Islamic Golden Age - 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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Etruscan amphora with flat handles found at Tarquinia
Finely worked jar with ovoid body and trumpet-shaped mouth. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.
Price: on requestEtruscan kantharos with high handles found at TarquiniaFinely worked cup with high flat handles. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.
Price: on requestEgyptian ibis amuletNice figurine of an ibis dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestSmall bronze amulet of a dogA nice amulet from Ancient Egypt. The rare depiction shows a crouching canid with alert head and ears. A piece from the famous Fouad Matouk collection.
Price: on requestBlack figure Etruscan Stamnos from Toledo Museum collectionEx collection Prof. G. Olcott, the first Columbia University professor for Roman archeology. Acquired from his estate 1912 by the Toledo Museum (Ohio), in the museum collection until 2017. Found in Bolseno area, Italy.
Price: on requestBeaker of the Nazca cultureVessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture and painted in bright colours. From the early phase between the 1st and 5th century
Price: on requestBowl of the Ica cultureAppealing pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture and decorated with a linear pattern. Around 1000 AD.
Price: on requestEgyptian scarabThe scarab is made of beautiful green stone. Schematical upper side, unengraved bottom side. From the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestPalstave axehead with decorationExtremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC.
Price: on requestElegant Akkadian axeheadThe zoomorphic axehead from Mesopotamia is an exceedingly rare variety of the Naram-Sin type. Akkadian Empire, around 2300 BC.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio made of dark glassThe work of art shows a standing young man. Roman Republican to Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with dancing MaenadThe high quality work shows a dancing Maenad with her head thrown back in ecstasy. Beautiful yellow glass.
Price: on requestEtruscan kylix found at TarquiniaFinely worked cup with delicate foot and two handles. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Said to have been found at Tarquinia.
Price: on requestEtruscan bucchero olpe found in Sezze areaNicely preserved jug from an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
Price: on requestEtruscan bucchero olpe found in Sezze (Latium)Pefectly preserved jug from an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
Price: on requestEtruscan bucchero cup found in Sezze areaNicely preserved household pottery from an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
Price: on requestCanosan oinochoe found in Sezze areaImpressive delicate hellenistic wine vessel from an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved EpichysisGreat condition, vivid colors. Decorated with lion heads, pomegranate and vine branches.
Price: on requestGnathia ware skyphosBeautifully decorated piece with perfectly preserved handles, which is rare for such delicate pieces of ancient pottery.
Price: on requestNicely preserved Apulian skyphosGreat condition, worth the exhibition at a museum. Acquired 1976 at Herrmann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Southern Italy, Naples area.
Price: on requestGnathia-ware Apulian oinochoeNicely preserved, delicate piece of ancient art. Decorated with vine branch.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with warriorThe high quality glass paste shows a naked warrior with speer and shield with emblem. Roman Republican to Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with interesting sceneThe scene is moulded in great detail into the orange brown glass paste. It shows a young man holding a so-called aplustre.
Price: on requestEgyptian falcon amuletNice small figurine of a falcon dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestEgyptian crocodile amuletNice small depiction of a crocodile dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestRichly decorated Gnathia-ware oinochoeGreat condition, vivid colors. Decorated with female head at the handle, vine branches and other friezes at body.
Price: on requestMegarian bowl with rich floral decorationPerfectly preserved and finely worked piece from a German collection in which it was acquired in the early 1970s.
Price: on requestMegarian bowl with floral decorationPerfectly preserved and finely worked piece from a German collection in which it was acquired in 1974 at Antikenhandlung Karl Heinz Zühlsdorf, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Turkey.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved richly decorated Megarian bowlFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestMegarian bowl decorated with caduceusFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestHorse bit from LuristanDelightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Highly stylized horses form the cheek pieces.
Massive bronze lance head from the Near EastFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestBronze lance head from the Near EastFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestLarge oinochoe decorated with female bust and lion headGreat condition, vivid colors. Decorated with female bust at neck and a lion's head at the handle. From the collection of a Manhattan professor. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge Gnathia ware pelike with dovesGreat condition, vivid colors. From an old German private collection, acquired in Cologne 1989.
Price: on requestRoman square shaped glass pasteThe turquoise glass paste has two standing warriors as a motive. Simple work dating to Roman Imperial times.
Price: on request