. The piece is published in the standard work "Brooches of Antiquity".

Fantastic example of Egyptian miniature art in stone. The amulet dates to the Late Period and should give its owner strength or protection.

The fantastic piece of jewellery is from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, probably dating to the Nubian Kushite rule of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.

Bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. A beautiful crescent shaped decoration is above the handle.

Bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. A beautiful crescent decorates both sides of the blade.

Large bronze brooch of a typical boat-shape from Iron Age Italy. A special feature and rarity are the three links of a chain still hanging on the pin.

Nice example of ancient pottery, good condition. From an old museum collection.

A brooch of the so-called Kraeftig Profiliert type. From the Roman Imperial period. An impressive piece made of beautifully dark patinated bronze.

Overall great impression with excellently preserved decoration.

Wonderfully preserved bronze weapon from the Late Bronze Age around 1200 BC. Of the Reutlingen type, made in the region of today's Germany or surrounding countries.

Small ancient glass flask, like they are found along the old trade routes of the Islamic world. Such bottles were used around 1000 years ago to transport precious oils and other liquids.

The hemispherical pottery bowls of this type were a successful export good of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. They are nicely decorated with bands of hatch-patterns.

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

Wide bronze belt with five wild animals in repoussé. From the biblical land of Ararat, the Urartian Empire around 700 BC.

A rare and impressive vessel type from a late Roman glass factory in the Levant. Dating from the 3rd to 4th century.

The long seal is engraved with a highly stylized scene in linear design. A quadruped is reared by a lion. From Early Bronze Age of Mesopotamia.

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

The beige seal shows three groups of stylized fish. Am artefact from Bronze Age Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

Beautiful beads of orange-patterned carnelian, beige-banded agate, and pleasantly contrasting blue lapis lazuli. Similar to the jewelry of the Sumerian queen Puabi. Early Dynastic Period of Mesopotamia, around 2500 BC.

Serpentine bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. The piece is published in the standard work "Brooches of Antiquity".

Magnificent head-dress in the shape of a pediment from the time of Alexander the Great. Embossed with a floral decoration, supplemented by birds and grasshoppers. This piece has been published in a 1965 standard work on hellenistic gold jewellery.

Imposing bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. The piece is published in the standard work "Brooches of Antiquity".

A group of seven miniature bowls and three miniature vases made of clay. Once filled with offerings and used ritually during a foundation stone laying ceremony. Dating to the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BC.

Nice scarab from turquoise fayence. A special feature are the four drill holes to stitch the piece to a mummy bandage. From the famous Matouk collection.

Nicely preserved pottery dating to the Urnfield period, the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. Found in Southern Germany. 1200 to 800 BC.

2x LEG VI (Victrix), 70 - 104 AD, and 1x LEG XVI (Gallica), 43 - 70 AD. Found 1966 till 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.

The scarab amulet was made during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt or slightly later in Canaan. It has pseudo hieroglyphs on the bottom side.

Very nicely preserved, with detailed erotic scene in high relief. From an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.

Very interesting and unusual mirror relief. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.

Perfectly preserved glass vessel with globular body. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean during late Roman Imperial times.

Mesopotamische Tontafel aus Ur mit administrativem Text in Keilschrift. Die Tafel datiert in die Zeit des Königs Shu-Suen (auch Shi-sin), der während der 3. Dynastie von Ur in Sumer und Akkad regierte. Der Text hält die Ausgabe von Essensrationen fest, namentlich die Menge eines Getreideeintopfes, die an 15 weibliche Mehlmahlerinnen ausgegeben werden soll. Jede von Ihnen hat 6 Quart zu erhalten, wobei die Gesamtmenge 90 Quart zu betragen hat.

Nice dark patina. Rome mint, December 1176 - autumn 177 A.D. Aequitas standing to the left with cornucopiae.

Nice little bowl with an abstract colourful design. Dating to the early Roman Imperial period. With Italian export permit.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran.

From the Greek colonies of Southern Italia, Magna Graecia. 4th - early 3rd century B.C. Ex German private collection, acquired at Schloss Ricklingen May 1979 auction, Germany.

Beautifully iridescent turquoise-green glass in a cylindrical shape. From the Roman Imperial period.