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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Roman jar with two handles from the Rhineland with known finding date and spotFound in 1971. Rare in this condition with original lid and exactly known finding details. 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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Roman tallow oil lamp from the Rhineland - found 1971Last oil lamp of this type from the Voigtmann collection. Found 1971 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.
Electrum hekte from Herakleia PontikaGold coin from the early era of coinage. Showing the head of Herakles, wearing lion skin headdress. Very fine condition.
8 Reales, also known as cob coin, piece of eight or pirate moneyCharles II, Potosi (Bolivia) 1687. Very fine, great patina. Nice quality and preservation for a cob coin.
Hellenistic oil lamp from old German collectionAlmost perfectly preserved, undamaged, only minor surface wear. Nice sand patina.
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Very long iron lance headExcellent condition for an iron object, mainly intact with very nicely preserved surface. From an old German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
Large impressive bronze of Ptolemy IVVery fine preservation, beautiful patina. Coined 221 - 204 B.C.
Roman oil lamp with kissing lovers in mirror - parallel in a museumFrom the collection of Mr. Voigtmann, who had used the lamp. Moving relief in mirror, rare, possibly one of the rare original gallic motifs.
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Decorative disc of the Amlash cultureGold sheet artfully crafted in the repoussé technique, with a relief depicting reclining ibexes. Possibly the decoration of a sword pommel. Exhibited and published by the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1970s.
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North African Roman oil lamp with duckFrom the family collection of the internationally know "Tunisia painter" Bernhard (Bernd) Scheubert. Acquired between 1960 and 1974. Interesting motif.
Very rare silver triobol with Athena and bull - ex KuenkerThourioi, 443 - 400 B.C. In Greek mythology, an obol was the fee to pay Charon for a passage across the river Styx.
Herodian oil lamp from Adler collectionSo-called Herodian oil Lamp, from a type dating to the birth of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
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Large jug with nice sea encrustationPerfectly preserved. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Rare silver obol with Poseidon and bull - ex KuenkerPoseidonia (later Paestum), 5th century B.C. In Greek mythology, an obol was the fee to pay Charon for a passage across the river Styx.
Roman Terra Sigillata bowl from the RhinelandFound 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.
Hellenistic oil lamp from old German collectionAlmost perfectly preserved, undamaged, decorated with geometric pattern. With handle.
Egyptian ushabti for Viceroy HoriOne of only 30 known funerary statuettes from the tomb of Hori I, King's son of Kush. Viceroy of Kush in Nubia during the reign of the pharaohs Ramesses III and IV. An exhibited and repeatedly published piece.
Egyptian amulet of BesProtective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Nice specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.
Egyptian amulet of a Bes maskProtective amulet in the form of a mask of the god Bes made of turquoise faience. Nice specimen from Ptolemaic Egypt.
Stylized Bes maskHighly stylized miniature mask of the god Bes from ancient Egypt. Stone with nice texturing.
Roman intaglio with cowRoman jewellery insert made of opaque blue glass paste. The motif is a cow. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with vaseThe Roman ring insert is made of beautiful dark purple glass paste with a white band. It shows a bulbous vase with taeniae.
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Roman intaglioNice orange, translucent glass paste, imitating carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.
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Very rare Roman clay strainer from the Rhineland with known finding spot and yearFound 1970 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 bronze feline from the Rhineland with known finding yearProbably a lion. Found 1968 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.
Price: on request