Byzantine - 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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                     Roman intaglio with two warriors Roman intaglio with two warriorsThe scene shows two warriors in a conversation. The glass imitates natural stone with a white inclusion. Price: on request Perfectly preserved Greek guttos with sitting woman Perfectly preserved Greek guttos with sitting womanFrom an old German collection, acquired at Puhze Gallery, Freiburg, before 1979. Price: on request Roman statue of a sitting man Roman statue of a sitting manImpressive piece, possibly the funerary statue of a poet or a philosopher. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements. Price: on request Corinthian alabastron with large birds Corinthian alabastron with large birdsExcellently preserved piece with interesting scene. From an old German private collection, acquired in Cologne 1975. Price: on request Perfectly preserved hellenistic Chytra from Magna Graecia Perfectly preserved hellenistic Chytra from Magna GraeciaFrom a German collection, acquired 1970 from Louis Meier, UK (presumably a gallery located in London) Price: on request Beautiful Apulian kantharos Beautiful Apulian kantharosFrom an old German collection, acquired 1976 at Kunsthandlung Aloys Faust, Cologne. Price: on request Roman glass beaker Roman glass beakerSmall glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection. Price: on request Egyptian Eye of Horus of turquoise fayence Egyptian Eye of Horus of turquoise fayenceSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. Price: on request Palstave axehead with decoration Palstave axehead with decorationExtremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC. Price: on request Canaanite scarab with pseudo hieroglyphs Canaanite scarab with pseudo hieroglyphsThe scarab amulet was made during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt or slightly later in Canaan. It has pseudo hieroglyphs on the bottom side. Price: on request Canaanite scarab with pseudo hieroglyphs Canaanite scarab with pseudo hieroglyphsThe scarab amulet was made during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt or slightly later in Canaan. It has pseudo hieroglyphs on the bottom side. Price: on request Scarab mounted in a gold ring Scarab mounted in a gold ringThe fantastic piece of jewellery is from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, probably dating to the Nubian Kushite rule of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Price: on request Conoid glass vessel Conoid glass vesselSmall flask from beautiful glass. From the professor Ritschel collection. Price: on request Funerary scarab with animal's head Funerary scarab with animal's headNaturalistic scarab in turquoise fayence. The head of another animal has been combined with a scarabs body. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Price: on request Flat funerary scarab Flat funerary scarabNice scarab from turquoise fayence. A special feature are the four drill holes to stitch the piece to a mummy bandage. From the famous Matouk collection. Price: on request Egyptian Eye of Horus with empty spaces Egyptian Eye of Horus with empty spacesSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. Price: on request Egyptian Eye of Horus Egyptian Eye of HorusSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. Price: on request Egyptian Eye of Horus made of lapis lazuli Egyptian Eye of Horus made of lapis lazuliSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt. Price: on request Roman glass beaker Roman glass beakerGlass ware dating to Roman Imperial times. Great condition. A production of the Eastern provinces, possibly from Western Anatolia. Price: on request Bowl of the Ica culture Bowl of the Ica cultureColourfully painted pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture. Nicely decorated by five rows of ornamentation. Around 1000 AD. Price: on request Palstave axehead with triangle decoration Palstave axehead with triangle decorationExtremely well preserved piece from a Bronze Age hoard found in Manston, UK. 1400 to 1150 BC. This axe belongs to a very rare type. Price: on request Roman glass flask Roman glass flaskFlask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection. Price: on request Egyptian falcon amuletic seal Egyptian falcon amuletic sealThe seal has the shape of the Horus falcon. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Coming from the famous Matouk collection. Price: on request Egyptian terra cotta head of Bes Egyptian terra cotta head of BesNice figurine from Ancient Egyptian times. It shows the dwarf god with a crown. Price: on request Athenian black-figure Lekythos Athenian black-figure LekythosSo-called "warrior's fare well" group. An almost identical piece which surely originates from the same workshop is exhibited in Tuebingen, another very similar piece is at the Antikenmuseum Basel. Coming with an Art Loss certificate. Price: on request Roman oil lamp with personification of Africa Roman oil lamp with personification of AfricaProduced in the workshop of Marcus Novius Iustus between 120 and 180 A.D. The province Africa is shown as a woman with exposed breast wearing a Pharaonic headdress between elephant tusks. From an old German collection, acquired before 1979 at Galerie fuer antike Kunst Karl Heinz Zuehlsdorf, Cologne. Price: on request Roman intaglio with Nike Roman intaglio with NikeThe motive is moulded into the dark blue opaque glass paste. It shows the goddess of victory Nike. Price: on request Shabti for Ly-hotep-em-mut Shabti for Ly-hotep-em-mutStunning Egyptian funerary figurine from the time of the 22nd dynasty. Formerly in the Rolls-Royce family collection. Price: on request Egyptian frog amulet Egyptian frog amuletNice small figurine of a frog dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk. Price: on request Neolithic dagger Neolithic daggerNicely worked flint dagger of type III. Sprove on the Danish Island of Moen was the find spot. 1700 to 1500 BC. Price: on request Roman indented beaker Roman indented beakerGlass beaker with pitting. A popular type across the whole roman empire. Mid 1st to 2nd cent. AD. Price: on request Roman cooking pot of the Herodian type Roman cooking pot of the Herodian typeLarge vessel from Roman Imperial times. Most finds are known from the Roman province Iudaea. Price: on request Very large Athenian Skyphos Very large Athenian SkyphosProbably Athenian, about 2nd half 5th - 4th century B.C. Very well preserved, especially for a pottery vessel of this size. Acquired 1973 at Axel G. Weber, Cologne, Germany. Price: on request Rare Trajanus Sestertius Rare Trajanus SestertiusThe reverse of this coin depicts Trajan's acclamation by the troops as imperator for the ninth time, which occurred during the campaigns on the eastern frontier. Rome mint, 115 A.D. Price: on request Decorated vessel Decorated vesselFound in Southern Germany. From the well documented Hugo Rehorik collection. Price: on request Large decorated bowl Large decorated bowlFound in Southern Germany. From the well documented Hugo Rehorik collection. Price: on request
 
