Classical antiquity - Middle East - 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 intaglioNice orange glowing glass paste imitating carnelian. Gemstone from Roman times.
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Roman intaglioIntaglio made of vibrant blue glass paste. Dates to Roman Republic until Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with Eros childSlightly oval gemstone made of orange brown glasspaste imitating Carnelian. Dating to Roman times.
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Rare Roman oil lamp - Ulysses with ramInteresting and very rare mythological scene. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Hellenistic bronze oil lampPossibly used as votive object or in funerary context. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Imperial oil lamp with female bust - rare typeExcellent condition, slip widely preserved, attractive patina. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Egyptian terra cotta figurine of BesNice figurine from the Ptolemaic period. It shows the dwarf god with a leonine mask and stuck out tongue.
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Small Eye of Horus from ptolemaic periodSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Roman glass bowlNice bowl made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period. Bought in 1972 at Aloys Faust gallery.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Roman glass beakerElegant glass dating to Roman Imperial times. Nice pale green glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman 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.
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Ancient gold ring with maskThe fingerring is of peculiar workmanship and displays a central grotesque mask. A piece of jewellery from the Roman era.
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Elegant roman glass beakerSpherical small glass from Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman ribbed glass flaskFantastic and rare type of vessel from the Roman provinces of the Levant. Ex professor Ritschel collection.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
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Golden circlet in the shape of a snakeBeautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.
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Roman glass beakerWell preserved small glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Sidonian perfume bottleGlass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.
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Roman oil lamp with rare panther relief in mirrorVery rare motif. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Roman glass beakerNice pale green glass dating to Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Egyptian fayence figurine of a baboonVery nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.
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Apulian skyphosAus alter deutscher Sammlung. Perfekt erhaltenes, nicht restauriertes imposantes Gefäß.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Roman glass flaskFlask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman double head flaskRare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Cypriot figure from the archaic periodThe cylindrical figure is made of light brown clay and dates to the cypro-archaic period. It is referred to as Snowman type in archaeological literature.
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Tall bone pyxisInteresting cylindrical vessel with rich decoration. From antiquity or early Middle Ages.
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Roman transport amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
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Rare hellenistic amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
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Cypriot oinochoeNice orange jug with geometrical decorations. From the cypro-archaic period.
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Cypriot stemmed bowlNice small vessel with well-preserved painted decorations. From Cyprus towards the end of the geometric period and the beginning of the archaic period.
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