Discover the oldest writing of the world! Cuneiform is a cultural technique of the Ancient Near East and belongs to the historic legacies on which our own culture is based upon. Try out yourself how people used to write in the ancient capitals of Babylon, Niniveh, Persepolis or Jerusalem. Added to the set are a piece of Fimo modelling compound and a stylus made of bamboo which design follows its antique models. With the help of the also added sign lists everyone will be able to transfer any text from any language into Cuneiform writing.

The set consists of three elements:

Text with sign list 21 x 21 cm / 8.3 x 8.3 inch

Stylus made of bamboo 23 cm / 9 inch

Fimo modelling compound 56 g

This mechanical pencil was made after a pencil from the possession of Goethe. The pencil is depicted on a copperplate engraving by Carl August Schwerdgeburth. Pencils with such a mechanical function were a world first. They were initially made in England in 1825.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe preferred writing with a pencil because the "buzzing and squirting" of the pen could inhibit his train of thought and "stifle a small product in birth," as he relates in "Dichtung und Wahrheit."
The original of the mechanical pencil can be viewed in the Goethe National Museum in Weimar.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

Our brass replica has a silver-coloured, tin-plated surface with patination. The pencil is designed in such a way that you can refill it with modern customary pencil leads (diameter 0.7 mm).

This mechanical pencil was made after a pencil from the possession of Goethe. The pencil is depicted on a copperplate engraving by Carl August Schwerdgeburth. Pencils with such a mechanical function were a world first. They were initially made in England in 1825.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe preferred writing with a pencil because the "buzzing and squirting" of the pen could inhibit his train of thought and "stifle a small product in birth," as he relates in "Dichtung und Wahrheit."
The original of the mechanical pencil can be viewed in the Goethe National Museum in Weimar.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, August 28, 1749 - March 22, 1832

Our brass replica has a silver-coloured, tin-plated surface with patination. The pencil is designed in such a way that you can refill it with modern customary pencil leads (diameter 0.7 mm).

Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of love and joy.

Polyresin

Height 9,2 cm / 3.6 inch

Jewellery played an important role in the life of the Vikings. The masterpieces of craftsmanship reflect the importance of their wearer. The cross-shaped pendant is ca. 1,000 years old and is part of a larger hoard which was washed up to one of the beaches of Hiddensee in a storm tide in 1872. The main motives are a bird's head and a braided onament. This piece of jewellery is considered as a particularly fine example of Viking Age goldsmithery.
Each pendant is individually packed in a felt bag.
Founding, gold-coloured.

Height of pendant: 5 cm / 1.9 inch

Jewellery played an important role in the life of the Vikings. The masterpieces of craftsmanship reflect the importance of their wearer. The cross-shaped pendant is ca. 1,000 years old and is part of a larger hoard which was washed up to one of the beaches of Hiddensee in a storm tide in 1872. The main motives are a bird's head and a braided onament. This piece of jewellery is considered as a particularly fine example of Viking Age goldsmithery.
Each pendant is individually packed in a felt bag.
Founding, gold-coloured.

Height of pendant: 5 cm / 1.9 inch

Jewellery played an important role in the life of the Vikings. The masterpieces of crafts-manship reflect the importance of their wearer. The amulet dates from the 10th century and was found in the famous Viking settlement of Haithabu/Hedeby. The original gold-plated pendant was decorated with a loop ornament made of filigree wire and gold granules. The present piece was cast. The cross motif shows the influence of Christianity in 10th century Viking life.
Founding, gold-coloured.

Diameter of pendant: 3,2 cm / 1.2 inch

In the year 992 AD the Viking Leif Eriksson reached America as the first European. For a long time scientists have puzzled over the question how the Vikings with their dragon boats managed to navigate on the open sea. This secret is now revealed: Magic Sun Stones from Calcite showed them the way. With a stone like this the position of the sun could be determined with high precision, even under low light conditions and at dusk. The sunlight is refracted in the mineral depending on its alignment to the celestial bodies. Looking through the stone you can see two light beams. The stone must now be turned until both beams are equally strong - and the position of the sun is determined!

Natural calc-spar crystal, leather, ancient glass bead

The ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti was the beautiful spouse of Akhenaton, the famous ruler of the 18th dynasty in Egypt, and her name, too, praises her extraordinary beauty: „The beautiful one who comes along“. In addition to it she was a woman with considerable power and political influence attested by numerous depictions of her. Scaled down.

Handpainted cast

Height of figure 12,9 cm / 5.1 inch

The ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti was the beautiful spouse of Akhenaton, the famous ruler of the 18th dynasty in Egypt, and her name, too, praises her extraordinary beauty: „The beautiful one who comes along“. In addition to it she was a woman with considerable power and political influence attested by numerous depictions of her. Scaled down.

Handpainted cast

Height of figure 12,9 cm / 5.1 inch

Sachmet is the Egyptian goddess of courage and cure.

Plastics

Height of figure 12,5 cm / 4.9 inch

Amun-Re as the god of creation is the main deity of the ancient Egyptian pantheon.

Plastics

Height of figure 14,5 cm / 5.7 inch

Osiris ist the Egyptian god of the dead.

Plastics

Height of figure 12,5 cm / 4.9 inch

The ancient Egyptians considered the hippopotamus as a symbol of assertiveness and fertility with a protective function and regenerative powers.

Handpainted cast

Height 2,8 cm / 1.1 inch