The 4th century bangle is decorated with spiraling grooves on the outside. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Colourful enameled brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Rare variant of this brooch type, found in Great Britain and dating to the mid 1st century AD. The piece is published twice in the famous Hattatt reference books on ancient fibulae.

Protective amulet with dwarf god Bes in the round. Detailed design. Great specimen from Ancient Egypt.

Apotropaic amulet to protect agains the evil eye. From an old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s - 1980s.

Wonderful rich blue glass paste. Well-preserved illustration of the bird.

Fragmentary roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent glass paste, imitating amethyst. It shows a creature with the front part of a griffin.

The 4th century bangle is decorated with white spiraling glass inlay. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The beautiful ring from Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone. It shows the goddess Athena.

The finger ring from Early Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone.

The ring from the late Middle Ages was found in England. The silver body and the gold plating are in excellent condition. Appraised at the British Museum, published in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.

Magnificent example of the pre-Columbian Tairona culture, which produced the most impressive gold works of ancient America. In mythology, the eagle brought the seeds for one of the main crops, cassava. Made between 900 and 1550 AD.

Decorative insert made of beautiful, green shimmering glass paste, with a rare depiction.

The Roman decorative insert made of orange glass paste shows a rich scene. Wonderful preservation.

The dark glass paste shows a butterfly sitting on an object. Beautiful motif.

The skillful work shows a wading bird, possibly a heron. Its legs bent beneath the body. The neck drawn back towards the body.

Exciting depiction of a winged rider on the back of a griffin. Orange glass paste.

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.

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.

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.

Large bead made of opaque dark blue glass decorated with yellow lines and light blue eyes.

Apotropaic amulet to protect agains the evil eye. From an old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s - 1980s.

The ring insert is made glass paste with a dark surface. It shows Heracles wrestling with the Nemean lion.

Illustration of a hybrid creature from the Roman Imperial period. Magical powers were attributed to it.

Roman jewellery insert made of dark glass paste with a slim white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Minimalistic circular finger ring made of nicely twisted gold wire.

Beautiful small gold figure from the pre-Columbian Quimbaya culture, made by lost wax casting around 1000 years ago.

Matching pair of gold earrings from the Zenú culture. Dating to the 1st millennium. Elegant gold jewellery, once worn as earrings by the Zenú people.

The glass jewellery from the late Roman Imperial period is decorated on the outside. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The pendant with a lion and crescent motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

The solid bronze ring is beautifully decorated with spiral grooves and punched decoration. An impressive piece from the Iron Age. With expertise from 1987.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield and blue glass bead. From the Roman Imperial period.

Apotropaic amulet to protect agains the evil eye. From an old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s - 1980s.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent orange glass paste with a white band. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Beautiful depiction of the popular mythical creature from Greek and Roman art. Glass paste from the Roman period.