A Stone Age tool from Aalborg in Denmark. Nicely polished and impressive workmanship.

Double-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

Each was part of a key lock, e.g. for a door or chest. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Piriform body with engraved bird on the lid. A piece from the Roman Imperial period, found near Dover. Published in a standard work by Richard Hattatt.

Circular body with protective phallus in high relief on the lid. A piece from the Roman Imperial period, found in North East England. Published in a standard work by Richard Hattatt.

Trapezoidal weight from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Finely crafted tool from the New Stone Age of Europe. Made from greenish grey rock. With a through hole at the neck as a remarkable feature.

Iron keys of typical shape. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Finely crafted tool made of nice dark grey flint. From the New Stone Age of Europe. A specimen of the thick butted type with thin blade.

The tool with finely polished blade is of the point-butted type. From the Stone Age of western Europe.

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

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.

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

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

Rare and impressively large and heavy tool from the New Stone Age. The axe type comes from Jutland, Denmark.

A tool from the Early Neolithic of Europe. Nicely polished and impressive by its size and weight.

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

The stone tool is from the European Neolithic. A special feature is the museum-quality custom made shaft which gives a great impression of the tool's former mounting.

Different shapes of nails. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Das Steinwerkzeug stammt aus der Jungsteinzeit Nord- oder Mitteleuropas. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die moderne Schäftung in Museumsqualität, die einen großartigen Eindruck von der einstigen Verwendung des Werkzeuges gibt.

Fragments of glass vessels and rods, as well as two faience beads. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Different types of weights made of lead. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Various artifacts in different states of preservation. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Arrow heads, chisel and blade made of Iron. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Various artefacts in different states of preservation. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.

Flat two-edged stone blade from the Dagger Period of Northern Europe.

Asymmetrically shaped chisel with two polished sides. Made of light flint. Approx. 3400 to 2400 BC.

Axe from the Early Neolithic is made of beautiful reddish brown flint with inclusions. Found in Northern Germany.

The crescent-shaped blade is made of reddish brown flint. This tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.

Small crescent-shaped blade made of beautiful polychrome flint. This tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.

Compact stone axe from the 3rd Millenium BC. Found on the Danish island of Moen.

Gorgeous axe head made of polished dark rock. Made by the Single Grave culture and found in northern Germany.

Elegantly shaped chisel with two polished sides. Made of dark flint. Approx. 3400 to 2400 BC.

Polished axe made of beautiful brown flint. It was found more than 100 years ago near the town of Luetzow.

The finely worked long blade was found in Luetzow in Northern Germany. The artefact was made towards the end of the Neolithic.

Elegantly shaped chisel with two polished sides. Made of grey flint. Approx. 3400 to 2400 BC.