The reverse shows Minerva with thunderbolt, spear and shield. Rome mint, 93-94 AD.

Roman Republic, Rome mint, 57 BC. Obverse showing head of Bonus Eventus, caduceus on reverse.

Beautiful silver 1/12 Ecu piece from the famous Sun King. Lyon mint, 1663 AD.

Funerary statuette of faience with black paint. The opposed hands might indicate Tanis as origin. Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt.

Funerary statuette of faience. The opposed hands might indicate Tanis as origin. Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt.

Elaborate work dating to the 2nd century AD. The well preserved enamel is a testimony to the colourful world of ancient art.

Ex private collection of a New Jersey lawyer. Great condition, vivid colors.

Probably manufactured at Vulci. From an old German collection Dr. Tillmann.

Perfectly preserved, impressive jar. Never damaged or restored. Worth the exhibition in a museum. From the old German collection Dr. Tillmann. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Large jar with ovoid body and trefoil mouth. Decorated with carved lines. From the old German collection Dr. Tillmann.

The hieroglyphs are of the so called anra design, a magic spell in the ancient Egyptian belief. The scarab is from the 13th to 15th dynasty. It is described in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

The beetle stone bears a popular motive of the Middle Empire. A nice example of its kind. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The motive exhibits two symmetry axes and at least six triangles. A wonderful artistic expression of the highly evolved Egyptian maths. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The scene shows a walking lion. It is framed by an oval cord. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

Bowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.

The group consists of two ancient eye beads with multi-coloured glass inlays and one bead from beautiful green glass. Roman Imperial times.

The rare ancient eye bead is decorated with several polychrome inlays.

The small work of art is made of beautiful turquoise glass. It shows the head of a young soldier with a Corinthian helmet pushed to the back of the head.

This type of kraftig profilierte fibula has a nice trapezoidal foot with punch decor. It was popular in Central Europe during the 1st and 2nd century AD.

The swastika shape was known to the Romans as crux gammata. This brooch type of the later Imperial period was used in large parts of the Roman Empire.

Dark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.

Dark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.

6th - 5th century BC, nicely preserved example of a very early oil lamp used in ancient Europe.

The stamp shows hieroglyphs with a title for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt. This scaraboid is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

Rather rare type with large discus handle. From the very old German collection Becker.

Showing Eros and a female dancer. Excellent condition and brilliant colors, very fine work. 4th century BC.

Showing a sitting Eros. Excellent condition and brilliant colors, very fine work. Late 4th century BC.

Small, nicely preserved bowl from an old German collection.

Perfectly preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. Original brilliant colors, no damages or restorations. 6th century BC.

Large piece without any damage, rare preservation for an object of this size. Very impressive.

Elegant large vessel, so-called Gnathia pottery. Very well preserved, delicate piece of ancient art. Only minimal wear.

From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.

Found in the Mauritiussteinweg street during construction works. Since 1890s in the private Cologne collection O.

The cowroid has an interesting decoration across the upper surface. The lower surface is inscribed with hieroglyphs. This cowroid is discussed in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

Very well preserved axe head. Late Bronze Age, 10th to 9th cent. BC.

Almond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.