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 with two portrait busts was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

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.

The pendant with a cock and lion motif 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.

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.

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

The pear-shaped glass comes from the late Roman or early Byzantine period. Presumably from the Eastern Roman province of Palaestina.

Perfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

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.

Dark orange Carnelian with engraved schematic depiction of the mythical creature. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

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

Interesting specimen with coil-like biconical cylinder and blue beads. From the first centuries AD, made in the eastern Mediterranean.

Wonderful piece made of dark orange Carnelian. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Perfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

The nice seal of orange carnelian is engraved with a schematic scene. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.

Small bronze pot with a bulbous body an high handle. It was probably used as an incense burner. From the collection of the historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872-1959).

From the Golde Age of Islam. With abstract animal ornamentation.

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.

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.

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.

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

Very nice and richly decorated vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

Reich dekoriert, seltener Typ. 4. bis 5. Jh. n.Chr. Spätrömische bis frühbyzantinische Epoche. Länge 100mm, Breite 60mm.

Diskusförmige rötliche Keramik, 1. bis 2. Jh. n.Chr., Levante. Sehr schöner nicht restaurierter Zustand, antike Vergrößerung des Einfüllloches. Länge 80mm, Breite 65mm.

6. bis 9. Jh. n.Chr., byzantinische Zeit. Schwere Keramik, Levante, Syria/Palaestina. Gitterartiges lineares Dekor auf Körper, Henkel mit Palmendekor. Länge 95mm.

6. bis 7. Jh. n.Chr. Mittelbyzantinische Epoche. Länge 90mm, Breite 60mm, Höhe 55mm. Seltene Töpferscheibenfertigung. Tüllenkanne mit Henkel, keine Brüche. Vollständig und intakt.

Ca. 3. bis 7 Jh. n.Chr. Länge 90mm, Breite 55mm, Höhe 28mm. Öffnungen 20mm und 10mm. Vollständig und intakt, schwache Rußspuren.

4. bis 5. Jh. n.Chr., benannt nach dem Ort der Werkstatt in Judäa. Länge 70mm, Breite 55mm, Höhe 25mm. Perfekte Erhaltung, reiches Dekor.

Etwa 300 bis 450 n.Chr. Nach typisch römischer Gussform von der Levante. Länge 75mm, Breite 60mm, Höhe 25mm, guter Zustand, starke Rußspuren.

6. bis 7. Jh. n.Chr. Mittelbyzantinische Epoche. Länge 100mm, Breite 65mm, Höhe 35mm. Kunstvolles Dekor. Vollständig und intakt, starke Rußspuren.