Late Antiquity - Available - Northern Europe - 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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Late antique oil lamp from Dr. Steve Adler collectionRare multi-nozzle lamp with seven wick holes from the famous Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 539063.
Roman gold fingerringNice piece of jewellery from the later Roman Imperial period. With beaded wires and intaglio. Found in England.
Byzantine bronze processional cross holderExcellent condition, beautiful patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Middle Byzantine Period, Constantinople or Asia Minor workshop.
Roman glass juglet with trailingThe elegant vessel is a magnificent example of the mature art of glass making in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. From the collection of the well-known archaeologist Professor Fritz Fremersdorf.
Glass double unguentariumImpressive cosmetic vessel with large handle and nice spiral trailing decoration. A Palestinian type from the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.
Sasanian gilt silver bowlVery nice piece of art from Late Antiquity. Decorated by a relief and a partial gilt. Ex Sotheby's.
Coptic bronze figurine of a blessing angelExcellent condition, lovely features. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
Sasanian stamp seal with winged animalWonderful stone, a cream-coloured agate. The engraved animal is probably a gazelle ready to jump. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.
Eastern Roman glass bottle with thread decorationA product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.
Late Roman glass vessel with thread decorationA product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.
Sasanian stamp sealVery nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.
Roman glass bottle with handlesThe glass impresses with its size and elegant shape. Made in one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Imperial period.
Sasanian stamp sealVery nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.
Sasanian stamp sealVery nice dome-shaped seal made of stone. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East.
Very rare Merovingian gold tremissis in perfect condition with known finding locationSo-called "Mint and Moneyer" series, moneyer: Rignicharius.Found 2021 in Horncastle, UK.
Sasanian gilt silver bowlMagnificent example of Sassanid craftsmanship of the highest quality. With a gilded bas-relief of a dancing woman in the tondo. Ex Sotheby's.
Sasanian silver bowlGood example of high quality Sassanid craftsmanship. Acquired at Sotheby's in 1981.
Byzantine glass pendant from JudaeaThe pendant with an ibex motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.
Sasanian silver bowlGood example of high quality Sassanid craftsmanship. Acquired at Sotheby's in 1981.
Byzantine glass pendant from JudaeaThe pendant with two portrait busts was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.
Small post-antique vase with strong sea encrustationNicely preserved. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Large jug with nice sea encrustationPerfectly preserved. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.