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 intaglio with Hermes and TycheThe ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Hellenistic earring with animal headGold jewellery with plastically modeled head of a bird of prey or dolphin. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.
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Large Roman bronze fibulaA brooch of the so-called Kraeftig Profiliert type. From the Roman Imperial period. An impressive piece made of beautifully dark patinated bronze.
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Mochica stirrup vessel of a dignitaryImposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a man with cloak in his hands. Circa 100 to 500 AD. Exhibited multiple times and published.
Wonderful Apulian kantharos with very rare sceneThe vase shows the fight of Herakles against a centaur, and on the other side a sitting woman with a satyr. Very delicate object, painting of exquisite workmanship for an apulian vase.
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Extremely fine Julius Caesar denarius - elephant trampling on horned snakeWell centered, beautiful tone. The reverse shows the emblems of the pontificate.
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Large Terra Sigillata bowl from the Rhineland decorated with plantsFound in October 1965 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Roman intaglio with standing personAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange-brown glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with seated manAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.
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Roman intaglio with the Spartan OthryadesThe glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.
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Roman medallion with ArtemisThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows a most famous cult statue, the Ephesian Artemis. The medallion was made between the 1st and 3rd century.
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Roman intaglio of carnelianThe gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.
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Roman glass flaskFlask with voluminous body and base ring from the Late Roman period. A piece from the Dr. Teubner collection.
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Roman intaglio with young satyrNice white-banded, orange-brown glass paste. It shows the spirit of nature in extasy.
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Very fine tetrobol from Histiaia in EuboiaObverse: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia right, reverse: Nymph Histiaia seated on galley right.
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Published Greek figurine of a pantheressThree-dimensional figurine with high level of detail, very nicely preserved. Around 300 BC, Magna Graecia. Published, from the Leo Mildenberg collection.
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Roman glass rodThe object had a function as a distaff, a tool for spinning. Particularly noteworthy is the beautiful spiral decoration and the complete preservation of the fragile material. From the Roman Imperial period.
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Impressive Apulian bell krater with TL certificateImpressive vase showing a young man and a sitting woman, possibly from the workshop of the Truro Painter.
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Large Terra Sigillata bowl from the Rhineland with relief decorationFound near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Judaea - Prutah from year 3 of first Jewish War - ex KuenkerFine to very fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew insciprios "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".
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Nicely decorated Megarian bowlPerfectly preserved incl. the decoration with leaf bands and blossom medallion in high relief.
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Celtic coin - Iceni tribeEast Anglia mint, reported to have been found in Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire.
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Phoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
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Phoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
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Phoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
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Large Roman roof tile from the RhinelandGreat condition, very rare for a Roman tile of this size. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Rare byzantine oil lamp with eight nozzlesDecorated with two crosses and a dove. From old french private collection, eEported with permit of the french Ministère de la Culture Nr. 224923.
Very fine Augustus As with beautiful dark patinaBare head on obverse, legend around SC on reverse. Ex Gerhard Hirsch auction 141, 1984.
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Roman Republican coinage - very fine Semis, 211 - 208 BCThe obverse is showing a wreathed head of Saturn, prora on the reverse. Great dark brown patina.
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Impressive massive Roman bronze oil lamp with birdFrom a German private collection, acquired 1982 at Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany. The bird possibly depicts a dove, a popular symbol among the early Christians, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.
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Pair of Roman gold earringsS-shaped earrings with small decorative elements. Roman craftsmanship of the 1st to 2nd century from the eastern Mediterranean.
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Stirrup vessel with lizzardsBeautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows two lizzards on each side. 100 to 500 AD.
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Mochica stirrup vessel in falcon shapeSmall vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It is shaped like a falcon with painted on details. Including certificate from 1984.
Roman intaglio with goddess NikeAttractive white banded orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with person in mantleAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange glass paste. It shows a person leaning on a sword or rudder stock.
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Roman intaglio with two personsRoman light red glass paste from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient glyptics. Possibly showing Heracles and Apollon.
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