God of the air and the sun. The highly stylized figurine shows the ancient Egyptian god on his knees, the arms raised towards the sun. From a British private museum.

The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

Brooch in the shape of an insect. Popular type in the northern Roman provinces during the 2nd century.

Impressive, perfectly preserved bowl from old German collection

Impressive large vase from old German collection

The scarab amulet dates to the Late Period. The lower side shows a stading figure, possibly the goddess Neith.

The goddess of art is engraved with rich details. She is sitting on a chair with the backrest shaped like a swan head.

The intaglio shows two masks joint on the rear side. It is an interesting document of the Roman theatrical culture.

The lower half of the intaglio is intact and shows a woman in a long dress. Truely special about the piece is the blue reflecting glass that turns violet when light is passing through it.

Impressive wood relief of an idealized face. Polychrome paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Nicely preserved piece from a private Columbus (Ohio, USA) collection

Interesting piece, featuring a flying swan. From an old German collection

Interesting shape, perfect condition.

Perfectly preserved votive or funerary cult figurine of a kneeling young woman with two children behind her.

Perfectly preserved piece from the 1st - early 2nd century AD. Found in Ladenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Perfectly preserved piece from the second half of the 2nd century AD. Found in Ladenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Nicely preserved piece. Found in Ladenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Nicely preserved piece. Found in Ladenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Perfectly preserved piece. Found in Ladenburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Nicely preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase

The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt was supposed to protect the dead on their way to the afterlife. From a British private museum.

Rare Hippocampus brooch with elaborate inlays of multi-coloured glass paste and metal. Great example of the brooch manufacturing of Roman Gaul during the mid 1st cent. AD.

Skillfull bronze fibula in horse shape. The type was used in Central Europe during the later Principate.

Ancient roman fibula of the kraeftig profilierte fibula type. The piece is a beautiful example of this common type of fibulae during roman imperial times.

This special motive for Roman engraved gems often featured two Roman citizens or man and wife. It is an interesting example of its kind made from beautiful orange glass.

Beautifully engraved gemstone made of purple glass. It shows the rare motive of a woman wearing a theater mask.

The painted clay sculpture shows a stylized horse and rider. The rider figurine from Greece dates to the archaic period.

This type of amulet was popular in the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. It should endow its wearer with fertility and rapidity of movement. The piece was exhibited in an early 20th century private museum.

The falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.

God of the air and the sun. The highly stylized figurine shows the ancient Egyptian god on his knees, the arms raised towards the sun. From a British private museum.

God or god-like dwarf. The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

Rome, 162-163 AD. AV: Bust of Marcus Aureius, RV: Salus standing left holding scepter and patera, to her feet altar with snake.

From a very old German collection. Probably manufactured in North Africa.

Ibis headed god of knowledge and writing. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.

A lamp with an identical motive is on exhibition in the NATIONAL WARSAW MUSEUM. Probably found in Trier in 1913

Perfectly preserved piece from a German collection.