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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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Roman silver wedding ring with intaglio showing dextrarum iunctio
Schönes Intaglio aus durchscheinend-rotem Karneol. Es zeigt die dextrarum iunctio, welche symbolisch für Verlobung oder Hochzeit steht. 16mm x 10mm Innenmaße. 3. Jh. n. Chr.
Price: on requestHellenistic-Roman silver ring with intaglio showing a portraitDer antike Goldring mit wunderschönem Intaglio entstammte einst einer wohlhabenden Familie. Das Intaglio ist zeigt einen Porträtkopf im linearen Stil und ist in perfektem Zustand.
Price: on requestCylinder seal from early dynastic MesopotamiaDas frühdynastische Rollsiegel aus Mesopotamien zeigt eine Szene mit zwei Personen im Boot, eine davor stehende mit Stab. Es ist aus schönem karamellfarbenem Stein geschnitten. Mitte 3. Jt. v. Chr.
Price: on requestLate Bronze age cylinder sealLevantinisches Zylindersiegel aus schwarzem Stein. 2. Jt. v. Chr., vermutlich Spätbronzezeit. 16mm lang.
Price: on requestLevantine calinder sealVorderasiatisches Zylindersiegel aus schwarzem Stein mit geometrischem Motiv. Ca. 17mm lang. Spätbronzezeit.
Price: on requestRoman gold ring with beautiful intaglioHervorragend erhaltener Fingerring aus Gold mit hohler Ringschiene. Schönes Intaglio aus Karneol mit dem Treuesymbol dextrarum iunctio. 10mm x 8mm Innenmaße.
Price: on requestEarly bronze age mesopotamian cylinder sealDas vermutlich sumerische Rollsiegel aus schönem schwarzen Stein trägt ein geometrisches Muster als Motiv. Es stammt aus der Uruk- bis Djemdet Nasr-Zeit, 4. bis frühes 3. Jt. v. Chr.
Price: on requestSumerisches Rollsiegel - Segen der HerdenSzene mit Herde in Stallung, vermutlich Darstellung göttlichen Segens. Ein Vergleichsfund aus Farah befindet sich im Vorderasiatischen Museum Berlin. 4. bis frühes 3. Jt. v. Chr.
Price: on requestNeuassyrisches RollsiegelSzenische Darstellung zweier stehender Figuren, daneben Vierbeiner. Vermutlich handelt es sich um einen König vor dem Sonnengott Schamasch als geflügelte Sonne, davor ein Pferd.
Price: on requestSassanidisches Stempelsiegel mit springender AntilopeDunkler orangefarbener Karneol, der Stempel zeigt eine stilisierte springende Antilope. Hervorragender Zustand. Inklusive Stempelabdruck.
Price: on requestRoman Intaglio with helmeted bustWorkmanship of highest artistic quality. Detailed portrait of a young military wearing a Corinthian helmet. Roman Republican to early Roman Imperial. Made from beautiful violet glass imitating amethyst.
Price: on requestÄgyptisches Plättchen mit Kartusche des Sethos I.Doppelseitige Platte aus grüner Fayence aus dem Neuen Reich, ramessidisch, um 1290 v. Chr. Sphinx und Kartusche (Men-Maat-Re) und Namens-Kartusche mit dem Eigennamen Meri-en-Ptah.
Price: on requestAncient intaglio with head of a Black AfricanEngraved gem of beautiful pink glass. The portrait head has dreadlocks and a strongly characterized face. Intaglio from Roman times.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder seal with abstract sceneThe milky white stone is engraved with a scene that stands out by its high degree of abstraction. Late Uruk to Djemdet Nasr period, around 3000 BC.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder seal with fighting sceneThe scene shows a fight between hero and lion with animals. Early Dynastic Period III, around 2500 BC.
Price: on requestAkkadian cylinder seal of shell coreTwo lions are fighting with two buffalos. The balance and detail of the scene is an impressive demonstration of the Akkadian seal engraver's skill. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.
Price: on requestRoman gem with portrait of a Roman girlBeautifully engraved gemstone made of purple glass. It shows the rare motive of a woman wearing a theater mask.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with two facing headsThis special motive for Roman engraved gems often featured two Roman citizens or man and wife. It is an interesting example of its kind made from beautiful orange glass.
Price: on requestWestern Iranian bronze stamp sealInteresting bronze seal showing a bird and glyphs. From a collection of Iranian ancient artefacts.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio from rare dichroic glassThe lower half of the intaglio is intact and shows a woman in a long dress. Truely special about the piece is the blue reflecting glass that turns violet when light is passing through it.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with two theater masksThe intaglio shows two masks joint on the rear side. It is an interesting document of the Roman theatrical culture.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with MuseThe goddess of art is engraved with rich details. She is sitting on a chair with the backrest shaped like a swan head.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with HermesThe engraved glass dates back to the Roman Republic. It shows the Greek god of the travel and trade. He is holding a purse and cloak in his hands.
Price: on requestAncient engraved gem with portrait of a Roman girlBeautifully engraved gemstone made of dark orange glass. A nicely worked intaglio from Roman times.
Price: on requestBabylonian carnelian cylinder sealPrime example made of beautiful orange carnelian. Highly detailed engraved scene with king offering to the weather god Hadad. First half of 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestEarly Elamite cylinder seal from a museum collectionCompact seal with geometric design from Elam. 3rd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with helmeted bustThe small work of art is made of beautiful turquoise glass. It shows the head of a young soldier with a Corinthian helmet pushed to the back of the head.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with haresInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with scorpionInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestAnatolian porphyry stamp sealBasic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.
Price: on requestNeo-Babylonian stamp seal with religious sceneConical seal made of snowy chalcedony. The scene shows a praying man in front of an altar or symbols for the gods Ishtar and Shamash. Canonical piece for an educational collection.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with HeraclesThis ancient intaglio from Roman times shows Heracles kneeling. Made from orange glass paste.
Price: on requestRoman glass paste with depiction of a warrior in armorThe piece is based in a high quality gem stone and has been molded with all details. Oval shape and nice colour sparkling in red and purple.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio in beautiful turquoiseThe scene shows a standing Aphrodite surrounded by Erotes. Quality glass paste dating to Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestCylinder seal with wrestling sceneStunning white seal made of shell. Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period III.
Price: on requestCylinder seal with god of the moon and inscriptionCylindrical seal with religious scene and inscription from the Third Dynasty of Ur. A worshipper is lead to the god of the moon Sin.
Price: on request