The spectacular creature with conjoined horse bodies is characteristic for the bronze works of Luristan. From the early 1st Millenium BC.

Elegant weapon of the Iron Age Amlash culture with broad and short blade. It is certainly a find from the province of Gilan in northern Iran.

Possibly made by the Celtic Durotriges tribe under Roman rule in Britain. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.

Nice and rare enameled variant of the Hod Hill type. Found in Norfolk, UK. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.

Ex old German private collection. Rare coin with beautiful "classical" Roman portrait.

The rare depiction is typical of the god Khnum. From the Late Period to Ptolemaic period of Ancient Egypt.

Interesting group of two artefacts. A Neolithic flint blade from Egypt and a Bronze Age mould for casting or hammering metal.

The flat bottle has a lentoid or discoid body with a long neck. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.

The Egyptian funerary figurine dates to the reign of Pharaoh Amasis II, towards the end of the 26th Dynasty. Excavated in Saqqara in the mid-19th century. Shown in a 1979 Sotheby's catalogue.

The Stone Age points are finely crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.

The Stone Age points are finely crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.

The Stone Age points are beautifully crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.

Simplistic depiction of the protective goddess for pregnant women. It can be worn as an amulet. A piece from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

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

Clay figure of a man with a spherical object in front of his stomach. From the Roman province.

Very impressive, cicely preserved large vase. Painted with women dancing between sphinxes. An almost identical piece is on exhibition at the Musee National Rodin in Paris.

From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

Finely crafted flint projectile from the younger Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.

Finely crafted flint projectile from the Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.

Finely crafted tool from the New Stone Age of Europe. A specimen of the thick butted type.

Belonging pair of jewellery made of gold, each decorated with shield and bead. From the Roman provinces of the eastern Mediterranean, made during the Imperial period.

Finger ring made of bronze with a key. From the Roman Imperial period, around the 2nd century. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

The dark glass paste symbolizes a famous love affair from ancient mythology. The sky father Zeus falls in love with the beautiful Ganymede, a Trojan king's son.

Nice ring insert made of composite glass. Its imprint shows the moment of the mythological boar hunt in which Meleager slays the beast.

Roman glass paste with nice depiction of the Greek god of love as a child, probably a lyre in his hands.

Interesting silver fibula from the later Roman Imperial period. From the famous Leo Mildenberg collection.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

The so-called Tumi was a weapon to cut the throats of humans and animals in ritual sacrifices. The knife certainly fulfilled an additional representative function in the afterlife. From the period of the Sican's cultural florescence during the 10th to 12th centuries AD.

Group of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.

Nice group of artefacts from the Northern European Neolithic. One blade, two dagger fragments and three axe head fragments. All found in Northern Germany.

Bronze weapon originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. Note the grip insert in this dagger otherwise comprised of a single piece of bronze.

Massive clay sphere, ammunition or a pistill. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a Swiss museum collection. Found in Algeria, North Africa.

The Paleolithic tool is shaped like a sickle. Thebes has been handed down as the place of origin. From a 100 year old museum collection.