Roman - Far East - 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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Very fine Hadrian sestertius with beautiful patinaExpressive portrait. The reverse shows Roma seated with Victoria and cornucopia.
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Roman bronze phallus amuletApotropaic amulet to protect agains the evil eye. From an old Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s - 1980s.
Roman oil lamp with Victoria - parallel in the Getty MuseumPerfectly preserved. A lamp with a mirror motif from the same mold, most likely from the same workshop, is on exhibition in the J.P. Getty Museum. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
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Marcus Aurelius denarius with nice patinaRome mint, 174 A.D. The reverse shows Felicitas with caduceus and cornucopiae.
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Very large Roman early Imperial mortarium with stampFound 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.
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Roman bronze bearded man figurine, likely DionysosBeautiful figure, meticulously crafted in three dimensions. Nice polychrome patina. From an old German collection, acquired before 1955.
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Small Terra Sigillata bowl 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.
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Early Denarius of Commodus as Co-AugustusRome mint, 177 - 178 A.D. The reverse shows Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear.
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Intricate Roman fascinus amulet from the RhinelandExceptional are the originally preserved inserted eyes of the lion and bull. 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.
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Roman jar with trefoil spout and strap handle - found in 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.
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Hadrian denariusRome mint, 134-138 A.D. The reverse shows Salus standing right, holding patera, feeding serpent rising from altar.
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Stamped Roman oil lamp with parallel in the Getty MuseumAlmost perfectly preserved. With potters mark LMV.AD[I]EC. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J.P. Getty Museum. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
Necklace with ancient glass pendantsBeautifully assembled necklace with Roman beads and Byzantine to Islamic glass pendants.
Necklace with ancient beadsA necklace of tastefully arranged ancient beads from the Eastern Mediterranean. From Phoenician and Roman periods, and one example from the Middle Ages.
Roman aubergine-coloured glass jarSmall glass vessel from the late Roman Imperial period. From one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean. Closely comparable pieces come from Syria-Palestine.
Roman ribbed glass beakerAn ornate and elegant glass vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made of nice pale turquoise glass.
Roman juglet of honey-yellow glassA magnificent specimen with a wonderful presence. This rare glass vessel, dating from the 3rd to 4th century, originates from the eastern Mediterranean, presumably from the Roman province of Syria.
Roman ointment bottle of bright blue glassA strikingly colourful bottle for oil or perfume. From the Roman Imperial period, made in a province of the eastern Mediterranean.
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Roman sprinklerOlive-green glass with an elegant spiral decoration. Made in late Roman times in the province of Syria Palaestina.
Very rare Roman clay strainer from the RhinelandProbably a local creation; no comparable pieces are known. 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.
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Antoninus Pius denariusRome mint, 149 - 150 A.D. The reverse shows Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Marcus Aurelius denarius with nice patinaRome mint, 175 A.D. The reverse shows Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.