Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Very well preserved incl. original painting. From the collection of the German actress Lotti Huber, found during excavations in Cyprus in the 1950s.

Found 1971 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany. The decoration shows bears, hares, hounds, a wild boar, eros with hare and a Roman Imperial Eagle.

From the workshop of Passenus. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Very well preserved incl. original slip. From the collection of the German actress Lotti Huber, found during excavations in Cyprus in the 1950s.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

So-called Depas Amphikypellon from around 2500 BC. The famous type of drinking vessel from Troy as described in Homer's Iliad.

Nicely preserved specimen of this characteristic type of vessel from the Mycenaeans. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.

Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting on the inside. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Egyptian Late Period canopic jar with a lid in the shape of a human head, representing the Horus son Imsety. The piece stands out by the expressive face and by the original painting.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Italic pottery in the subgeometric style. Made around 500 BC in Apulia. Handled vessels of this type are an guiding form in Apulian archaeology.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Impressive condition for a vessel of this size. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Very well preserved incl. original painting. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Found 1970 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Interesting bucchero cup imitating bronze a vessel. Nicely preserved. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Bruchstück einer römischen Transportamphore. Alter Fund aus dem Mittelmeer vor Kroatien. Mit schönem Korallenbewuchs.

Egyptian Late Period canopic jar lid in the shape of a human head. The piece is impressive due to its massive size and high-quality craftsmanship.

Italic pottery in the subgeometric style. Made around 500 BC in Apulia. An attractive vessel due to the beautiful painting and the bird shape.

Fragments of Roman pottery. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Fragments of Roman and medieval pottery. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Small bronze pot with a bulbous body an high handle. It was probably used as an incense burner. From the collection of the historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872-1959).

Elegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.

Small bowl painted with abstract shapes. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization.

Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.

Magna Graecia, Greek colony in Southern Italy. Very well preserved, glossy metallic glaze. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Worth the exhibition in a museum. Brilliant colors, fully preserved. From an old German collection, acquired 1964.

From the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.

Nicely preserved. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Very rare in such condition. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.