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Magnificent example of the pre-Columbian Tairona culture, which produced the most impressive gold works of ancient America. In mythology, the eagle brought the seeds for one of the main crops, cassava. Made between 900 and 1550 AD.

Ear pendant with plastically modeled head of an antelope. The elaborately made head is typical for hellenistic gold jewellery.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with gemstones of red garnet. From an ancient workshop in Egypt or the Levant.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with gemstone of red garnet and white glass bead. From an ancient workshop in Egypt or the Levant.

Beautiful brooch from the eastern Roman provinces. Remains of an original gold plating can still be seen on the surface.

A fine gold work once worn as a pendant around the neck by an elite. The small male figure was made by a largely uniform Panamanian culture, right before the old crafts disappeared under the influence of the Spaniards.

Fine specimen from the eastern provinces during late Roman Imperial times. From the collection of the orientalist N. Giron.

The earrings belong together originally. They are nicely decorated by beads and glass inserts. A beautiful pair of jewellery from the 3rd century.

Nice example for ancient gold jewellery with elaborate decoration. From the Dr. Neumeister collection.

Fine specimen from the eastern provinces during late Roman Imperial times. From the collection of the orientalist N. Giron.

Interesting specimen with coil-like biconical cylinder and blue beads. From the first centuries AD, made in the eastern Mediterranean.

The fantastic piece of jewellery is from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, probably dating to the Nubian Kushite rule of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.

Gold jewellery with plastically modeled heads of a lion. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.

The piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows a most famous cult statue, the Ephesian Artemis. The medallion was made between the 1st and 3rd century.

S-shaped earrings with small decorative elements. Roman craftsmanship of the 1st to 2nd century from the eastern Mediterranean.

The piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate, with her typical attributes. Made between the 1st and 3rd century.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Impressive gold jewellery with highly stylized waterbirds. Once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with shield and granulation. From the Roman Imperial period.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield. From the Roman Imperial period.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with red gemstones. From the Roman Imperial period.

Belonging pair of jewellery made of gold, each decorated with shield and bead. From the Roman provinces of the eastern Mediterranean, made during the Imperial period.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Impressive gold jewellery, once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

The fingerring dates to Late Roman times. It recalls the glory of the rich families of Rome. The elaborately ornamented ring holds an agate stone with beautiful coloured layers.

So-called "Mint and Moneyer" series, moneyer: Rignicharius.Found 2021 in Horncastle, UK.

A lovely piece of Roman jewellery in good condition. The chalcedony intaglio shows a portrait head. Dating to the 3rd century AD.

The finger ring from the Roman Imperial period is decorated with an insert made of beautiful, purple stone.

The gold bodies are decorated with portrait busts made of black and white layered onyx. The jewellery was made in the 2nd century AD in the Danube provinces of the Roman Empire.

Bearded head of Mars, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. The reverse shows an eagle standing right on thunderbolt. Perfectly centered. Exported from Italy with permit of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali.

The pair of earrings is made of gold. Each piece is carrying a red insert piece. A nicely decorated piece of jewellery from North Africa in Graeco-Roman times. With Art Loss Certificate.

The beautiful ring from Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone. It shows the goddess Athena.

Mit aussergewöhnlich gut erhaltenen türkisen Schmucksteinen. Die Ohrringe sind heute noch tragbar wie vor zwei Millenia. Aus einer alten britischen Sammlung.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Elegant gold jewellery, once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

The finger ring from Early Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone.

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.

Beautiful small gold figure from the pre-Columbian Quimbaya culture, made by lost wax casting around 1000 years ago.

Reich verziertes, filigran gearbeitetes Kunstwerk antiker Goldschmiede. Aus einer britischen Privatsammlung, in den 1940er Jahren durch Erbschaft erlangt, in diese erworben um 1900.