Egyptian - 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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Published coptic bronze figurine of a musicianBetween 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
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Published coptic bronze figurine of a horseReported to have been found in Tuna in Middle Egypt. Between 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
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Golden fingerring in the shape of a snakeBeautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.
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Golden fingerring in the shape of a snakeBeautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.
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Large Egyptian sarcophagus mask from FaiyumImpressive wood relief of an idealized face. Remains of paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian painted panelFantastic testimony to Roman Egyptian painting that has been well preserved in Egypt's dry desert climate. Formerly with Christie's South Kensington.
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Alabaster vesselSlender container made of beige stone. From the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Egyptian scarab with knot designAmulet seal with complex knot design at the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian lion amuletThe small amulet dates to the Late Period and should give its owner strength or protection. From the famous Matouk collection.
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Nile tilapia made of dark stoneThis Egyptian fish symbolizes fertility and rebirth. A nice cultic item from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian scarab with cross designAmulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian scarab with curl designAmulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Bronze statuette of OsirisExtremely well preserved figurine with stunning fine details like the collier and insignia. Late Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian faience statuette of ThothElegant and slender figurine modeled in great detail. From the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
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Statue of Anubis in jackal formThe 25cm long figure was probably once mounted on a sarcophagus lid. In this position Anubis had the function as god of embalming.
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Egyptian wooden statuetteFigure painted in black and red from the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Probably part of a larger wooden model for a tomb.
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Published coptic bronze figurine of an angelBetween 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
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Published coptic bronze figurine of a praying manBetween 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
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Egyptian wooden statuetteFigure painted in black and red from the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Probably part of a larger wooden model for a tomb.
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Egyptian wooden statuetteFigure painted in black and red from the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Probably part of a larger wooden model for a tomb.
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Statue of Ptah-Sokar-OsirisThe wooden statue represents the ancient Egyptian funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. It was made in Egypt's Late Period, 7th to 4th century BC.
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Mosaic face bead with female bustThis small work of art was made around the beginning of the Common Era. The mosaic glass workshop it came from was probably located in Roman Ptolemaic Egypt.
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Egyptian figure of an ibisWooden body with stucco and bronze attachments, 26th to 31st dynasty. The ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, god of wisdom and the sciences.
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Two mosaic glass beadsNicely decorated miniature works of art. Outstanding examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.
Three mosaic glass beadsMiniature works of art with different decorations. Fantastic examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.
Egyptian button sealAmulet seal with spirals and blossoms design on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian bronze figurine of PtahRare example of the not so widespread worship of Ptah. Bronze cast from the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian bronze figurine of Horus the ChildAmulet of the child god in half-seated position. In Egyptian mythology his mother protected him by powerful spells. This protection should be extended to the wearer.
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Egyptian Oxyrhynchus fishBronze amulet of a worshipped species of Nile elephantfish. It was probably hung on a temple wall as an offering.
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Egyptian predynastic cosmetic paletteHigh quality palette with two stylized bird heads. Characteristic for the Naqada II period. Circa 3500 to 3200 BC.
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Scarab with cross designAmulet seal with complex design of crosses on the underside. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian button sealAmulet seal as a good luck charm with a protective function. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Early Christian pilgrim flask with St. MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
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Perfectly preserved ampulla of Saint MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
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Egyptian scarab with spiral designAmulet seal in the shape of a scarab with schematic top side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian scarabAmulet seal with circle designs as a stamp. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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