From an old Swiss collection, btw 1986 and 2001 on loan at the archeologic collection of the University of Zürich.

Colourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th century BC.

Colourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th and 4th century BC.

The brown glass with a decorative wave pattern imitates the shape of a Greek metal or pottery hydria, but without the handles at the sides. A nice example for the early glass production in Greek to Hellenistic times.

An almost identical, however less well preserved herm in on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Lovely silver brooch from the Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Late classical to early hellenistic period.

Lovely silver brooch and piece of jewellery. Late classical to early hellenistic period.

Probably representation of Demeter. Traces of polychrome painting preserved. Unusual shape with flat handle, originally probably attached to large vase. From an old collection of a Frech engineer, acquired 1982 in Paris.

Characteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC. From the inventory of an old educational lending collection.

A lovely sculpture from an old US collection. Very nicely preserved surface, very detailed work of art.

Excellent condition, with partially preserved painting and attractive sea patina. Found in the sea near the city of Akko in Israel in the 1980s, exported with permit from Israel Antiquities Authority.

Probably Cypriot. Very large, impressive vessel in excellent condition. From the Swiss collection W. Rosenbaum (1894 - 1984).

Very nice decoration with dark red painting. Delicate piece of ancient art from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976- 78 at a London art gallery.

Hellenistic Greece or Egypt under Roman rule. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

With TL analysis. Impressive vessel, perfectly preserved delicate painting. Ancient graffito XE on foot.

Athenian or Greek colony in Southern Italy. Almost perfectly preserved, intense patina. Since 1954 in the collection of the Newark Museum of Art, USA.

Bronze worth 40 Drachmai, Alexandria mint, 51 - 30 BC: Great portrait of the famous last Ptolemaic queen. After her death Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire.

Italic pottery in the subgeometric style. Made around 500 BC in Apulia. Handled vessels of this type are an guiding form in Apulian archaeology.

Expressive life-size clay mask from Hellenistic Greece. It depicts the character of the slave from the New Comedy, i.e. a theatre style that developed with the Hellenistic period.

Magnificent head-dress in the shape of a pediment from the time of Alexander the Great. Embossed with a floral decoration, supplemented by birds and grasshoppers. This piece has been published in a 1965 standard work on hellenistic gold jewellery.

Beautiful small vessel for perfumed oil from the heyday of Corinthian pottery production, at the beginning of the 6th century BC.

Gold jewellery with plastically modeled head of a bird of prey or dolphin. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.

The vase shows the fight of Herakles against a centaur, and on the other side a sitting woman with a satyr. Very delicate object, painting of exquisite workmanship for an apulian vase.

Beautiful small vessel for perfumed oil from the heyday of Corinthian pottery production, made around 600 BC.

The so-called Kandila perfectly illustrates why the abstract Bronze Age art of the Cyclades still fascinates us today. The parallels to modern art are unmistakable. The masterpiece comes from Elie Borowski's inventory.

Very impressive, cicely preserved large vase. Painted with women dancing between sphinxes. An almost identical piece is on exhibition at the Musee National Rodin in Paris.

Beautiful repoussé from the Hellenistic period showing a female bust in high relief. From the well-known Cullman collection.

From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Excellent condition, body and even the fragile handle undamaged. Ex October 30th, 1983 auction Pierre Yves Clavel, Marseille, France, Lot Nr. 83.

Beautifully decorated Middle till Late Corinthian vase in excellent condition.

The finely crafted decoration showing a maenad is in excellent condition, with only minor wear. An impressive miniature piece of art. In Swiss private collections since the 1960s.

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

Group of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.

Group of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.

Elegant vessel from Crete, shaped like a bird's nest, possibly a container for ointments. Dating to the late Minoan period around 1500 BC.

From the Greek colonies of Southern Italia, Magna Graecia. 4th - early 3rd century B.C. Ex UK private collection, acquired prior to 1983.