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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.

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  1. Buy Kusura type shield idol
    Big Kusura type idol

    Unusually big shield idol of the Kusura type dating to the Anatolian Bronze Age, 3rd millenium BC. Made of beautiful white marble.

  2. Large herm with Head of Dionysos
    Very high herm with bust of Dionysos

    An almost identical, however less well preserved herm in on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

  3. Impressive hellenistic Canosa figurine
    Impressive hellenistic Canosa figurine

    Probably representation of Demeter. Traces of polychrome painting preserved. Unusual shape with flat handle, originally probably attached to large vase. From an old collection of a Frech engineer, acquired 1982 in Paris.

  4. Roman marble relief with hunting scene: Eros carrying hind
    Roman marble relief with hunting scene: Eros carrying hind

    Supposedly from the collection of the Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901). Very good condition, surface very well preserved.

  5. Large phoenician terra cotta figurine
    Large phoenician terra cotta figurine

    Excellent condition, with partially preserved painting and attractive sea patina. Found in the sea near the city of Akko in Israel in the 1980s, exported with permit from Israel Antiquities Authority.

  6. Etruscan bronze figurine of a dancing Kore
    Etruscan bronze figurine of a dancing Kore

    Votive figurine from Umbria region, 5th century B.C. Very well preserved with nice patina. Es W. Rosenbaum collection.

  7. Buy Moche erotic pottery
    Moche erotic pottery

    Exceptional depiction of figures on a raft having intercourse. From the golden age of the Moche civilization.

  8. Buy a female stone portrait head
    Female stone portrait head

    Hellenistic Greece or Egypt under Roman rule. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

  9. Statuette of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
    Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statuette for Ta-scherit-Mehjt

    Large wooden statue representing the ancient Egyptian funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Nicely painted figurine including base from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.

  10. Buy Sumerian votive head
    Sumerian votive head

    Rare fragment of a small Sumerian votive figurine dating to the 3rd Millenium BC. From the Erlenmeyer collection.

  11. Buy Theatre mask of a slave
    Theatre mask of a slave

    Expressive life-size clay mask from Hellenistic Greece. It depicts the character of the slave from the New Comedy, i.e. a theatre style that developed with the Hellenistic period.

  12. Luristan horse bit
    Horse bit from Luristan

    Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Figural decorations form the cheek pieces.

  13. Buy Egyptian statuette of Harpocrates
    Egyptian statuette of Harpocrates

    The bronze figurine of excellent quality depicts the child god with cornucopia and double crown. From the Ptolemaic Period of ancient Egypt.

  14. Buy Egyptian faience statuette of a baboon
    Egyptian faience statuette of a baboon

    The small work of art dates to the Late Period of ancient Egypt. It is worthy to be displayed at a major museum. Published in two works on the famous Epstein collection.

  15. Roman bronze Apollo Kitharoidos - ex Christie's
    Roman bronze Apollo Kitharoidos - ex Christie's

    Impressive, very aesthetic figure. Excellently preserved with beautiful patina. Mounted on modern green marble base.

  16. Buy Egyptian faience statuette of Taweret
    Egyptian faience statuette of Taweret

    Typical depiction of the protective goddess for pregnant women. A piece of superior quality and great detail. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

  17. Buy Roman Sol and Luna appliqués
    Roman appliqués of Sol Invictus and Luna

    Ensemble of two nice terra cotta examples of the cult around the Roman sun god and moon goddess in Roman Imperial times.

  18. Mochica Stirrup vessel
    Mochica stirrup vessel of a dignitary

    Imposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a man with cloak in his hands. Circa 100 to 500 AD. Exhibited multiple times and published.

  19. Buy Mochica Stirrup vessel
    Stirrup vessel with lizzards

    Beautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows two lizzards on each side. 100 to 500 AD.

  20. Buy Mochica Stirrup vessel
    Mochica stirrup vessel in falcon shape

    Small vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It is shaped like a falcon with painted on details. Including certificate from 1984.

  21. Buy Mochica Stirrup vessel with monkey
    Mochica stirrup vessel as a monkey

    Distinctive vessel in the shape of a monkey. Typical Peruvian flask made circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.

  22. Buy eye idol from Mesopotamia
    Imposing eye idol from Mesopotamia

    The highly abstract figure was made in northern Mesopotamia, probably in northern Iraq. A wonderful piece from the late 4th Millennium BC.

  23. Coptic bronze figurine of a blessing angel
    Coptic bronze figurine of a blessing angel

    Excellent condition, lovely features. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.

  24. Luristan bronze standard with ibexes
    Luristan bronze standard with ibexes

    Bronze standard with stand from Iron Age Northern Iran. Decorated by a pair of ibexes. Possibly a teraphim, a house god, as referred to in the Old Testament.

  25. Buy Thracian silver tondo
    Thracian silver tondo with female bust

    Beautiful repoussé from the Hellenistic period showing a female bust in high relief. From the well-known Cullman collection.

  26. Chimor Stirrup vessel of a water bird
    Stirrup vessel as a water bird

    Plastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian ChimĂş culture, showing a water bird. From the 15th century. With TL report from 1979.

  27. Buy Egyptian coffin lid
    Egyptian coffin lid with painting

    Main part of a sarcophagus lid with a polychrome painted exterior. A wonderful insight into the Egyptian death rituals from the Ptolemaic-Roman period in Egypt.

  28. Buy bronze statuette of Osiris
    Bronze statuette of Osiris

    Fantastic preservation of the figurine with stunning fine details and well preserved inlaid eyes made of Silver. Late Period of ancient Egypt.

  29. Buy Egyptian bronze statuette of Amun
    Egyptian bronze statuette of Amun

    It impresses by its size and artistic quality. An inscription identifies the piece as votive offering at one of Amun's temples. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

  30. Buy Egyptian Sarcophagus mask
    Large Egyptian sarcophagus mask

    Magnificently painted wood relief of an idealized face. A piece of outstanding size and quality. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt.

  31. Roman marble head of a woman - ex Duke University of Art Museum
    Roman marble head of a woman - ex Duke University of Art Museum

    Beautiful, life-size portrait. The provenance can be reconstructed until 1920, when the portrait was acquired from Jannis Demetrios Mikas by Ernest Brummer, both famous collectors.

  32. Buy Egyptian faience figurine of Pataikos
    Egyptian faience figurine of Pataikos

    Wonderfully detailed protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. The dwarf god stands on crocodiles with daggers in his hands. Ex-Sotheby's.

  33. Buy Gold figurine from Panama
    Gold figurine of a flute player from Panama

    A fine gold work once worn as a pendant around the neck by an elite. The small male figure was made by a largely uniform Panamanian culture, right before the old crafts disappeared under the influence of the Spaniards.

  34. Buy Bes amulet
    Egyptian double-sided Bes amulet

    Protective amulet of the dwarf Bes made of mint green faience. Very detailed example from Ancient Egypt.

  35. Buy Bes amulet
    Egyptian amulet of Bes

    Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

  36. Buy Egyptian mummy mask from Hawara
    Egyptian mummy mask from Hawara

    Gilt cartonnage with polychrome painting in fantastic condition. A museum-worthy mummy mask from the late Ptolemaic period of Egypt, from the ancient necropolis of Hawara, at the entrance to the Fayyum Basin.

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