Mesoamerica - Photo gallery
Image database with photographs of ancient art and antiquities
Our image database provides photographs of ancient art and antiquities for press releases as well as for private use. All artefacts sold in our gallery are documented through professional photographs. The resulting image library contains numerous ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities as well as ancient coins. The time span from Stone Age, over Bronze Age and Classical Antiquity until Late Antiquity is covered.The photo gallery aims at providing a vast visual archive equipped with filters and search tools. You are most welcome to search the constantly growing number of artefacts in the image library. We are also happy to authorize hyperlinks from your webpage / forum to the objects depicted in our gallery. For this purpose, please send us a short notification prior to placing a hyperlink. For almost every object high definition photographs are available and can be provided e.g. to document your collection or for scientific papers or popular science articles. If you are interested in using pictures for publications, print media or other purposes, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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Luristan bronze daggerDouble-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Very large Italic wave-shaped broochMade from bronze wire. A very rare brooch type from around 1000 BC.
Early Etruscan sanguisuga fibulaThe early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.
Brooch from Roman BritainA rare mixture of cicada fibula and trumpet fibula, from the 2nd century. Found on the Isle of Wight.
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Neolithic axe headNicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.
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Neolithic flint dagger from DenmarkDouble-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.
Neolithic axe headA Stone Age tool from Aalborg in Denmark. Nicely polished and impressive workmanship.
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Roman glass beakerBeautiful turquoise glass with incised decorative grooves. From the 1st or 2nd century AD.
Roman glass bottleThe small glass vessel with a spherical body shows beautiful violet reflections and violet-brown transmissions. From the third century.
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Egyptian stone beakerElegant stone vase made of beautifully marbled calcite alabaster. From between the 1st and 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Egyptian amulet of BesProtective amulet with dwarf god Bes. A typical specimen for its kind from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian amulet of a Bes maskProtective amulet in the form of a mask of the god Bes made of turquoise faience with black applications. Nice specimen from the 26th dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Phoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
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Phoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
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Apulian-Corinthian bronze helmet - ex Axel Guttmann collectionWorth the exhibition in a museum. With fine decoration including large boars. Published by H. Born (1993) and M. Junkelmann (2000). Ex Christie's London and Royal Athena Galleries New York.
Athenian floral band cupBeautiful kylix in excellent condition. Acquired 2022 at Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Switzerland. Ex Swiss private collection Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne. Acquired April 07, 1954.
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Red-figure Apulian lekythosVery good condition, intact and not restored. From an old German private collection, acquired before 1982.
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Large Italic serpentine fibulaA bronze brooch dating to the Italic Iron Age. The piece is elaborately adorned by wonderful incised decorations.
Group of Italic brooches and artefactsExciting group of 17 bronze objects. These include an Italian serpentine fibula with large disc head, three early Etruscan brooches, and a bronze sheet with a decorative head.
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Early Etruscan sanguisuga fibulaThe early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.
Disc brooch from Roman BritainBrooch with a Romano-Celtic sunburst design. Circa 2nd century. A find from Roman Britain
Anglo-Saxon gilt bow broochA find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.
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Roman intaglio with suckling horseRoman jewellery insert made of dark glass paste. It depicts a horse with a foal. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with lionNice depiction of a lion on an orange glass paste from the Roman period.
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Roman intaglio with galleyThe skillful work shows a Roman galley with rowers. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient glass paste.
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Three neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are finely crafted and in a good state of preservation. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Three neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are finely crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.
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Three neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are finely crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Two cypriot jugletsSo-called Bilbil jugs of the Base Ring I ware. A testament to the opium trade of the late Bronze Age.
Egyptian model vessels of a founding ceremonyA group of seven miniature bowls and three miniature vases made of clay. Once filled with offerings and used ritually during a foundation stone laying ceremony. Dating to the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BC.
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Clay amphoriskos on marble baseFrom the German private collection Dr. Dietrich, acquired 1962 from the collection of Prof. Dr Jochen Bleicken, University of Goettingen.
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Body of Roman Imperial oil lamp with two nozzlesFrom an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.
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