From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.

The bronze figurine is a nail idol that can be attributed to the Hittite culture. Late 2nd Millenium BC.

The unusual bronze figurine is an idol from Anatolia or the Near East. Around 1000 BC.

This vessel from the Holy Land was made between construction and destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. From the well-known Dr. Steve Adler collection.

This vessel from the Holy Land was made between construction and destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. From the well-known Dr. Steve Adler collection.

Nicely preserved massive bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Western Asia.

Nicely preserved massive bronze figurine. End of 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.

This vessel from the Holy Land was made between construction and destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. From the well-known Dr. Steve Adler collection.

End of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful patina.

Very nicely preserved figurine with strong patina. End of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Ex Karl Kress auction 182 (March 23-25 1982) Nr. 216.

End of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful patina.

Nicely preserved animal figurine. End of 2nd to 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Perfectly preserved, elaborated piece of art, produced by the nomadic tribes of Scythian cultures.

Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. Probably hellenistic. Ex Karl Kress auction 182 (March 23-25 1982) Nr. 218.

Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Massive, perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful dark patina. Second to early first millenium BC. Ex Karl Kress auction 147 (May 5th 1969) Nr. 57.

Nicely preserved bronze figurine. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Massive, perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful dark patina. End of 2nd to early 1st millenium BC. Ex Karl Kress auction 147 (May 5th 1969) Nr. 54.

Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. End of 2nd to 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Perfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.

Wonderful seal with winged hybrid beasts. It was made in the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the first real empire in history.

The seal made of blue frit shows mythological creatures. 7th cent. BC.

The frit cylinder seal depicts a hunter with bow and arrow pursuing a cow. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.

The glazed clay seal depicts a hunter with large bow pursuing a caprid. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.

Fantastic and rare example for a cylinder seal in its original setting. From the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III in the 8th cent. BC.

Nicely facetted seal made of bright chalcedony. It shows a man in front of the gods Marduk, Nabu and Ishtar. Typical and well documented depiction from the 6th cent. BC.

Conical seal made of snowy chalcedony. The scene shows a praying man in front of an altar or symbols for the gods Ishtar and Shamash. Canonical piece for an educational collection.

Iron Age silver pin with attractive engravings. Nice dark patina.

The pin head is shaped like an open basket with a decorative knob. Bronze with attractive patina.

Iron Age bronze pin with thick head. Green patinated metal.

Lovely bronze pin from the early Iron Age. The head is decorated by engraved lines and a geometric knob.

Imposing Western Asiatic vessel of the Amlash culture. Including TL analysis. Around 1000 BC.

The jar has a biconical body and a spout in form of a stilized bird's head. From ancient Iran at the beginning of the 1st Millenium BC.

The Luristan short dagger has an elegant and slim shape. From an old German collection. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.