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The so-called acinaces is a typical weapon of the Scythians. Well preserved piece from the 7th to 5th centuries BC.

Fayence mit Darstellung der Dreiheit der Götter Isis, Nephthys und Horus. Hervorragende Erhaltung. Vollständig und intakt. Spätzeit des Alten Ägyptens bis Griechisch-Römische Zeit.

The cylindrical seal boosts a hero protecting two horned animals from attacking lions. A nice symmetrical composition by the seal engraver. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.

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.

Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Nice specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

Interesting pin head from Iron Age Luristan. Unusual variant.

Flat bowl painted with mythical creatures. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization. Stunning object with lively colours.

The scarab is made of nice marbled stone. Schematical upper side, structured, unengraved bottom side. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

The scarab is made of nice greenish grey stone. Schematical upper side, structured, unengraved bottom side. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

The scarab is made of nicely marbled black and grey stone. Schematical upper side, structured, unengraved bottom side. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. Probably from Luristan in North Iran.

Group of two bronze points for small spears or large arrows from the Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Very nice condition. From German private collection, acquired 1985 from Aloys Faust, Cologne.

Double-edged bronze blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran.

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

Double-edged blade of a spear from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

The jewellery was made in Europe during the 2nd millennium BC. Nice, dark patina.

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

The 4th century bangle is decorated with white spiraling glass inlay. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a small spear or large arrow from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Clay roller stamp with relief of mythological creatures to be applied as a skin decoration. This tool was used in the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture and was found in Pedernales.

Clay roller stamp with relief of plants to be applied as skin decoration. This tool was used in the early phase of the ecuadorian Jama-Coaque culture.

Large bronze brooch of a typical boat-shape from Iron Age Italy. A special feature and rarity are the three links of a chain still hanging on the pin.

The magnificent seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows quadrupeds and a scorpion. Published in a book about the Epstein collection.

Elegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.

The large jug has a spherical body, decorated with two stylized arms and hands. From Bronze Age Anatolia.

The small stone vessel is an offering bowl for libation. From the collection of Egyptologist Professor Wiedemann. 12th to 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt

The hemispherical pottery bowls of this type were a successful export good of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. They are nicely decorated with bands of hatch-patterns.

Wide bronze belt with five wild animals in repoussé. From the biblical land of Ararat, the Urartian Empire around 700 BC.