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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

The seal made of nice red stone shows three gazelles walking in line. A wonderful artefact from the Jemdet Nasr period.

The seal shows a stunning stylized scene with a Bronze Age temple facade next to a wild animal and eyes. From Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.

The seal of light red stone shows two panels with interposed and stylized aquatic animals. Made around the onset of Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

Characteristic art of seal engraving from the Late Bronze Age state of Mittani in present-day Syria. With animals under band of waves.

Nice patina. Ex NAC Zürich, auction 25, 2003. Most likely minted to pay Caesar's troops after the victory at the Battle of Thapsus (North Africa, modern Tunis).

Very impressive, large silver coin. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. auction Nr. 116 (1979), lot 3012.

The insciption TIBI A ME in intense white color is perfectly preserved. 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.

Double-edged blade of a large spear from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Impressive speciment with nice patina.

Characteristic figure for the Bronze Age in the region that is today northern Syria. Dating to the 3rd or early 2nd Millennium BC.

Rare and impressively large and heavy tool from the New Stone Age. The axe type comes from Jutland, Denmark.

Wonderful gold jewellery with shield and pendant with spiral decor. Made during Roman Imperial times.

A colourful ancient glass from the early 1st century. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Impressive cosmetic vessel with large handle and nice spiral trailing decoration. A Palestinian type from the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.

Distinctive vessel in the shape of a monkey. Typical Peruvian flask made circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.

One half of a stone mould for bronze casting. The equipment is from a workshop of the 2nd Millennium BC, probably from the Carpathian Basin. From the famous Guttmann Collection. This mould was published in a work by Born and Hansen.

Finely crafted tool from the New Stone Age of Europe. A specimen of the thick butted type.

Plastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian Chimú culture. It embodies an important agricultural product of the pre-Columbian civilization of Chimor. With TL report from 1979.

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

The so-called Kandila perfectly illustrates why the abstract Bronze Age art of the Cyclades still fascinates us today. The parallels to modern art are unmistakable. The masterpiece comes from Elie Borowski's inventory.