Funerary scarab in mint green fayence. New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The piece is from the famous Matouk collection.

This Old Babylonian seal with a worship scene is made from lapis lazuli, a very rare choice for this period.

Very nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.

Imposing vessel with well preserved paint. It shows geometric figures and sun wheel. From the 2nd millenium BC.

Interesting ushabti from Memphis dating to the late 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom. The owner was an official from the Temple of Ptah.

Imposanter Krug vom Ende des 3. Jt. v. Chr. 39cm Höhe, 23cm Durchmesser. Publiziert in der Ausstellung Werke der griechischen Antike, Kulturhistorisches Museum Bielefeld, als Nr. 85.

Fully preserved, early vase from the Bronze Age. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired 1970 at Sotheby's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.

Excellently preserved, rare for such a large object. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired at Christie's in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.

1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. Nicely preserved piece, from an old German private collection, acquired prior to 1972. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.

Cylinder seal made of black rock. It bears a religious scene dating shortly prior to or right at the beginnings of Old Babylonia.

Small seal made of appealing igneous rock. The engraved wave pattern is typical for the late Uruk period of Mesopotamia.

Cylindrical seal with religious scene and inscription from the Third Dynasty of Ur. A worshipper is lead to the god of the moon Sin.

Stunning white seal made of shell. Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period III.

Perfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.

Egyptian wall tile from the Old Kingdom, 2nd to 3rd dynasty. The tile type is known from the famous step pyramid of king Djoser.

Basic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.

Interesting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.

Interesting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.

The simple vessel is made of coarse clay. It dates to the end of the 4th millenium BC and hence witnessed the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Very well preserved axe head. Late Bronze Age, 10th to 9th cent. BC.

The cowroid has an interesting decoration across the upper surface. The lower surface is inscribed with hieroglyphs. This cowroid is discussed in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

The stamp shows hieroglyphs with a title for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt. This scaraboid is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

Bowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.

The scene shows a walking lion. It is framed by an oval cord. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The motive exhibits two symmetry axes and at least six triangles. A wonderful artistic expression of the highly evolved Egyptian maths. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The beetle stone bears a popular motive of the Middle Empire. A nice example of its kind. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.

The hieroglyphs are of the so called anra design, a magic spell in the ancient Egyptian belief. The scarab is from the 13th to 15th dynasty. It is described in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

Nicely preserved piece from a German collection.

Nicely preserved piece from a German collection.

Perfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.

Perfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.

Perfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.

The scarab amulet from Ramesside times has a beetle engraved in the lower side, flanked by two symbols.

Nice scarab made of dark steatite. The hieroglyphs could be read as New Year's wishes.

Scarab amulet with a twisted cord motive. Beautiful and well preserved piece from the Second Intermediate Period.

The scarab amulet has a cartouche and neb on the bottom. 18th to 20th dynasty of ancient Egypt.