Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

The hemispherical pottery bowls of this type were a successful export good of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. They are nicely decorated with bands of hatch-patterns.

The bronze head belonged to a club that was probably worn like a badge of rank in military parades. Very similar finds come from War Kabud and Chamzhi Mumah in what is now Iran.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.

Iron Age bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Well preserved.

The perfectly preserved seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows two goats.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

The richly decorated brooch is a wonderful miniature work of art. It is from the 8th or 7th century BC, when the empire of the Phrygans was at its height. The time when the legends around King Midas spawned.

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.

Modernly threaded necklace made of 82 ancients beads from the 1st millennium BC. From the eastern Mediterranean. Ex Christie's.

Wide bronze belt with five wild animals in repoussé. From the biblical land of Ararat, the Urartian Empire around 700 BC.

Iron Age bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Well preserved.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran.

Double-edged blade of a spear from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Two joined triangles form the cheek pieces.

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.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Very nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Magnificent example of Sassanid craftsmanship of the highest quality. With a gilded bas-relief of a dancing woman in the tondo. Ex Sotheby's.

Good example of high quality Sassanid craftsmanship. Acquired at Sotheby's in 1981.

Short bladed weapon from Iron Age Iran. It is probably a find from the province of Gilan in northern Iran.

Young man with a bag in his hand, in the style of a kouros. The typical votary statuette from Cyprus was exported to Israel in the Cypro-Archaic period. With certificate from 1984.

Shallow bowl with pinch for the wick, typical for the late Iron Age in Southern Israel. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.

Good example of high quality Sassanid craftsmanship. Acquired at Sotheby's in 1981.

Axe head originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.

Bronze axe originating from the Luristan region during Bronze Age. From the Sasson family collection.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

So-called Bilbil jugs of the Base Ring I ware. A testament to the opium trade of the late Bronze Age.

Bronze finial from Iron Age Northern Iran. Decorated by stylized panthers and a janus headed hero or god. Possibly a teraphim, a house god, as referred to in the Old Testament.

Double-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.

Double-edged blade of a small spear or large arrow from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.

Axe head originating from the Luristan region during Early Bronze Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.

Nicely decorated axe head originating from the Luristan region. From the Sasson family collection.