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Fascinating clay vessel in the shape of a horse from the Neo-Elamite period, around 700 BC. A TL analysis report is included with the piece.

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

The pendant with a lion and crescent motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

The pendant with an ibex motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Slender container made of beige stone. From the Eastern Mediterranean.

Nicely decorated with plant ornaments in black and turquoise. Made towards the end of the Islamic Golden Age in the Persian province of Golestan.

Siegel aus Achat mit Maserung in Braun- bis Cremetönen. Abrollung zeigt mythologische Szene. Ende 3. bis Anfang 1. Jt. v. Chr., womöglich Akkad-Zeit.

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

Wonderful example for the style of the Old Assyrian trade colonies in Anatolia. Well-known from Kültepe Level II. It shows a fighting scene between hero and bull man. Around 1900 BC.

Interesting seal with religious scene. From an Old Assyrian trade outpost in Anatolia. It shows a god on a throne with goat feet.

Fantastic and rare type of vessel from the Roman provinces of the Levant. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

Perfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. From the Late Roman period.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Perfectly preserved, undamaged, with brown-green patina. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Der Körper in Form eines Granatapfels, unten zu einem Standfuß abgeflacht. Hellorangefarbene Keramik. Fund von der Levante.

Frühe bis mittlere Bronzezeit, 3. bis 2. Jt. v. Chr. Dickwandiges Tongefäß aus Jordanien mit schwarzer Bemalung und seitlichem Henkel. Höhe 225 mm.

Großer Krug aus hell beigefarbener Keramik, fast 20cm hoch. 1500 bis 500 v. Chr., Späte Bronzezeit bis Eisenzeit.

Kugelförmiges Tongefäß mit gekerbtem Dekor aus Jordanien. Rußspuren an der Unterseite weisen auf die mögliche Verwendung als Kochgeschirr hin. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2200 v. Chr.

Glass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.

The ancient impressions in clay are from papyrus documents issued and sealed in Roman times. A fantastic testimonial to Roman bureaucracy.

Impressive pottery with turquoise glaze and black paint. From 13th century Iran. With a letter from the Royal Victoria and Albert Museum.

Fantastic animal shaped vessel with the mouth serving as a spout. From Iron Age Azerbaijan. The piece comes with a TL analysis from 1981.

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.

The beige seal shows three groups of stylized fish. Am artefact from Bronze Age Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

This seal from Old Babylon has been reworked in Old Assyrian style, probably in Anatolia or Northern Syria. It tells a story of political and cultural diversity in the ancient Near East.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.

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

Krug mit seitlich angesetzem Henkel. Fund aus Palästina, Gefäßtyp aus Südpalästina. Perfekt erhalten. Mit originalen Fundablagerungen.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Dezente Verzierungen. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Mesopotamische Tontafel aus Ur mit administrativem Text in Keilschrift. Die Tafel datiert in die Zeit des Königs Shu-Suen (auch Shi-sin), der während der 3. Dynastie von Ur in Sumer und Akkad regierte. Der Text hält die Ausgabe von Essensrationen fest, namentlich die Menge eines Getreideeintopfes, die an 15 weibliche Mehlmahlerinnen ausgegeben werden soll. Jede von Ihnen hat 6 Quart zu erhalten, wobei die Gesamtmenge 90 Quart zu betragen hat.

Frühbronzezeitlicher Gefäßtyp. Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Rußspuren durch Befeuerung. Ca. 3100 v. Chr. bis 2900 v. Chr.

Vermutlich für Wasser, Öl oder sonstige Flüssigkeiten verwendet. Ende Frühe bis Mittlere Bronzezeit. Ca. 2500 v. Chr. bis 1500 v. Chr.