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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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Two cypriot jugletsSo-called Bilbil jugs of the Base Ring I ware. A testament to the opium trade of the late Bronze Age.
Luristan bronze standard with master of animalsBronze finial from Iron Age Northern Iran. Decorated by stylized panthers and a janus headed hero or god. Possibly a teraphim, a house god, as referred to in the Old Testament.
Luristan bronze daggerDouble-edged blade of a short dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. An early type from the Middle Bronze Age.
Near Eastern spearheadDouble-edged blade of a small spear or large arrow from Bronze or Early Iron Age. With a nice green patina.
Luristan battle axe with eyesAxe head originating from the Luristan region during Early Bronze Age. The piece is decorated with eyes to form a stylized bird's head.
Luristan bronze axeNicely decorated axe head originating from the Luristan region. From the Sasson family collection.
Luristan bronze daggerDouble-edged blade of a long dagger from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. From the Sasson family collection.
Bronze Age clay vesselNice small biconical vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Dating to the Late Bronze Age.
Roman potsherds from the Rhineland - sold by weightFragments of Roman pottery. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Paleolithic hand axePrehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a Swiss museum collection. Found in Algeria, North Africa.
Roman glass bowlSmall bowl made of pale turquoise glass, from the Roman Imperial period. Acquired in 1974 at the antiquities gallery Neuhaus.
Roman square glass bottleTypical and popular glass vessel type from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.
North African Roman oil lamp with birdNicely preserved. From an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.
Roman bronze phallus amuletApotropaic amulet to protect agains the evil eye. Perfectly preserved, incl. the original ring. Beautiful green patina. From an old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s - 1980s.
Rare Boeotian subgeometric askosVoluminous vessel, the trefoil mouth is stylized to a bird's head. Decorated with various geometric elements and patterns.
Published Roman bronze serapis bustExcellently preserved incl. surface details. Nice green patina. From the collection of the art historian Steinbock, which was composed between 1920 and 1982.
Roman legionary tile from the RhinelandLEG VI (Victrix), 70 - 104 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.
Four Roman roof tile fragments from the RhinelandFound 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.
Bronze applique with Medusa headVery nicely preserved, beautiful green patina. From the collection of the art historian Steinbock, composed between 1920 and 1982.
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.
Stone head of a goddess, probably Aphrodite, with expertise from Getty MuseumFrom US private collection Crowley. Examined 1977 by the Curator of Antiquities of the J. Paul-Getty-Museums, Dr. Jiri Frel.
Hellenistic clay figurine of a standing manPossibly Heracles. Nice condition. From German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985 at the auction house Exner, Schwarzer Bär, Hannover, Germany.
Extremely fine Septimius Serverus denarius with beautiful black patinaThe reverse features infrastructure works in the city of Carthage. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 141 (1984), Lot Nr. 701.
Very rare large coin of Cleopatra VII.Very impressive coin with the portrait of the most famous female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Nice green-red patina.
Roman bone toy dollTall and intricately carved bone figurine portraying a stylized woman. From the 2nd century AD.
Athenian tetradrachm with owl - ex KuenkerExtremely fine condition, great tone. Very nice owl relief.
Very fine Trajan sestertius with beautiful patinaExpressive portrait. The reverse shows Felicitas standing with caduceus and cornucopiae.
Etruscan votive head of a young ladyNicely preserved. Very impressive, large and heavy object. Ex G. Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 168, 1990.
Hellenistic clay figurine of a standing womanSouth Italian, following conception of Tanagra figurines. From a Swiss private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
Very fine Gordianus III. sestertiusNice portrait, beautiful green patina. Reverse is showing Laetitia. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. auction Nr. 116 (1979), lot 3083.
Extremely fine Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator drachmVery nice patina. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 141 (1984), Lot Nr. 350.
Large Italic serpentine fibulaImposing bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. The piece is elaborately adorned by wonderful incised decorations.
Early Etruscan sanguisuga fibulaThe early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.
Early Etruscan fibulaThe early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.