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Characteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.

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

The simple dish is made of coarse clay and originated in Bronze Age Europe.

Wonderful double vessel with incised decoration. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Anatolia.

Amulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Figure painted in black and red from the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Probably part of a larger wooden model for a tomb.

Figure painted in black and red from the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Probably part of a larger wooden model for a tomb.

The small figure was once silver plated and was made in biblical times in the Land of Canaan. It might depict a charioteer.

Amulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal as a good luck charm with a protective function. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Amulet seal with a complex knot design on the underside, possibly symbolizing the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.

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

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

Amulet seal with a complex knot design on the underside, possibly symbolizing the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

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

The small stone pot of nicely polished granite was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side and braided tape on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Simple pottery vessel of timeless elegance. From the Naqada I period, 4th Millenium BC.

Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

Interesting bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Compact bronze axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

Small amulet of nice red stone in the stylized shape of a pig. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

Made in the style of a scarab but with a hippopotamus on the upper side. It was a protective amulet during the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It might have protected a pregnant woman. The amulet comes from the famous Matouk collection and is published in his 1971 book.

Trapezoidal axe head from Early Bronze Age. The piece was found in Judea.

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.

The pieces were part of a mosaic decoration of a Mesopotamian structure in the 4th Millenium BC. The temple architecture from Uruk is a particularly well known example of such a use.

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.

Small clay tablet with well preserved Sumerian cuneiform writing. From Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk.

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

Holy Land, 3rd - 2nd millennium BC. Exhibited in the Jewish Museum in New York City in 1975. Moshe Dayan was a famous Israeli politician and military leader who served as Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, personally commanded the Israeli forces during the 1956 Suez Crisis and served as Defense Minister.

Das frühdynastische Rollsiegel aus Mesopotamien zeigt eine Szene mit zwei Personen im Boot, eine davor stehende mit Stab. Es ist aus schönem karamellfarbenem Stein geschnitten. Mitte 3. Jt. v. Chr.

Levantinisches Zylindersiegel aus schwarzem Stein. 2. Jt. v. Chr., vermutlich Spätbronzezeit. 16mm lang.

Vorderasiatisches Zylindersiegel aus schwarzem Stein mit geometrischem Motiv. Ca. 17mm lang. Spätbronzezeit.

Das vermutlich sumerische Rollsiegel aus schönem schwarzen Stein trägt ein geometrisches Muster als Motiv. Es stammt aus der Uruk- bis Djemdet Nasr-Zeit, 4. bis frühes 3. Jt. v. Chr.

Szene mit Herde in Stallung, vermutlich Darstellung göttlichen Segens. Ein Vergleichsfund aus Farah befindet sich im Vorderasiatischen Museum Berlin. 4. bis frühes 3. Jt. v. Chr.