Very nice specimen from the 6th - 5th century BC. From the estate of Douglas Phillip Haner, known among others for the Maerkisches Viertel project in Berlin. Acquired in Europe in the 1960s

Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.

The reverse shows Trajan on horseback left carrying spear. From an old German private numismatic and stamp collection.

From an old Swiss private collection, acquired before 1971. Between 1971 and 2022 on loan and exhibition at the Antikenmuseum Basel.

Perfectly preserved, beautiful green patina. From the Israeli family collection of art dealer Gideon Sasson, entered into the collection in 1925. Exported with permit from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

Finely crafted tool made of flint. From the New Stone Age of Denmark. A specimen of the thick butted type with thin blade.

Elegantly shaped chisel with polished sides. Made of beige flint. Approx. 3400 to 2400 BC.

Crescent-shaped blade with irregular shaped back side. The flint tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.

Crescent-shaped blade made of beautiful brown flint. This tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.

Biconvex blade made of flintstone. This small flint tool comes from late Stone Age Denmark.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

Once essential fire-making tool for daily life, often carried in pouches and sometimes adorned with intricate designs, like in this case. Circa 11th to 12th century.

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.

The bronze brooch was made between the 9th and 6th century BC. It is formed by a single piece of wire. Acquired in 1983 from Herbert A. Cahn.

Lozenge-shaped plate with punched pattern along the long axes and the edge. The brooch that matched this decorative sheet metal must have been of magnificent proportions.

Felipe III, Potosi (Bolivia) 1619. Very fine, great patina. Nice quality and preservation for a cob coin.

From an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.

Rome mint, 149 - 150 A.D. The reverse shows Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.

Rosette-shaped inlay for wall decoration. A well-known decorative type from the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el-Yahudiya. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

Rosette-shaped inlay for wall decoration. A well-known decorative type from the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el-Yahudiya. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

In the shape of a barbary sheep. From predynastic Egypt. The palette has received considerable scholarly attention and boasts an impressive publication history.

The vibrant colours and artistic form suggest a luxury object, likely used for storing or pouring precious liquids such as perfume or oil. A wonderful example of early glass production in the 5th century BC.

Olive-green glass with an elegant spiral decoration. Made in late Roman times in the province of Syria Palaestina.

An ornate and elegant glass vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made of nice pale turquoise glass.

Small glass vessel from the late Roman Imperial period. From one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean. Closely comparable pieces come from Syria-Palestine.

A necklace of tastefully arranged ancient beads from the Eastern Mediterranean. From Phoenician and Roman periods, and one example from the Middle Ages.

Beautifully assembled necklace with Roman beads and Byzantine to Islamic glass pendants.

Elaborately decorated, finely crafted piece. A fascinating example of an early Greek bronze vessel. Formerly in the Galerie Athena in Munich, acquired there in 1991.

Featuring a three-dimensional depiction of a grim satyr's head and Medusa's head. On both sides of the handle are three-dimensional volutes culminating in the depiction of a charging boar. The workmanship is of exceptionally fine quality.

Almost perfectly preserved. With potters mark LMV.AD[I]EC. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J.P. Getty Museum. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.

Extremely well preserved double spectacle brooch from a grave. Dating to the early Iron Age in Italy, 8th cent. BC. Acquired 1986 at Casa Serodine.

Scarce, early depiction, stylistically still strongly influenced by the kouroi of the 6th century BC, but incorporating the pan flute as an element of daily life or a ritual context. Very good condition, with a fine dark green patina. Ex Cahn AG.

About 4th - 3rd century B.C., a very similar figurine is on exhibition in the Civico Museo Archeologico in Milan. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.

Phokaia, Ionia, 530 - 510 BC. In Greek mythology, an obol was the fee to pay Charon for a passage across the river Styx.