Wonderful double vessel with incised decoration. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Anatolia.

The simple dish is made of coarse clay and originated in Bronze Age Europe.

The elegant vessel could be stringed and suspended to protect its content from animals. From Early Bronze Age Europe.

The voluminous body has the typical shape of vessels from the Bell Beaker culture. It has been made during the transitioning period between Stone Age and Bronze Age.

The bowl or dish is decorated with painted circles and a spiral. Cypro-Archaic period.

Nice small vessel with well-preserved painted decorations. From Cyprus towards the end of the geometric period and the beginning of the archaic period.

Typical Red Polished ware from Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, around 2000 BC.

Nice orange jug with geometrical decorations. From the cypro-archaic period.

Nicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.

Nicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.

Interesting cylindrical vessel with rich decoration. From antiquity or early Middle Ages.

Characteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.

Rare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.

Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

Aus alter deutscher Sammlung. Perfekt erhaltenes, nicht restauriertes imposantes Gefäß.

The imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.

Very nice and richly decorated vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

Nice pale green glass dating to Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.

Glass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.

Well preserved small glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.

Fantastic and rare type of vessel from the Roman provinces of the Levant. Ex professor Ritschel collection.

Spherical small glass from Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.

The cosmetic bottle from the Eastern Mediterranean dates to the 1st or 2nd century. A nice piece of ancient glass from the professor Ritschel collection.

Elegant glass dating to Roman Imperial times. Nice pale green glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.

Nice bowl made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period. Bought in 1972 at Aloys Faust gallery.

Rare Apulian imitation of a popular Athenian type. From an old German collection, acquired 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Nice ancient oil vessel, around 400 B.C. From an old German collection, acquired 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Impressive ancient oil vessel. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Perfectly preserved, finely worked vessel, reported to have been found in Apulia. From an old German collection, acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Small ovoid oil vessel, reported to have been found in Apulia. From an old German collection, acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Tear-drop shaped oil vessel with traces of painting. From an old German collection, acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Nicely preserved, with dense patina. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Interesting and unusual drinking cup, reported to have been found in Apulia. Acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Reported to have been found in Central Italy. Perfectly preserved, small vase. Acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Ancient oil vessel with high foot. Acquired in 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Miniature shape of the Athenian "ΣΟΣ"-amphorae. Reported to have been found in Apulia, impressive example of trade in Ancient Greece. Acquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.