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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.
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Spindle shaped Roman unguentariumA tall and slender glass vessel made of almost colourless glass. Similar finds from the 4th century are known from the Balkans and Cyprus.
Roman glassBeautifully iridescent turquoise-green glass in a cylindrical shape. From the Roman Imperial period.
Roman glass beakerRare cup made of almost colourless, slightly turquoise glass. From the 2nd to 4th century AD.
Jerusalem oil lamp of Herodian shape from Adler collectionLamp from a type dating to the lifetime of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
Roman bronze bust of a woman from the estate of Prof. G. Retzius (1842 - 1919)Ex Hoving & Winborg auction September 29, 1917. Consigned from the estate of Prof. Gustaf Retzius, a well-known and internationally honored professor of anatomy. Most recently owned by Herbert Cahn (1915–2002), one of the most important dealers in ancient coins and works of art of his time, as well as a passionate researcher in the fields of ancient numismatics and classical archaeology.
Rare zoomorph Minoan sealExtremely rare ivory stamp seal in the shape of a monkey. Made by the Minoans of Bronze Age Crete. The piece has been studied and published in the canonical Corpus of Minoan and Mycenaean seals in 1988.
Etrusco-italic votive headAbout 4th - 3rd century B.C., finely worked. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.
Three Roman pottery vessels from the RhinelandFound 1966 till 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Interesting large byzantine handle jug with nice sea encrustationImpressive vessel with distinct maritime aesthetics. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Roman Terra Sigillata mortarium from El Djem in TunisiaVery good condition. From the old German private collection Scheubert. Bernd Scheubert was internationally known as the "Tunisia painter".
Roman oil lamp with running dogExceptionally well-preserved, with a running dog in high relief on the mirror. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.