Ancient Near East - Iron Age - 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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                     Sasanian stamp seal with emblem Sasanian stamp seal with emblemPerfectly preserved seal made of noble green jasper. The piece is from the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East. Price: on request Cylinder seal from the Jemdet Nasr period Cylinder seal from the Jemdet Nasr periodThe Mesopotamian seal shows a geometrical arrangement of schematic turtles or tadpoles. Around 3000 BC.  Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collection Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 44527. Price: on request Sumerian foundation cone from Uruk Sumerian foundation cone from UrukSmall conoid clay nail with cuneiform inscription. From the main temple of Uruk, that is also mentioned in the Epos of Gilgamesh. Circa 3rd Millenium BC. Price: on request Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet Mesopotamian cuneiform tabletSmall clay tablet with well preserved Sumerian cuneiform writing. From Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk. Price: on request Luristan ibex pendant Luristan ibex pendantMassive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with curved horns. From Iron Age Luristan. Price: on request Canaanite bronze blade from General Moshe Dayan collection Canaanite bronze blade from General Moshe Dayan collectionHoly Land, 3rd - 2nd millennium BC. Exhibited in the Jewish Museum in New York City in 1975. Moshe Dayan was a famous Israeli politician and military leader who served as Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, personally commanded the Israeli forces during the 1956 Suez Crisis and served as Defense Minister. Price: on request Cylinder seal with goddess and humans Cylinder seal with goddess and humansThe lovely seal made of black hematite is from Middle Bronze Age Anatolia or Syria. It is from the famous Erlenmeyer collection, built in the 1940ies to 1960ies. Price: on request Old Assyrian cylinder seal Old Assyrian cylinder sealThe seal shows several gods in front of the god of the heaven. The piece comes from Anatolia or northern Syria, quite possibly from Cappadocia.  Sasanian stamp seal with plant depiction Sasanian stamp seal with plant depictionWonderful piece made of dark orange Carnelian. From the period of Sasanian rule in the Near East. Price: on request Gnostic intaglio with Abraxas Gnostic intaglio with AbraxasIt shows the god Abraxas with human torso, cock's head and serpants for legs, holding whip and shield. Magical formulas on both sides of the gem. 2nd or 3rd century. Price: on request Luristan horse pendant Luristan horse pendantThe spectacular creature with conjoined horse bodies is characteristic for the bronze works of Lurstian. From the early 1st Millenium BC. Price: on request Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collection Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Nozzle decorated with juglet or lamp in high relief. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 44527. Price: on request Gold earrings in the shape of a reed boat Gold earrings in the shape of a reed boatMatching pair of Late Bronze Age jewellery made of massive gold in the Eastern Mediterranean. The shape is reminiscent of boats made of budles of reed. Price: on request Horse bit from Luristan Horse bit from LuristanDelightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Figural decorations form the cheek pieces.  Luristan bronze pendant of an ibex Luristan bronze pendant of an ibexMassive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with curved horns. From Iron Age Luristan. Price: on request Luristan ibex pendant Luristan ibex pendantMassive bronze pendant in the shape of a standing ibex with long horns. From Iron Age Luristan. Price: on request Driking cup of the Troy type Driking cup of the Troy typeSo-called Depas Amphikypellon from around 2500 BC. The famous type of drinking vessel from Troy as described in Homer's Iliad. Price: on request Cypriot Lekythos with black slip Cypriot Lekythos with black slipVery well preserved incl. original slip. From the collection of the German actress Lotti Huber, found during excavations in Cyprus in the 1950s. Price: on request Conoid stamp seal Conoid stamp sealMade from beautiful mottled stone during Iron Age II. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria and is engraved with a religious scene. Price: on request Stamp seal with handle Stamp seal with handleInteresting Iron Age II seal with schematically engraved animals and humans. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria.  Cypriot black-on-red jug Cypriot black-on-red jugVery well preserved incl. original painting. From the collection of the German actress Lotti Huber, found during excavations in Cyprus in the 1950s. Price: on request Cylinder seal with seated god Cylinder seal with seated godInteresting seal from Mesopotamia during the Akkad III period. It shows worshippers with cups standing before the sky god. Price: on request Old Babylonian cylinder seal with gods Old Babylonian cylinder seal with godsSeal of reddish brown stone from the Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. It shows three standing deities, one with the shepherd's staff of Amurru.  Core-formed polychrome glass alabastron Core-formed polychrome glass alabastronNice and small vessel with a strong patina. It is not a classical type of alabastron and retains a few mysteries.  Mesopotamian stamp seal in bull shape Mesopotamian stamp seal in bull shapeThe magnificent seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows quadrupeds and a scorpion. Published in a book about the Epstein collection. Price: on request Babylonian clay plaque with erotic scene Babylonian clay plaque with erotic scenePanel with a religious function in the Old Babylonian Empire. The relief shows a man and a woman during the sexual act, with the woman drinking beer through a straw. Price: on request Mesopotamian libation bowl Mesopotamian libation bowlAlabaster vessel with ram's head as a spout for the offering. A perfectly preserved piece from the 3rd Millennium BC.  Phoenician eye bead 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. Price: on request Phoenician eye bead 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. Price: on request Large Phoenician eye bead Large Phoenician eye beadDark and unusually large 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. Price: on request Phoenician eye bead 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. Price: on request Phoenician eye bead 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. Price: on request Pair of ancient gold earrings Pair of ancient gold earringsInteresting specimen with coil-like biconical cylinder and blue beads. From the first centuries AD, made in the eastern Mediterranean. Price: on request   Near Eastern bronze sword Near Eastern bronze swordDouble-edged blade of a Bronze Age sword, the hilt missing. From the middle of the 2nd Millennium BCE. Price: on request
 
