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Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman glass paste shows an interesting scene with a water basin, birds and column.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white bands. The motif is a horse. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman decorative insert made of orange glass paste shows a mythical creature with a horse's body and an eagle's head, leaning on its front paws.

The Roman ring insert is in excellent condition. The small-format motif is not clearly identifiable, but it may show a head.

Roman jewellery insert made of opaque blue glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman ring insert is made of beautiful dark purple glass paste with a white band. It shows a bulbous vase with taeniae.

The Roman ring insert is made of colourless glass paste that imitates rock crystal. It depicts a jumping bull.

The Roman ring insert is made of orange glass paste that imitates carnelian. It depicts a horned quadruped.

10 magnificent polychrome glass beads with stylized eyes as protection against the evil eye. Made around the mid 1st millennium BC in the eastern Mediterranean. Ex Christie's.

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.

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

Impressive massive piece with great dark patina. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Perfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.

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

Delicate bowl dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Nicely decorated miniature works of art. Outstanding examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.

The small glass from Roman Imperial times is a jar or beaker. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The nice bowl is made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period.

Banded glass imitating natural agate. The piece was once inserted into jewellery from the Roman Imperial period.

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

Glass ware dating to Roman Imperial times. Great condition. A production of the Eastern provinces, possibly from Western Anatolia.

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

The glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.

The glass paste features Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield.

Ancient glass with magnificent colourful iridescence. Found in a ship wreck in the eastern Mediterranean. Produced in Roman imperial times.

Glass vessel dating to the 1st century AD. Beautiful iridescent patina. From the professor Ritschel collection.

There rare brooch type from northern Italy is based on predecessors from Greece. The piece is from the famous Richard Hattatt collection and is published in two of his works.

Turquoise glass jug from the late Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Elegant glass dating to Roman Imperial times. Nice pale green glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The cylindrical vessel has a nice iridescent patina. It was made in the Roman Imperial period.

Small bowl dating to the 2nd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.