Iron Age - Recent acquisitions - Lehrsammlung - 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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Three ancient eye beads
The group of rare ancient eye beads consists of glass beads with polychrome inlays.
Price: on requestAncient engraved gem with portrait of a Roman girlBeautifully engraved gemstone made of dark orange glass. A nicely worked intaglio from Roman times.
Price: on requestRoman provincial fibula of the horsemenThe swastika shaped brooch with horse head terminals was worn by the cavallery in Late Antiquity. In particular by the troops recruited by the Romans from their Pannonian Foederati. It might have been a symbol for strength or designated a military rank.
Price: on requestBabylonian carnelian cylinder sealPrime example made of beautiful orange carnelian. Highly detailed engraved scene with king offering to the weather god Hadad. First half of 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestEarly Elamite cylinder seal from a museum collectionCompact seal with geometric design from Elam. 3rd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestEgyptian ScarabThe scarab amulet is made of steatite. It has a hieroglyphic inscription on the lower side, including a reference to Amun-Re.
Price: on requestScarab with cartoucheThe scarab amulet has a cartouche and neb on the bottom. 18th to 20th dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestScarab with twisted cordScarab amulet with a twisted cord motive. Beautiful and well preserved piece from the Second Intermediate Period.
Price: on requestScarab with wishesNice scarab made of dark steatite. The hieroglyphs could be read as New Year's wishes.
Price: on requestElegant Roman gold earringsThe pair of earrings is simple and elegant. The circular basic shape is only decorated by a shield. Dating to the 2nd cent. AD.
Price: on requestRoman gold earringThe earring is skillfully garmented with granular gold beads. The craftsmanship and decorations are a typical example of jewellery in Roman times.
Price: on requestAncient bracelet with snake headsMassive bronze bracelet with snake shaped terminals. Roman period.
Price: on requestRoman fibula in the shape of a rabbitNice zoomorphic roman fibula made of bronze with enamel inlays depicting the young of the rabbit. Found near the Limes fortifications Pfoerring and Eining in Germany.
Price: on requestEgyptian funerary figurine of General SematauiVery well preserved ushebti from the Late Period of ancient Egypt. An expertise from 2015 comes with this object. From an old British collection.
Price: on requestGreatly preserved Apulian bell kraterLarge vase in great condition. Used for watering down wine in Ancient Greece. From old German collection.
Price: on requestMassive Roman bronze Mercurius (Hermes) figurinePerfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 1st century BC - 2nd century AD
Price: on requestEgyptian Scarab with sun beetleThe scarab amulet from Ramesside times has a beetle engraved in the lower side, flanked by two symbols.
Price: on requestScarab with Amun inscriptionBearing the hieroglyphs "the god Amun of Theben is lord". From the Late Period of ancient Egypt. Beautiful green stone.
Price: on requestAugustus Denarius: Gaius and LuciusNice, fully centered and almost extremely fine piece.
Price: on requestMassive Bronze Age spear headPerfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestMassive Bronze Age spear headPerfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestMassive Bronze Age spear headPerfectly preserved, large piece with beautiful patina. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestGraeco-Roman earringThe decorated earrings is made of gold sheet. It is hollow inside. The type is from Northern Africa and dates to Greek or Roman times.
Price: on requestRoman bronze dove figurineVery realistic and detailed ancient piece of art. Perfectly preserved, nice patina.
Price: on requestRoman bronze bull on pedestalVery realistic and detailed ancient piece of art. Perfectly preserved, nice patina.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a jumping dogVery realistic and detailed ancient piece of art. Perfectly preserved, nice patina.
Price: on requestThree Roman beadsOne bead from white glass. Two eye beads made of beautiful cyan coloured glass with yellow-green inlays. Early Roman.
Price: on requestRoman eye beadsGroup of miniature artworks made of mosaic glass. The Roman eye beads are from early Imperial times.
Price: on requestThree ancient beadsThe group consists of two ancient eye beads with multi-coloured glass inlays and one bead from beautiful yellow glass. Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestHerennia Etruscilla AntonianusWife of Traianus Decius, Mother of Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Price: on request