Vessels - Late Antiquity - Recent acquisitions - 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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Roman cooking pot of the Herodian type
Large vessel from Roman Imperial times. Most finds are known from the Roman province Iudaea.
Price: on requestSmall hellenistic pot with handlesGlobular pot with two handles, decoration painted in red-brown and black. Acquired 1973 at Axel G. Weber, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found at the shores of Asia Minor.
Price: on requestLarge Roman terra sigillata plateDiameter over 25 cm. Roman Empire, 1st century AD, excellently preserved. Acquired 1980 at Aloys Faust Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman terra sigillata jugGlobular jug with slightly conical neck and flat handle. Very well preserved, minimal wear, the original slip is mainly preserved. Acquired 1972 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman terra sigillata bottleTear-shaped bottle with ring-shaped base. A wide thin discus separated the body from the high cylindrical neck. Perfect condition, no damages. Acquired 1976 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestRoman bowl found in CologneA very similar piece found in Trier which possibly originates from the same workshop is published in Gose, Gefäßtypen der Römischen Keramik im Rheinland. Acquired 1971 from Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Cologne.
Price: on requestGreek skyphos: Italic imitation of Proto-Corinthian or Laconian potteryAbout late 7th - 6th century B.C. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors. Very nicely preserved, interesting unusual piece.
Price: on requestVessel of the Linear Pottery cultureThe beautifully decorated tableware or cookware was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.
Price: on requestVessel of the Urnfield cultureNicely preserved pottery dating to the Urnfield period, the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. Found in Southern Germany. 1200 to 800 BC.
Price: on requestVessel of the Linear Pottery culture in MintrachingThe beautifully decorated tableware or cookware was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Mintraching in Southern Germany.
Price: on requestVessel of the Linear Pottery cultureThe beautifully decorated tableware or cookware was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.
Price: on requestGreek plate with palmettesPerfectly preserved object, Magna Graecia, 3rd - 2nd century B.C. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors. Very nicely preserved, interesting unusual piece.
Price: on requestVessel of the Linear Pottery cultureThe beautifully decorated tableware or cookware was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Late Stone Age Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.
Price: on requestRoman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.
Price: on requestBowl of the Linear Pottery cultureLarge flat bowl or deep plate from the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A well preserved piece found in Riekofen in Southern Germany.
Price: on requestLarge storage vessel of the Linear Pottery cultureThe imposing vessel was made by the earliest peasants of Central Europe, the Neolithic Linear Band Ware settlers. A find from Southern Germany in great condition.
Price: on requestBavarian drinking vessel from the Early Middle AgesRare and beautifully stamp decorated pottery of the early Baiuvarii around 600 AD. From a find in Riekofen in Bavaria.
Price: on requestVoluminous Roman jugAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved.
Price: on requestRoman legionary wine cup found in CologneAcquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved. Reported to have been found in Cologne.
Price: on requestRoman beaker found in CologneMuseum-worth preservation. Found in the Luxemburgerstrasse in Cologne, Germany. Acquired in 1967 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman jarBody decorated with grooves and dense scale pattern. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestDecorated hellenistic skyphosNicely preserved, with dense patina. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestHigh lekythos found in Athens areaImpressive ancient oil vessel. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestApulian owl skyphosRare Apulian imitation of a popular Athenian type. From an old German collection, acquired 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestRoman glass bowlNice bowl made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period. Bought in 1972 at Aloys Faust gallery.
Price: on requestRoman glass beakerElegant glass dating to Roman Imperial times. Nice pale green glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestRoman unguentariumThe cosmetic bottle from the Eastern Mediterranean dates to the 1st or 2nd century. A nice piece of ancient glass from the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestElegant roman glass beakerSpherical small glass from Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestSidonian perfume bottleGlass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.
Price: on requestApulian skyphosAus alter deutscher Sammlung. Perfekt erhaltenes, nicht restauriertes imposantes Gefäß.
Price: on requestMycenaean pottery stirrup jarCharacteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
Price: on requestRare hellenistic amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
Price: on requestBeaker of the Bell Beaker cultureThe voluminous body has the typical shape of vessels from the Bell Beaker culture. It has been made during the transitioning period between Stone Age and Bronze Age.
Price: on requestSmall storage vessel from Early Bronze AgeThe elegant vessel could be stringed and suspended to protect its content from animals. From Early Bronze Age Europe.
Price: on requestBronze Age bowl with handleThe simple dish is made of coarse clay and originated in Bronze Age Europe.
Price: on request