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From an old Swiss private collection, acquired before 1971. Between 1971 and 2022 on loan and exhibition at the Antikenmuseum Basel.

The glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.

Zoomorphic fibula dating to the Roman Principate. Very nice enameled work. Rare variant of this popular fibula type from Roman Gaul.

Beautiful example with orange and turquoise enamel. A find from 2nd century Roman Britain.

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.

The small bronze votive box is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).

The small bronze coffin is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).

Colourful enameled brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

A wonderful and rare example of the Bronze Age Greek art of engraving stones. It shows a fantasy creature with lion body and bird of prey head. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.

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

A find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.

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

Possibly used as votive object or in funerary context. 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.

A find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.

Kunstvolle Fibel aus der Kaiserzeit. Großartiges Beispiel für die antike Millefiori-Technik, die erst wieder in der Neuzeit aufgegriffen und von venezianischen Glaskünstlern zu einer neuen Blüte geführt wurde.

Elaborate work dating to the 2nd century AD. The well preserved enamel is a testimony to the colourful world of ancient art.

Perfectly preserved, impressive jar. Never damaged or restored. Worth the exhibition in a museum. From the old German collection Dr. Tillmann. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Zoomorphe Fibel mit Wildtier als Motiv. Schmuckstück mit religiöser Symbolik, vergleichbar einem Kreuzanhänger bei heutigen Christen. Gefertigt im 1. bis 3. Jh. n. Chr. in Gallien.

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

The gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.

Ring stone made of beautiful orange glass. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

The glass paste shows a hand enclosing a bird. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient ring insert.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent glass paste, imitating amethyst. It shows a creature with the front part of a griffin.

The skillful work shows a Roman galley with rowers. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient glass paste.

There rare brooch type from northern Italy is based on predecessors from Greece. The piece is from the famous Richard Hattatt collection and is published in two of his works.

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

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

This rare variant of the T-shaped brooches was found in Lechlade, Gloucestershire. It dates to the 1st or 2nd century AR. From the famous Hattatt collection and published in two standard works for ancient fibulae.

Made of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

It shows the god with his upper body leaning forward, the left leg raised and bent. Magnificent orange glass paste with iridescent patina.

The glass paste shows the god as a boy, standing with his bow in one hand. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Made of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The orange glass paste shows the goddess next to a high column. Her mantled glides down below her hips at her back.

Blue opaque glass paste with depiction of a soldier. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The ancient glass paste might show Ares from Greek mythology, god of bloody wars.