Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

Great condition, very rare for a Roman tile of this size. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Decorated with two crosses and a dove. From old french private collection, eEported with permit of the french Ministère de la Culture Nr. 224923.

Bare head on obverse, legend around SC on reverse. Ex Gerhard Hirsch auction 141, 1984.

The obverse is showing a wreathed head of Saturn, prora on the reverse. Great dark brown patina.

From a German private collection, acquired 1982 at Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany. The bird possibly depicts a dove, a popular symbol among the early Christians, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.

A tool from the Early Neolithic of Europe. Nicely polished and impressive by its size and weight.

Finely crafted flint projectile from the Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.

Finely crafted flint projectile from the Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.

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

Beautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows two lizzards on each side. 100 to 500 AD.

Small vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It is shaped like a falcon with painted on details. Including certificate from 1984.

The clay tablet is a receipt of sheep and goats from the Sumerian city of Puzrish-Dagan. It was made during the reign of King Shu-Sin, 2037 to 2029 BC. From the Yale University Collection.

Attractive white banded orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange glass paste. It shows a person leaning on a sword or rudder stock.

Roman light red glass paste from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient glyptics. Possibly showing Heracles and Apollon.

Impressively large vessels from the Roman Imperial period. Both are finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Impressively large vessels from the Roman Imperial period. Both are finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

VOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX in wreath, C IA in exergue. Constantinopolis mint, 11th officina, 351 - 355 A.D. Wonderful dark patina.

Overall great impression with excellently preserved decoration.

Bulbous flask from the Golden Age of Islam. Made of beautiful reddish brown glass. Ex-Sotheby's.

Great example of the intricately designed vessels of the Peruvian Chimú culture, decorated with a monkey and birds. The squash was an important fruit in the pre-Columbian Kingdom of Chimor.

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

Beautiful small vessel for perfumed oil from the heyday of Corinthian pottery production, made around 600 BC.

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.

Impressive wood relief of an idealized face. Remains of paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt.

The roman intaglio shows a standing god. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The white banded glass paste and shows a scene with nymph or maenad putting her arm around a satyr's neck.

Nice depiction on the dark glass paste. It shows the horses of the chariot at full gallop.

Small prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a 100 year old museum collection.

Prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a Swiss museum collection. Found in Algeria, North Africa.

The cylindrical seal from Mesopotamia shows domesticated animals fighting with lions and a bull-man. An impressively large piece for a cylinder seal. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.

Scene with sun god Shamash and the Amorite god Amurru. The cuneiform writing names the owner of the seal, a faithful servant of these deities.

The unusually long seal shows two horned animals with grain and eye symbols. A wonderful artefact from ancient Mesopotamia.

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