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The Roman ring insert is made of orange glass paste that imitates carnelian. It depicts a horned quadruped.

Light orange glass paste showing a young man holding his round shield to the side.

The roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. The orange glass paste copies an engraved carnelian gem. From the Roman period.

Ring insert made from beautiful, bright yellow glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

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.

The gemstone made of red carnelian bears the inscription DIOGENOY. From the Roman period with original remains of the iron ring.

One half of a stone mould for bronze casting an axe head. The equipment is from a workshop of the 2nd Millennium BC, probably from the Carpathian Basin. From the famous Guttmann Collection. This mould was published in a work by Born and Hansen.

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

The intaglio in wonderful condition shows a hunting scene in great detail. A male boar in an aggressive pose is barked at by a hunting dog ready to fight.

The ring insert shows a hybrid being standing on tiptoe, pouring from a shouldered amphora. A prime example of Roman glass pastes in almost perfect condition.

The intaglio of yellow orange glass shows a standing bull or ox. From the Professor Brosch collection.

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

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.

The glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.

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

Perfectly preserved ring stone made of orange carnelian. It shows a winged hybrid creature with the body of a lion. With inscription in Pahlavi, the Middle Persian script of the Sassanids.

The Roman ring insert is in excellent condition. The small-format motif is not clearly identifiable, but it may show a head.

The hybrid creature was extremely popular during the Roman Empire. It was believed to convey magical powers.

Exceptionally rare main piece of a hand spindle. A find from Thebes in Upper Egypt. From the reign of pharao Senusret II, around 1840 BC.

Tall Egyptian funerary statuette from the New Kingdom. From the collection of the archaeologist and artist Erich Charlier.

Fragments of Roman pottery. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

6 Roman glass gaming pieces and 8 other Roman artefacts. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.