Greek - 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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Core-formed glass alabastron
Colourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th century BC.
Alabastron from colourful core-formed glassColourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th and 4th century BC.
Core-formed glass jugletThe brown glass with a decorative wave pattern imitates the shape of a Greek metal or pottery hydria, but without the handles at the sides. A nice example for the early glass production in Greek to Hellenistic times.
Lekythos from Toledo Museum collectionEx collection Prof. G. Olcott, the first Columbia University professor for Roman archeology. Acquired from his estate 1912 by the Toledo Museum (Ohio), in the museum collection until 2017. Found in Apulia.
Price: on requestLeaden sling bullet with inscriptionsAlmond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on requestTwo 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 requestTwo 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 requestTwo 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 requestGold earrings with Nike pendantsGreek hellenistic earring pair made of gold and emerald. Beautiful jewellery with granulated rosettes, emerald beads and plastic Nike statuettes. Including material analysis report.
Price: on requestRare Anactorion staterObv: Flying Pegasos, Rev: Helmeted head of Athena, with bucranion and monograms. Above KLE.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved corinthian stater with tritonBeautiful dark patina, ex Athena Coins Munich, acquired 1980
Price: on requestAlexander the Great drachmEarly posthumous specimen from Kolophon, Ionia. Acquired 1984 from the Münzen- und Medaillenhandlung Stuttgart, Germany.
Price: on requestBrooch with copy of Euainetos decadrachmonVery detailed galvano-copy of a specimen from a museum or an important collection, rew-orked to an elegant brooch. Perfectly preserved, from an old German collection.
Price: on requestPublished cypriot milk bowl1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. Nicely preserved piece, from an old German private collection, acquired prior to 1972. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge published cypriot krater, ex Sotheby'sFully preserved piece, very rare for an object of this size. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired 1971 at Sotheby's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestPublished cypriot kylix, ex Christie'sExcellently preserved. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired 1972 at Christie's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge cypriot bowl, ex Sotheby'sDating to the early cypro-archaic period, so-called black-on-red ware II. From an old German private collection, acquired 1970 at Sotheby's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestVery large cypriot bowlDating to the early cypro-archaic period, so-called black-on-red ware II. From an old German private collection. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge published cypriot jug, ex Christie'sExcellently preserved, rare for such a large object. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired at Christie's in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestPublished cypriot amphora, ex Sotheby'sFully preserved, early vase from the Bronze Age. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired 1970 at Sotheby's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge published Cypriot oinochoeDating to the early cypro-archaic period, so-called bichrome ware IV. From an old German private collection, acquired at Sotheby's in 1970. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge published Cypriot amphoraVery large, impressively preserved object. From an old German private collection, acquired at London art gallery or auction around 1970. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved Apulian pelikeFrom the collection of Prof. Dr. Schmid, acquired 1977 at the Aloys Faust Gallery, Cologne. With ArtLoss Certificate.
Price: on requestLarge greek terracotta bust of a womanDelicate work of art, very nicely preserved. From a Munich private collection in which it was acquired around 1976. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestCorinthian skyphos with harpies or syrensPerfectly preserved vase with frieze showing four harpies or syrens. From an old German private collection, acquired 1978 at Charles Ede Gallery, London. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate
Price: on requestHigh Daunian presentation plateFrom an old German private collection, acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestHigh Daunian presentation plateFrom an old German private collection, acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestDecorated Skyphos found at AlexandriaImpressive, massive piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 - 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestGreek KylixDelicate piece of art, from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 - 1978 in London, probably at Davies Antiques Gallery.
Price: on requestVery large Campanian red figure skyphosDecorated with figures of youths, framed by palmettes. From an old German Frankonian collection. Acquired in the 1920s - 1930s.
Price: on requestLarge decorated Messapian two-handled jarPerfectly preserved, no damages or restorations. Very rare for such large vessel. From an old British collection, acquired in the 1950s.
Price: on requestLarge Attic terracotta figure of a womanDelicate work of art, very nicely preserved. From the collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 – 1949), acquired in Greece in the 1930s
Price: on requestAlexander III the Great TetradrachmExtremely fine attractive piece with beautiful patina. Coined during the reign of Alexander.
Price: on requestHellenistic bronze oil lamp from the collection of Shlomo MoussaieffNicely preserved, rare piece decorated with a massive duck figurine. Exported from Israel with permit of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Nice dark green patina.
Price: on requestGreek guttos with Triton on sea monsterFrom the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors. Very nicely preserved, interesting unusual piece.
Price: on request