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The double edged blade is from a dagger or short sword of the 2nd Millennium BC. With a nicely cleaned surface with a slight patina.

High quality chlorite vessel from the Kerman province in Iran. From the 3rd millennium BC.

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.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

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

The perfectly preserved seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows two goats.

Magnificently preserved, polychrome hieroglyphs from the 12th Dynasty. A prime example of the strict yet energetic art of the Middle Kingdom. With attribution by Professor Settgast of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin from 1979.

Elegant vessel from Crete, shaped like a bird's nest, possibly a container for ointments. Dating to the late Minoan period around 1500 BC.

An elaborate, small private portrait from the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Made from beautifully textured granodiorite. With certificate from 1975.

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

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Elegant stone vase made of beautifully marbled calcite alabaster. From between the 1st and 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Axe head originating from the Luristan region during Early Bronze Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.

Nice small biconical vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Dating to the Late Bronze Age.

One of only 30 known funerary statuettes from the tomb of Hori I, King's son of Kush. Viceroy of Kush in Nubia during the reign of the pharaohs Ramesses III and IV. An exhibited and repeatedly published piece.

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.

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.

Rare fragment of a small Sumerian votive figurine dating to the 3rd Millenium BC. From the Erlenmeyer collection.

Wonderfully preserved bronze weapon from the time around 1000 BC. It was made in Central Europe by the Urnfield culture and formed part of a museum collection for almost 70 years.

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

Double-edged blade of a spear from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Made from bronze wire. A very rare brooch type from around 1000 BC.

Double-edged blade of a small spear or large arrow from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Nicely decorated axe head originating from the Luristan region. From the Sasson family collection.

Double-edged blade of a long dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. From the Sasson family collection.

Double-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Double-edged, pointed blade made of beautiful flint. The blade was for a dagger, the typical status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.