An orange coloured piece depicts a standing male figure holding an object next to the body. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange-brown glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.

The glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.

The gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.

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.

Nice white-banded, orange-brown glass paste. It shows the spirit of nature in extasy.

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.

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.

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.

Made of beautiful red stone, worked with the drill. From the transitional period between Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.

The seal made of light-colored stone dates from the Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. The stylization of the depicted eyes is reminiscent of the well-known eye idols.

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.

Roman glass paste with nice depiction of the Greek god of love as a child, probably a lyre in his hands.

Nice ring insert made of composite glass. Its imprint shows the moment of the mythological boar hunt in which Meleager slays the beast.

The dark glass paste symbolizes a famous love affair from ancient mythology. The sky father Zeus falls in love with the beautiful Ganymede, a Trojan king's son.

Roman yellow glass paste from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient glyptics.

The small ring insert is made of dark, opaque glass paste. It shows a standing person.

The glass paste shows four warriors in full military gear. They face each other in battle. A nice piece from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient glyptics.

The ring insert shows a hybrid being standing on tiptoe, pouring from a shouldered amphora. A prime example of Roman glass pastes in almost perfect condition.

The ancient intaglio shows a goat standing on its hind legs. The front legs are placed against an object. Wonderful details in the dark glass.

The intaglio of yellow orange glass shows a standing bull or ox. From the Professor Brosch collection.

Dark orange Carnelian with engraved schematic depiction of the mythical creature. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Wonderful stone, a cream-coloured agate. The engraved animal is probably a gazelle ready to jump. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Perfectly preserved ring stone made of orange carnelian. It shows a winged hybrid creature with the body of a lion. With inscription in Pahlavi, the Middle Persian script of the Sassanids.