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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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Bronze statuette of Osiris
Extremely well preserved figurine with stunning fine details like the insignia and the incised neck. Late Period of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestJudaea - Prutah from year 3 of first Jewish WarVery fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".
Price: on requestHellenistic tragic mask of a young manTypical wide open mouth and circular eye openings. Nicely preserved. From a German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with ErosAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nicely patinated glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with warriorNice dark red glass paste with strongly convex image side. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman terracotta beaker from the Rhineland with painted inscriptionThe insciption VIVAS (live!) in intense white color is perfectly preserved. 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.
Price: on requestMarc Aurel Denarius, found 1985 in Stonea Grange, CambridgeshireNice dark patina. Rome mint, December 1176 - autumn 177 A.D. Aequitas standing to the left with cornucopiae.
Price: on requestRoman facade decoration shaped as theatre maskImpressive and striking marble mask. It once adorned the upper facade of a villa or a public building during Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestAncient ladle with donkey head terminalElegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with young SatyrGlass paste of wonderful light pink color, imitating amethyst. It shows the young Satyr with Panther's skin and mask.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with standing personNice orange brown glass paste. The person might be the god Hermes, known as Mercurius in Roman culture.
Price: on requestEgyptian painted panel with goddess ImentetThe painting was once on the inside of a sarcophagus lid, as a welcome to the underworld. The piece is published in an exhibition catalogue from 1972. From the 25th or 26th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestEgyptian sarcophagus mask with beardPainted wooden relief showing a frontal view of an idealized face. A long fake beard is prominently attached. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestRoman brooch of the Hod Hill typeBeautifully decorated brooch from the first century. A find from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
Price: on requestRoman glass applique with faceStriking cobalt blue glass, once decorating a 1st century glass vessel. From the Roman city of Novaesium.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with lyre playerThe ancient intaglio from Roman times is made of nice orange glass paste. It probably shows Eros as a young god playing the lute.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio of a silenusThe nature spirit is standing naked, depicted with a beard and bald head. Nice orange glass paste.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with warrior leaning on helmetInteresting scene formed into an opaque blue glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestTwo pairs of Roman bronze soles for safety shoesExremely rare sheets in the shape of a shoe bed. The two belonging pairs were found in the Roman city of Novaesium in Germany.
Price: on requestEgyptian ushabti for Pa-di-pepetThe tomb of Pa-di-pepet was discovered in 1893 west of the Pyramid of Teti at Saqqara. His funerary statuettes were given to important museums and into private collections. Dating to the reign of Pharaoh Psamtik I and his successor Necho II.
Price: on requestThree neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are beautifully crafted, with finely serrated edges. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestNeolithic stone tool from EgyptThe Stone Age weapon's point or knife blade is well crafted, with finely serrated edge. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestGraeco-Roman earrings with gemstonesMatching pair of jewellery made of gold with gemstone of red garnet and white glass bead. From an ancient workshop in Egypt or the Levant.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with winged goddessThe glass paste has a remarkably vibrant violet colour. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with satyrBrown glass paste with white decorative band. The piece boosts a high quality depiction of a panther's skin. The upper part missing.
Price: on requestRoman Terra Sigillata bowl with potters' mark 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.
Price: on requestVery fine Trajan sestertius with beautiful patinaThe reverse shows Arabia standing to the left, holding branch and sugar cane, camel at her feet. The legend ARAB(ia) ADQ(uista) underlines that Arabia was acquired by Rome.
Price: on requestLarge Visigoth bow broochImpressive fibula of the Visigoths from the Migration Period. With five originally preserved glass inserts.
Price: on requestHellenistic gold earring with antelope headEar pendant with plastically modeled head of an antelope. The elaborately made head is typical for hellenistic gold jewellery.
Price: on requestPhoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
Price: on requestPhoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
Price: on requestLarge Phoenician eye beadDark and unusually large glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
Price: on requestRoman medallion with FortunaThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate, with her typical attributes. Made between the 1st and 3rd century.
Price: on requestThree neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are beautifully crafted, with finely serrated edges. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestPredynastic hippopotamus amuletWonderful figurine made of orange-red carnelian. Dating to the birth of Ancient Egypt. The rare piece was already scientifically studied in 1913.
Price: on requestPhoenician eye beadPolychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.
Price: on request