Portraiture and sculpture - Iron Age - Rare - 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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Published funerary relief of Hermes from PalmyraGrabrelief eines bärtigen Mannes aus Palmyra mit Inschrift, diese besagt „Bildnis des Hermes. Wehe!“. Museales Stück.
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Portraitkopf einer Frau - Palmyra, 2. Jh. n. Chr.Museal erhaltenes Stück. Vollständig, auch die Nase, welche bei antiken Portraits oft abgebrochen ist, ist unbeschädigt.
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Syrisches Augenidol vom Tell Brak-TypHervorragender Zustand mit schön erhaltener Oberfläche. Begutachtet durch Prof. Lambert, mit Notiz aus seiner Hand. Fund aus Tell Brak in den 1920er Jahren.
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Große Terrakottafigur der Göttin Athena/Minerva - von höchster SeltenheitDie Götting trägt einen attischen Helm mit breitem Federbusch, sich auf einen Schild stützend. Höhe 195 mm. Museale Erhaltung.
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Osirisstatuette aus BronzeMuseales Stück mit wunderschöner, dunkler Patina. Ein sehr ähnliches, schlechter erhaltenes Stück ist im Metropolitan Museum of Arts ausgestellt.
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Neolithisches IdolWeibliches Idol aus gebranntem Ton. Kleidung und Gesichtszüge durch Ritzungen dargestellt. Frühe Jungsteinzeit, 125mm hoch.
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Kleiner Kopf aus BleiHohlplastik eines männlichen Kopfes aus Blei, mit Frisur aus der Zeit der Adoptivkaiser,
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Roman bronze portrait head, possibly one of the soldier emperorsPerfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 3. century AD
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Roman marble portrait, possibly Traianus DeciusExtraordinarily preserved marble head. Comparable in quality with portraits of Roman emperors on exhibition in large museums. Either a portrait type not yet surely attributed to Traianus Decius, or a private portrait of the Decius era imitating the official imperial portraits.
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Published Etruscan mirror with Dionysian sceneSubject of extended scientific analysis, one of only about 34 known specimen. High quality work, excellent condition. Described by Prof. Jucker as "small piece of art". From an old Swiss private collection. Overall in exceptional condition with thoroughly worked details.
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Very rare Roman bronze Amor Balsamarium found at BaalbekFrom the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.