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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.

Items 3853-3888 of 5132

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  1. Attic black figure cup - Herakles slaying the Nemean lion
    Attic black figure cup - Herakles slaying the Nemean lion

    Impressive piece in very good condition. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.

    Price: on request
  2. Buy Egyptian cosmetic palette
    Egyptian predynastic cosmetic palette

    High quality palette with two stylized bird heads. Characteristic for the Naqada II period. Circa 3500 to 3200 BC.

    Price: on request
  3. Buy Roman mirror
    Roman mirror from Baalbek

    The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

    Price: on request
  4. Base plate of a Roman mirror
    Roman mirror from Baalbek

    The bronze disc is the base plate of a bronze mirror, that was once attached to a handle and coated with a reflective metal layer. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.

    Price: on request
  5. Four Greek or Scythian arrow heads
    Four Greek or Scythian arrow heads

    Group of four bronze socketed arrowheads, three with triangular cross-section and one leaf-shaped. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old British collection, acquired before 1980.

    Price: on request
  6. Roman oil lamp with bust of Luna
    Roman oil lamp with bust of Luna

    Very interesting and unusual mirror relief. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.

    Price: on request
  7. Four Greek or Scythian arrow heads
    Four Greek or Scythian arrow heads

    Group of four bronze socketed arrowheads, two with triangular cross-section and two leaf-shaped. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old British collection, acquired before 1980.

    Price: on request
  8. Buy Roman glass bowl
    Roman glass bowl

    Small bowl dating to the 2nd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.

    Price: on request
  9. Roman glass flask
    Roman glass flask

    Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

    Price: on request
  10. Roman bronze lock bar
    Roman bronze lock bar

    Massive piece shaped as a herm, with great patina. From a German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

    Price: on request
  11. Roman bronze lock bar shaped as herm
    Roman bronze lock bar shaped as herm

    Massive piece with great patina. From a German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

    Price: on request
  12. Buy scarab
    Scarab with cross design

    Amulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  13. Buy Egyptian button seal
    Egyptian button seal

    Amulet seal as a good luck charm with a protective function. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  14. Massive römische Minerva-Büste - Applike
    Roman bronze bust of Minerva

    Massive, perfectly preserved masterpiece of ancient art with beautiful green patina.

    Price: on request
  15. Frühchristliche Pilgerflasche mit Heiligem Menas
    Early Christian pilgrim flask with St. Menas

    Ampulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.

    Price: on request
  16. Late Roman votive mirror
    Late Roman votive mirror

    Exceedingly rare in this state of preservation, including remains of the original glass and reflective lead foil.

    Price: on request
  17. Perfectly preserved ampulla of Saint Menas
    Perfectly preserved ampulla of Saint Menas

    Ampulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.

    Price: on request
  18. Tanagra figure of a bride from Henry H. Gorringe collection
    Tanagra figure of a bride from Henry H. Gorringe collection

    Henry Honychurch Gorringe (1841-1885) was responsible for the removal of Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria, Egypt to Central Park in New York City.

    Price: on request
  19. Greek terracotta female head
    Greek terracotta head of a woman

    About 5th century B.C. From an old collection of a Frech engineer.

    Price: on request
  20. Buy Roman glass bottle
    Roman glass bottle with handle

    Wonderful perfectly preserved glass vessel from the Roman Imperial period. 1st to 2nd century AD.

    Price: on request
  21. Buy Islamic glass
    Early Islamic glass with spiral thread

    A marvelous example for Early Islamic glass after the conquest of the Levant, during Umayyad rule. A glass from the professor Ritschel collection.

    Price: on request
  22. Buy Egyptian scarab
    Egyptian scarab with spiral design

    Amulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  23. Buy Egyptian scarab
    Egyptian scarab

    Amulet seal with circle designs as a stamp. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  24. Disc head of a pin
    Fragment of a disc-headed pin variant

    Interesting pin head from Iron Age Luristan. Unusual variant.

  25. Buy ushabti of Psamtik-mery-Ptah
    Imposing ushabti of Psamtik-mery-Ptah

    From an early 19th century excavation in Saqqara. Psamtik-mery-Ptah was superintendent or admiral of the royal fleet during the reign of Amasis II and waged war at sea against king Nebuchadnezzar II after his troops famously invaded the Holy Land and conquered Jerusalem.

    Price: on request
  26. Buy Egyptian ushabti of Hor-wdja from Thebes
    Egyptian ushabti of Hor-wdja from Thebes

    30th dynasty mummiform funerary figurine made of light green faience. With receipt from 1974 by Hassani Abd-El-Galeel of Luxor.

    Price: on request
  27. Buy Wooden Egyptian ushabti
    Egyptian ushabti from museum collection

    Large wooden funerary figurine with the original dark paint still mostly intact. From the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  28. Roman glass bowl
    Roman glass bowl

    Delicate bowl dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.

    Price: on request
  29. Buy mosaic glass inlay
    Mosaic glass inlay with floral motif

    Skillfully arranged motif of lilies and palmettes. Made in Egypt during the early Roman Imperial period.

    Price: on request
  30. Roman gold ring with intaglio
    Roman gold ring with intaglio

    Nice fingerring with a glass paste showing a standing figure. Characteristic type for the 1st century CE, early Roman Imperial period.

    Price: on request
  31. Buy figurine of Bes
    Large terra cotta figurine of Bes

    The imposing figure shows the apotropaic dwarf god with shield and raised sword. Ptolemaic to Roman period.

    Price: on request
  32. Buy Italic chestplate
    Italic chestplate with fine decorations

    Bronze armour from the fascinating transitional period between the late Villanova culture and the early Etruscans. Decorated with bands of zigzag and swastica.

    Price: on request
  33. Buy Egyptian scarab
    Egyptian scarab with interesting stamp design

    Amulet seal with a complex knot design on the underside, possibly symbolizing the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  34. Buy Egyptian cowroid
    Egyptian cowroid

    Amulet seal with geometric design at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.

    Price: on request
  35. Clay tablet with cuneiform text
    Clay tablet with cuneiform text

    Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.

    Price: on request
  36. Buy Sumerian ram amulet
    Sumerian miniature ram amulet

    Nice small stone amulet in the stylized shape of a ram. From the 3rd Millenium BC.

    Price: on request
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