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Small bowl made of pale turquoise glass, from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Exceedingly rare in this state of preservation, including remains of the original glass and reflective lead foil.

The gold bodies are decorated with portrait busts made of black and white layered onyx. The jewellery was made in the 2nd century AD in the Danube provinces of the Roman Empire.

Excellent condition, beautiful patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Middle Byzantine Period, Constantinople or Asia Minor workshop.

The spectacular creature with conjoined horse bodies is characteristic for the bronze works of Lurstian. From the early 1st Millenium BC.

Steatit mit Fayence an der Oberfläche. 26. bis 31. Dynastie des Alten Ägypten, Spätzeit. Museumswürdig, ex Bonhams, davor Sammlung Lady Hamilton.

Zeugnis der perfektionierten Steinbearbeitung in der Endphase des Neolithikums in Mitteleuropa. Aus hartem Felsgestein gearbeitet. 2800 bis 2200 v. Chr.

Stempel mit schmatischen Hieroglyphen in Zierband, möge Re aufblühen. 15. bis 16. Dynastie des Alten Ägypten,Zeit der Hyksos-Fremdherrschaft.

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

Simple fibula shape dating to the Late Bronze Age. Interesting mix of two-sided spiral spring and simple pin holder.

Extremely rare finely carved royal head made of blue stone with bronze beard. Late Period to Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.

Schwarzfirnis-Keramik, Magna Graecia. Ende 4. Jh. v.Chr. bis Anfang 3 Jh. v.Chr., griechisch-hellenistische Epoche. Kännchen für Öl mit Reliefdarstellung. Perfekt erhalten, Durchmesser 10cm, Höhe 9,5cm.

The elaborate high relief shows the deceased resting on a kline, pointing to a tabula ansata which originally carried a painted inscription. Roman Empire, 2nd century AD. Ex Galerie Cahn, Basel.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

Gold jewellery with plastically modeled head of a bird of prey or dolphin. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.

S-shaped earrings with small decorative elements. Roman craftsmanship of the 1st to 2nd century from the eastern Mediterranean.

Rare and impressively large and heavy tool from the New Stone Age. The axe type comes from Jutland, Denmark.

The spectacular creature with conjoined horse bodies is characteristic for the bronze works of Luristan. From the early 1st Millenium BC.

The Bronze Age vessel rests on three legs and has a lid with a conical handle. Circa 2500 to 2000 BC.

Nice and relatively large bottle from the late Roman imperial period. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.

Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Two joined triangles form the cheek pieces.

The ring from the late Middle Ages was found in England. The silver body and the gold plating are in excellent condition. Appraised at the British Museum, published in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.

Typical and popular glass vessel type from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Rare cup made of almost colourless, slightly turquoise glass. From the 2nd to 4th century AD.

The swastika shaped brooch with horse head terminals was worn by the cavallery in Late Antiquity. In particular by the troops recruited by the Romans from their Pannonian Foederati. It might have been a symbol for strength or designated a military rank.

Extraordinarily preserved marble head. Comparable in quality with portraits of Roman emperors on exhibition in large museums. Either a portrait type not yet surely attributed to Traianus Decius, or a private portrait of the Decius era imitating the official imperial portraits.

It shows the god Abraxas with human torso, cock's head and serpants for legs, holding whip and shield. Magical formulas on both sides of the gem. 2nd or 3rd century.

Made from beautiful mottled stone during Iron Age II. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria and is engraved with a religious scene.

Possibly made by the Celtic Durotriges tribe under Roman rule in Britain. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.

The so-called dolphin brooch is very British. This specimen was probably made by the Celtic Corieltauvi tribe, shortly after the arrival of the Romans in the middle of the 1st century. Published in two works by Richard Hattatt.

Interesting fibula with a covered hinge mechanism and enamel decoration on the bow. From the 2nd century Roman Britain. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Piriform body with engraved bird on the lid. A piece from the Roman Imperial period, found near Dover. Published in a standard work by Richard Hattatt.

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

Probably a lion. Found 1968 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

High quality palette with two stylized bird heads. Characteristic for the Naqada II period. Circa 3500 to 3200 BC.