Very well preserved, nice polychrome patina. Mounted on a very nice modern marble base.

Perfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum.

Votive figurine from Umbria region, 5th century B.C. Very well preserved with nice patina. Es W. Rosenbaum collection.

Interesting group of objects from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems. It has two intaglios, one cameo, two glass decorations, a lead bulla and a modern cast of a quality ancient gem.

Ex private collection, acquired 1981 from the collection of Günther Schlüter, who was the president of the German Numismatic Society in Berlin in 1975-1977.

Piece of a seating furniture with elaborate openwork designs. The fantastic state of preservation is known from other bronze stools found in Pompeii and the area around Mount Vesuvius.

Bronze paterae with preserved handle are very rare, especially in this condition. Beautiful patina.

From the possession of New York City antiquities dealer Sumner Healey, who was made famous by Berenice Abbott's scenic photograph from 1936.

From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

Important and unique pin type from Iron Age Luristan. Nice specimen with concentrical decoration.

Interesting pin head from Iron Age Luristan. Unusual variant.

Massive piece with great patina. From a German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

Extremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.

Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Highly stylized horses form the cheek pieces.

The unusual bronze figurine is an idol from Anatolia or the Near East. Around 1000 BC.

Massive gold plated finger ring dating to the Late Roman Imperial period. The ring impresses with a particularly nice multi-layer glass gem in red, white and black.

Stunning large brooch dating to the Urnfield period. The museum quality piece is decorated by spirals and stylized water birds. 1200 to 800 BC.

Complete surviving hoard consisting of one bronze bowl, two belts and twelve bracelets. Urnfield culture HaB1. The amazingly well preserved group is excessively rare on the art market as well as in museum collections.

Almond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

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

Almond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Richly decorated, massive bronze part of an ancient jar. Beautiful patina.

Nicely preserved piece from a German collection.

Beautifully decorated with tendrils and a dolphin

Almond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

The simple pin boosts a highly stylized ibex head. It is a nice example of this popular decoration for Luristan pins.

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

The elaborate decorations are contrary to the actual use as a pick. The object is from the class of pseudo tools common in Iran at the end of the 2nd millenium BC. It probably served a ritualistic purpose.

Darstellung der Leda, die mit entblößter Brust am Boden liegt. Von der Seite nähert sich der Schwan. Über der Szene zweireihige griechische Inschrift.