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The large seal with highly stylized scene is from the Second Dynasty of Isin. It stands at the beginning of Iron Age in Mesopotamia.

Typical glass jewellery from one of the Eastern Mediterranean glass factories. This popular type was made with a motif stamped into each side of the glass disc. Late 4th to 5th century AD.

The seal shows several gods in front of the god of the heaven. The piece comes from Anatolia or northern Syria, quite possibly from Cappadocia.

Stunning samnite bronze work from South Italy. Made in the 5th or 4th century BC, before Romes expansion into Italy. From the famous Guttmann collection.

Großes Keramikgefäß mit rotem Überzug. Jordanien, Bronzezeit. Schale für Öl oder Wasser. 22cm Durchmesser.

Worship scene for a god. Mention of moon god Sîn and Aya, wife to the sun god, in the inscription. 1900 to 1600 BC.

Characteristic figure for the Bronze Age in the region that is today northern Syria. Dating to the 3rd or early 2nd Millennium BC.

From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

Very nice and richly decorated vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

The Western Asiatic vessel amazes by its size and state of preservation. Including TL analysis. Around 1000 BC.

Group of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.

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 made of ancient glass beads from around the mid 1st millennium BC in the eastern Mediterranean. Ex Christie's.

High quality chlorite vessel from the Kerman province in Iran. From the 3rd millennium BC.

Iron Age bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Well preserved.

An exciting mixed group from the Iron Age to Classical Antiquity. From the collection of Professor Manegold.

Antikes Ölfläschchen aus hellem Ton. 1. Jh. v. Chr. - 1. Jh. n.Chr, Zeit römischer Herrschaft.

Perfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Fantastic private seal with a rare depiction of the god Amurru. 1900 to 1600 BC.

Stunning historical document with three columns of cuneiform inscription naming the original owner and the Babylonian storm god Adad.

The seal from Old Babylonian times is superbly engraved and shows a scene with the Babylonian sun god Shamash who is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

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

Beeindruckend große, dickwandige Keramikschale mit Standfuß. Durchmesser 245 mm. 1550 v. Chr. bis 1200 v. Chr., Späte Bronzezeit.

Small bowl made of colourless glass, from the Roman Imperial period. The shape imitates metal vessels.

The zoomorphic axehead from Mesopotamia is an exceedingly rare variety of the Naram-Sin type. Akkadian Empire, around 2300 BC.

Large vessel from Roman Imperial times. Most finds are known from the Roman province Iudaea.

Rare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.

A marvelous example for Early Islamic glass after the conquest of the Levant, during Umayyad rule. A glass from the professor Ritschel collection.

Extremely skillfully crafted jewellery with wonderful granulation. The design points to Syria during the Late Roman Imperial period.

Bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. Note the grip insert in this dagger otherwise comprised of a single piece of bronze.

Bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. With nicely decorated and sturdy blade.