Iron Age - Available - 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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Magnificent neck ring from GreeceThe solid bronze ring is beautifully decorated with spiral grooves and punched decoration. An impressive piece from the Iron Age. With expertise from 1987.
Pre-Columbian mask of the ColimaExpressive and life-sized face mask from the Early Classic period of Mexico. From the museum collection of Washington University.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Neolithic sickle from DenmarkCrescent-shaped blade made of beautiful brown flint. This tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Minoan stone bowlElegant vessel from Crete, shaped like a bird's nest, possibly a container for ointments. Dating to the late Minoan period around 1500 BC.
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.
Bronze dagger from North IranShort bladed weapon from Iron Age Iran. It is probably a find from the province of Gilan in northern Iran.
Biconical early Etruscan urn with original lidImpressive ensemble, nicely preserved. Ex Mara Scotoni-Coppetti collection, inspected and restored at the Archaeological Institute of the University of Zurich in 1981.
Cypriot limestone statuetteYoung man with a bag in his hand, in the style of a kouros. The typical votary statuette from Cyprus was exported to Israel in the Cypro-Archaic period. With certificate from 1984.
Torso of an Egyptian striding figureAn elaborate, small private portrait from the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Made from beautifully textured granodiorite. With certificate from 1975.
Egyptian amulet of a Bes maskProtective amulet in the form of a mask of the god Bes made of mint green faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic Egypt.
Published Canaanite oil lamp from Adler collectionShallow bowl with pinch for the wick, typical for the late Iron Age in Southern Israel. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
Anglo-Saxon bow broochA find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.
Roman legionary tile from the RhinelandLEG XVI (Gallica), 43 - 70 AD. Found 1966 till 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Neolithic axe headNicely crafted tool made of beige stone. From the New Stone Age of Europe. A specimen of the thick butted type with thin blade.
Neolithic axe headNicely crafted Stone Age tool made of wonderful light green jadeite. From southern France.
Neolithic dagger blade from DenmarkDouble-edged, pointed blade made of beautiful flint. The blade was for a dagger, the typical status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.
Neolithic flint sickle from DenmarkCrescent-shaped blade made of beautiful brown flintstone. This tool represents an intermediate state within the radical transition from Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Five Egyptian amulets of BesProtective amulets or figurines with dwarf god Bes. A cross-section of various designs from Ancient Egypt.
Vitae Caesarum - Compiled biographies of the Roman Emperors from the 16th centuryImpressum large early print. The edition is not only basing on the standard work by Sueton, but includes many other partially rare ancient authors. H. Froben & N. Episcopius, Basel, September 1546
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.
Athenian fish plateVery nicely preserved. From an old German private collection, acquired in the early 1950s.
Luristan hatchet with eyesAxe head originating from the Luristan region during Iron Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.
Luristan axe headBronze axe originating from the Luristan region during Bronze Age. From the Sasson family collection.
Luristan bronze daggerDouble-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.
Luristan bronze daggerDouble-edged blade of a dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Four Scythian arrow headsGroup of four arrowheads made of bronze in excellent condition. Popular weapon of the cultures of the 1st Millennium BC.
Very large Italic wave-shaped broochMade from bronze wire. A very rare brooch type from around 1000 BC.
Early Etruscan sanguisuga fibulaThe early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.
Neolithic flint dagger from DenmarkDouble-edged blade and flat shaft made of beautiful flintstone. A status symbol from the transitional period between Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.