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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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Egyptian lioness amuletFantastic example of Egyptian miniature art in stone. The amulet dates to the Late Period and should give its owner strength or protection.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
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Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on request
Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on request
Two Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on request
Small terracotta ushabtiSimple funerary figurine from the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Part of a group of three figures that are said to be from the same grave.
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Golden circlet in the shape of a snakeBeautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.
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Roman glass beakerWell preserved small glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Sidonian perfume bottleGlass from Sidon with a decorative relief of amphorae and other vessels. A phoenician production from the 1st century AD.
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Roman oil lamp with rare panther relief in mirrorVery rare motif. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Egyptian wooden ushabtiWonderful figurine from the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt. It has an interesting provenance and exhibition record.
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Neolithic chisel from Northern GermanyElegantly shaped chisel with two polished sides. Made of grey flint. Approx. 3400 to 2400 BC.
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Roman glass beakerNice pale green glass dating to Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Late Roman bottle with spiral threadVery nice and richly decorated vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex professor Ritschel collection.
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Ushabti of the 22nd dynastyRemarkable Egyptian funerary statuette made of green faience with black paint. Probably from Tanis and made during the 22nd dynasty.
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Egyptian ushabti for Nisi-ta-udjat-achetInteresting figurine made of green faience with black paint. A typical funerary statuette from the Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian ushabti for Horus-in-ChemmisFunerary statuette made of turquoise faience with black paint and cute name inscription.
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Egyptian ushabtiFunerary statuette made of turquoise faience with black paint. 21st dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Small shabtiNice turquoise faience figurine with black paint. From the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Ushabti for Henut-tawyThis Egyptian funerary statuette was found in the 19th century in the northern part of Abydos. It dates to the 22nd dynasty.
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Small Egyptian ushabtiFunerary statuette from the Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt. Orange-brown clay with green faience.
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Egyptian overseer figurineFrom a 22nd dynasty tomb containing a large number of ushabtis. Their work performance in the afterlife was to be ensured by the overseer figurine.
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Wooden ushabtiEgyptian funerary figurine made of wood with details added in black. Figure from the 19th dynasty of ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs added in modern times.
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Ushabti with interesting inscriptionNicely painted Egyptian funerary statuette from the Ramesside Period.
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Small terracotta ushabtiSimple funerary figurine from the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Part of a group of three figures that are said to be from the same grave.
Price: on request
Small terracotta ushabtiSimple funerary figurine from the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Part of a group of three figures that are said to be from the same grave.
Price: on request
Celtic neck ringOpen ring made of solid bronze. The torc is from Gaul or Central Europe and dates to the 4th or 3rd century BC.
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Egyptian bronze statuette of a lion goddessFantastic bronze figurine with a human female body and a lioness head. A nice example of ancient Egyptian art from the famous Matouk collection.
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Egyptian fayence figurine of a baboonVery nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.
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Naturalistic frog figureLively depiction from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Beautiful multi-coloured stone.
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Faience statuette of nursing IsisIsis is shown seated with infant Horus. Hieroglyphs on the back side pillar.
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Dagger blade made of beautiful flintThe finely worked long blade was found in Luetzow in Northern Germany. The artefact was made towards the end of the Neolithic.
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Neolithic axe head from Luetzow in Northern GermanyPolished axe made of beautiful brown flint. It was found more than 100 years ago near the town of Luetzow.
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Apis bullVotive statuette made of bronze with fine incisions. From the famous Matouk collection.
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Jaguar vessel of the Guanacaste-Nicoya peoplesThe imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.
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Western Asiatic female figureInteresting clay figurine from Western Asia during Bronze Age. Nice overall impression.
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