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Fantastic and rare example for a cylinder seal in its original setting. From the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III in the 8th cent. BC.

The glazed clay seal depicts a hunter with large bow pursuing a caprid. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.

The frit cylinder seal depicts a hunter with bow and arrow pursuing a cow. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.

This beaker type was popular in the Holy Land during the time of Jesus Christ. But products of the local workshops were also exported.

Beautifully assembled necklace with Roman beads and Byzantine to Islamic glass pendants.

Small glass vessel from the late Roman Imperial period. From one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean. Closely comparable pieces come from Syria-Palestine.

An ornate and elegant glass vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made of nice pale turquoise glass.

A magnificent specimen with a wonderful presence. This rare glass vessel, dating from the 3rd to 4th century, originates from the eastern Mediterranean, presumably from the Roman province of Syria.

A strikingly colourful bottle for oil or perfume. From the Roman Imperial period, made in a province of the eastern Mediterranean.

The elegant vessel is a magnificent example of the mature art of glass making in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. From the collection of the well-known archaeologist Professor Fritz Fremersdorf.

Nice and small vessel with a strong patina. It is not a classical type of alabastron and retains a few mysteries.

The object had a function as a distaff, a tool for spinning. Particularly noteworthy is the beautiful spiral decoration and the complete preservation of the fragile material. From the Roman Imperial period.

A colourful ancient glass from the early 1st century. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Impressive cosmetic vessel with large handle and nice spiral trailing decoration. A Palestinian type from the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.

The flat bottle has a lentoid or discoid body with a long neck. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads made of beautiful mosaic glass and sheet gold. The mosaic originated in a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads of spherical and cylindrical shape made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads of spherical and cylindrical shape made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

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.

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

A product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.

A product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.

The flat bottle has a discoid body with a very long neck. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.

Beautifully patterned old glass beads from Murano and Syria. Ex Christie's.

Seal made of wonderful pink Amethyst. It shows an offering scene with gods. From the Dr. Foster collection.

The bangle is made of turquoise glass and beautifully decorated in white and blue. A product from the eastern Mediterranean coast.

The small bangle from the 4th century is decorated with polychrome glass layers on the outside. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

The small jug with a pear-shaped body is outstanding due to the strongly iridescent patina and the dark coating on the outside. From the Late Roman Imperial period.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

The 4th century bangle is decorated with spiraling grooves on the outside. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The 4th century bangle is decorated with spiraling grooves on the outside. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The pear-shaped glass comes from the late Roman or early Byzantine period. Presumably from the Eastern Roman province of Palaestina.

Flat bottle with double handle from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made between the 3rd and 6th century.

Nice little bowl with mosaic glass eyes on blue and green background. Exhibited and published in the 1980ies. Made in the early Roman Imperial period in the province of Syria.