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

Typical glass jewellery from one of the Eastern Mediterranean glass factories. This popular type was made with a motif stamped into each side of the glass disc. Late 4th to 5th century AD.

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.

Supposedly from the collection of the Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901). Very good condition, surface very well preserved.

Scarce legion, for which the writing XIIII is again rare compared to XIV

With this coin type, Caesar puts himself and gens IVLIA into one line with the divine mythical heroes of ancient Greece. Perfectly centered, almost uncirculated coin.

This coin type celebrates the failing of the "Pisonian Conspiracy" and emphasizes the divine protection for emperor Nero. Impressive portrait, condition slightly better than very fine.

Interesting brooch type from the Roman Pannonian provinces. A very similar piece was found near the Roman camp and settlement of Carnuntum in what is now Austria.

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.

Delicate, perfectly preserved pottery bowl from an old German private collection, acquired in 1979. Reported to have been found in El Djem, Tunis.

Magnificent silver brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Such fibulae were made in the Danube area Roman provinces.

Skillfully arranged motif that could be combined with a plate of the same motif to show a full face. Made in Egypt during the early Roman Imperial period.

Very impressive, 25 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea, wringing her tresses. Ex Bavarian private collection, in which the figure was since the 1970s.

This rare and elaborate silver repoussé is analyzed in a 1970 publication and attributed to a workshop in Antioch or Palmyra. Late 3rd century AD.

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.

Very well preserved fragment of a larger group. Ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, Roman Empire. From an old German collection, acquired in 1987 from Helmut Liebert in Krefeld, Germany.

Belonging pair of earrings from the late Roman Imperial period. With nice filigree decoration.

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

Interesting type of brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Nice specimen made of silver.

From an old German private collection, acquired ca. 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Perfume bottle with pattern on mold-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd to 4th cent. AD.

Skillfully arranged motif of lilies and palmettes. Made in Egypt during the early Roman Imperial period.

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

Miniature works of art with different decorations. Fantastic examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.

Nicely decorated miniature works of art. Outstanding examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.

This small work of art was made around the beginning of the Common Era. The mosaic glass workshop it came from was probably located in Roman Ptolemaic Egypt.

Very rare type of vessel from the 4th to 5th century AD. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The small glass from Roman Imperial times is a jar or beaker. From the professor Ritschel collection.

Rare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.

From an old German private collection, acquired December 1965 at Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany.

Fantastic testimony to Roman Egyptian painting that has been well preserved in Egypt's dry desert climate. Formerly with Christie's South Kensington.

Interesting cylindrical vessel with rich decoration. From antiquity or early Middle Ages.

Rare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.

Intaglio made of vibrant blue glass paste. Dates to Roman Republic until Roman Imperial times.

Extremely nice sparkling blue glass paste. The scene is similar to a Roman interpretation of the Homeric epics.

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.