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

Beautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Simple funerary figurine from the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Part of a group of three figures that are said to be from the same grave.

Almond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Almond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.

Fantastic example of Egyptian miniature art in stone. The amulet dates to the Late Period and should give its owner strength or protection.

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

The fingerring is of peculiar workmanship and displays a central grotesque mask. A piece of jewellery from the Roman era.

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

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

Nice polished axe from brown flint. It was found more than 100 years ago near the town of Luetzow.

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.

Group of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

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

One of the most popular Egyptian amulet types. From the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Excellent condition, slip widely preserved, attractive patina. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

Possibly used as votive object or in funerary context. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

Interesting and very rare mythological scene. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

Rare Apulian imitation of a popular Athenian type. 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.

Possibly from Israel area. Excellent condition. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

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.

Funerary scarab of beautiful blue stone. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. The piece is from the famous Matouk collection.

Funerary scarab made of dark blue stone. From the greco-roman period of Egypt. A piece from the famous Matouk collection.

Body decorated with grooves and dense scale pattern. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Museum-worth preservation. Found in the Luxemburgerstrasse in Cologne, Germany. Acquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.

Very well preserved, with traces of dark red painting. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Acquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved. Reported to have been found in Cologne.

Excellently preserved samurai sword made in the Muromachi period. From the collection of a Munich lawyer, acquired in the 1970s.

Acquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved.

Bronze sword with long, narrow blade with pronounced midrib and a long grip thorn with a rivet hole at the end. From an old French collection.

Rare and beautifully stamp decorated pottery of the early Baiuvarii around 600 AD. From a find in Riekofen in Bavaria.

Excessively rare brooch type from Late Bronze Age in Bavaria. It is known from the Urnfield period hoard of Reisen near Munich in Germany. This piece has been found near Regensburg, Germany.