Nice orange brown glass paste. The person might be the god Hermes, known as Mercurius in Roman culture.

Glass paste of wonderful light pink color, imitating amethyst. It shows the young Satyr with Panther's skin and mask.

Elegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.

Impressive and striking marble mask. It once adorned the upper facade of a villa or a public building during Roman Imperial times.

Nice dark patina. Rome mint, December 1176 - autumn 177 A.D. Aequitas standing to the left with cornucopiae.

The insciption VIVAS (live!) in intense white color is perfectly preserved. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Nice dark red glass paste with strongly convex image side. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

An ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nicely patinated glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Typical wide open mouth and circular eye openings. Nicely preserved. From a German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985.

Very fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".

The fresco shows a young man in full military gear. Interpretations include Mars, the god of war, and Brutus, the murderer of Caesar. The impressive piece is an absolute rarity in its outstanding condition and quality.

The Roman intaglio has an interesting scene of Eros as a child, standing on a Dolphin and setting a sail.

The Roman intaglio of white-banded glass paste shows the god with his typical attribute.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

Perfectly preserved incl. original painting. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

The small bronze votive box is modelled on top with a coiled serpent. The artefact was probably made around 400 BC in Naukratis to be devoted to Atum.

The roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.

The roman intaglio of dark glass paste with white band shows a standing figure. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The beautiful violet glass paste shows the hero Heracles with two of his typical attributes, the club and the lion skin.

The beautiful finger ring from the Roman Imperial period is set with a carnelian stone. It shows a male portrait head in the linear style.

Roman intaglio made of nice yellow-orange glass paste. It has a great motif, showing the goddess Athena with shield and spear, holding a small Nike on her hand.

Blue opaque glass paste with depiction of a soldier. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The orange glass paste shows the goddess next to a high column. Her mantled glides down below her hips at her back.

Wunderful example of the curious symbiosis of greek art and buddhist tradition in the second century. The relief shows a key moment in Buddhas life, when he abandons his life as prince Siddhartha to seek enlightenment.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with red gemstones. From the Roman Imperial period.

Made of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The face itself is fully preserved with nicely worked details. Mounted on a modern black wooden base.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

The reverse, showing Roma on shield with she-wolf suckling the twins and two woodpeckers, is copying a 200 years older Republican denarius.

Nice portrait, on reverse Capricorn with cornucopiae and rudder on globe. Colonia Patricia mint, 18 - 16 BC

The glass paste features Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, worked with high level of details and very nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

The glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.

Found 1971 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany. The decoration shows bears, hares, hounds, a wild boar, eros with hare and a Roman Imperial Eagle.

Perfectly preserved, nicely decorated. Found in Tunisia in 1975.

The glass paste shows the god as a boy, standing with his bow in one hand. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.