The glass impresses with its elegant shape. Made in one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Imperial period.

The pendant shows Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. It was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Fine and beautifully decorated glass pitcher from Roman Palestine, probably from an ancient workshop in what is now Jalamah. Around 500 AD.

The pendant with a lion and crescent motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Flat bottle with double handle from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made between the 3rd and 6th century.

Perfectly preserved ring stone made of orange carnelian. It shows a winged hybrid creature with the body of a lion. With inscription in Pahlavi, the Middle Persian script of the Sassanids.

Finial in the shape of a bird, probably once the head of a rod or distaff. From the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.

Small bowl painted with abstract shapes. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization.

Old find from Abydos made by the Egyptian Exploration Fund (today: EES). It is an early die with round markings. Ancient Egypt.

Beautiful jewellery with beads made of emerald and garnet. Made in the eastern part of the Mediterranean during the 6th to early 7th century.

Perfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. From the Late Roman period.

Perfectly preserved glass vessel with globular body. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean during late Roman Imperial times.

Table amphora, or vessel for transport of particularly precious goods. The beautiful dense marine patina makes this vase a true eye-catcher. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

A marvelous example for Early Islamic glass after the conquest of the Levant, during Umayyad rule. A glass from the professor Ritschel collection.

Between 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

Nicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.

Between 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

Possibly from Israel area. Excellent condition. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

Between 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

Nicely preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Attractive marine patina. Found in Sezze area (Latium).

Perfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.

Nicely preserved amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.

Perfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.

The small collection features different emperors from the late Roman Empire and the early Byzantine era. From the collection of Prof. Schmid, acquired in the late 1970s - early 1980s.

Elegant vessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture. The outside is decorated by a polychrome szene of geometric patterns and abstractions of animals and faces.

Perfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Attractive marine patina.

The frog lamps developed in Egypt close to Abydos. For the Egyptians, the frog symbolized birth and resurrection, this symbolism was also adapted by the early Christians. From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.

Rare type with plastic handle and large cross on base.

Dark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.

Dark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.

The swastika shaped brooch with horse head terminals was worn by the cavallery in Late Antiquity. In particular by the troops recruited by the Romans from their Pannonian Foederati. It might have been a symbol for strength or designated a military rank.

Dunkler orangefarbener Karneol, der Stempel zeigt eine stilisierte springende Antilope. Hervorragender Zustand. Inklusive Stempelabdruck.

Von Augustus und Agrippa bis zu byzantinischen Prägungen ist in diesem Lot alles dabei. Diverse Nominale, Durchmesser ca. 12 mm - 29 mm. Teils mit Resten von Silberauflage. Einzelverkauf aus Lot.

Exzellente Erhaltung, schöne Fundpatina. Spätantike Bronzemünzen, Durchmesser um 16 mm.

Byzantinischer Fingerring aus Silber mit eingeritzten Buchstaben, vermutlich Initialen. Nahezu perfekt erhalten. Ringinnendurchmesser 20mm. Ringplatte 13mm x 14mm. 2013 in einem Auktionshaus erworben. Zuvor in einer deutschen Privatsammlung. In diese erworben 1996.

Fingerring aus Silber. Ringplatte mit von einer punzierten Linie gerahmtem Feld. Darin ein vereinfachtes Christusmonogramm, Chi-Rho. 6. bis 8 Jh. n. Chr.