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Nice orange, translucent glass paste, imitating carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

Bright green glass paste with standing figure. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

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.

An almost identical, however less well preserved herm in on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Glass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.

The ancient impressions in clay are from papyrus documents issued and sealed in Roman times. A fantastic testimonial to Roman bureaucracy.

Impressive pottery with turquoise glaze and black paint. From 13th century Iran. With a letter from the Royal Victoria and Albert Museum.

Fantastic animal shaped vessel with the mouth serving as a spout. From Iron Age Azerbaijan. The piece comes with a TL analysis from 1981.

Small conoid clay nail with cuneiform inscription. From the main temple of Uruk, that is also mentioned in the Epos of Gilgamesh. Circa 3rd Millenium BC.

Egyptian Late Period canopic jar with a lid in the shape of a human head, representing the Horus son Imsety. The piece stands out by the expressive face and by the original painting.

Hieroglyphic inscription expressing New Year wishes for Ptah at the beginning of the nile floodings. Important 26th dynasty piece associated with the Egyptian New Year rituals. The object is a fantastic example of the skilled workmanship and artistic quality of faience in ancient Egypt.

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.

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

Wonderfully detailed protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. The dwarf god stands on crocodiles with daggers in his hands. Ex-Sotheby's.

So-called foxtail chain from the Eastern Roman provinces, around the 3rd century AD. Breathtaking condition and timeless elegance. Theoretically still wearable today.

Figure of a woman on a support, her arms and hands close to her sides. Originating from ancient Egypt.

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.

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.

This seal from Old Babylon has been reworked in Old Assyrian style, probably in Anatolia or Northern Syria. It tells a story of political and cultural diversity in the ancient Near East.

Conoid clay nail from the tomb of crown prince Amunemopet. From Thebes during the 18th dynasty. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.

Beautiful small figurine, very well preserved, great green patina.

Finely worked jar with ovoid body and trumpet-shaped mouth. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.

Finely worked cup with high flat handles. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.

Interesting cylindrical vessel with rich decoration. From antiquity or early Middle Ages.

The elegant vessel could be stringed and suspended to protect its content from animals. From Early Bronze Age Europe.

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

Elegant long flask from Roman Imperial times. Fantastic colourful iridescence.

Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Feiner Ausgießer, seitlich vom Körper zeigend. Medaillon in der Mitte nicht ausgeführt, an seiner statt 5 Luftlöcher. Ansonsten im Magna Graecia - Stil.

Krug mit seitlich angesetzem Henkel. Fund aus Palästina, Gefäßtyp aus Südpalästina. Perfekt erhalten. Mit originalen Fundablagerungen.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Dezente Verzierungen. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

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.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und einer flach-konkaven Klinge. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa. 100mm lang.

Bronzezeitliche Knopfsichel mit fließend geformtem Sichelrund und einer flach-konkaven Klinge. 2. Hälfte des 2. Jt. v. Chr., Europa. 90mm lang.