The falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.

This type of amulet was popular in the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. It should endow its wearer with fertility and rapidity of movement. The piece was exhibited in an early 20th century private museum.

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.

The glass paste shows the god Serapis. Nice blue slightly opaque glass paste.

Beautiful intaglio made of dark orange brown glass. Excellent quality. The ring stone boosts a rare portrait of Zeus Ammon.

Beautifully engraved gemstone made of purple glass. It shows the rare motive of a woman wearing a theater mask.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times with the god Jupiter in a typical enthroned style. Beautiful dark red jasper.

Magnificent miniature work of art from the height of italic glass intaglio production. It shows a Greek young man. His shield has a winged horse as an emblem.

The ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a young man from the side. He wears his hair in short curls. The piece is rich in details and the work of a skilled craftsman.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times with interesting scene. Bust with wreath. Wonderful turquoise glass.

This special motive for Roman engraved gems often featured two Roman citizens or man and wife. It is an interesting example of its kind made from beautiful orange glass.

The protective amulet shows the god Bes between two seated monkeys. Late Period of ancient Egypt. This piece is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

Ancient roman fibula of the kraeftig profilierte fibula type. The piece is a beautiful example of this common type of fibulae during roman imperial times.

Skillfull bronze fibula in horse shape. The type was used in Central Europe during the later Principate.

Ten pointed star form with leaf pattern and decorative buttons. A product of Gaul or Britain dating to the 1st century.

Rare fibula type from Roman Britain. The fully intact multicoloured enamel makes this piece worthy of being a museum exhibit. 2nd cent. AD.

Product of Northern Europe dating to the second century AD. Brooch worked as a flat relief, once with multi-coloured inlays.

Stylized bird shaped brooch made of bronze. Northern European brooch type from the Roman Pricipate.

Rare Hippocampus brooch with elaborate inlays of multi-coloured glass paste and metal. Great example of the brooch manufacturing of Roman Gaul during the mid 1st cent. AD.

The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt was supposed to protect the dead on their way to the afterlife. From a British private museum.

It shows the goddess of childbirth in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus. The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt should exert a protective function. From a British private museum.

God or god-like dwarf. The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

Made of colourful turquoise fayence. Two fully modelled crocodiles adorn the plate. Perfect preservation including original black paint.

The Greek god of love is engraved in the orange glass in rich detail. He presses a butterfly against his breast.

The lower half of the intaglio is intact and shows a woman in a long dress. Truely special about the piece is the blue reflecting glass that turns violet when light is passing through it.

The intaglio shows two masks joint on the rear side. It is an interesting document of the Roman theatrical culture.

The goddess of art is engraved with rich details. She is sitting on a chair with the backrest shaped like a swan head.

The bronze braclet is band shaped and has linear engravings on the outer side. Late Iron Age.

Bronze braclet in perfect condition with beautiful dark patina. The terminals are stylized lion heads.

The pin head is shaped like an open basket with a decorative knob. Bronze with attractive patina.

Iron Age silver pin with attractive engravings. Nice dark patina.

Full beard and curly hair held by a taenia or diadem. The portrait resembles posthumous representations of Philipp II. made by his son Alexander the Great.

It shows Zeus Ammon facing another head. This is a highly interesting specimen for Roman intaglios.

Brooch in the shape of an insect. Popular type in the northern Roman provinces during the 2nd century.

Interesting variant of the more common sandal brooch. The colourful enameled brooch has been made in the northern Roman provinces. 2nd cent. AD.

Important and unique pin type of Luristan. This specimen is decorated by bumps forming a seven-pointed star.