Mesoamerica - Vessels - Special - 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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Polychrom Maye pottery with zoomorph decorationsZoomorphe Dekoration. 600 n. Chr. bis 900 n. Chr., späte Klassik der Maya-Zivilisation. Mittelamerika, Honduras. Museumswürdige Erhaltung, beeindruckende 33cm Durchmesser.
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Cylindrin Nayarit pottery from western MexikoSeltene mittelamerikanische Keramik aus dem westlichen Mexiko. Mit Glasur und Strichdekor. 200 v. Chr. bis 100 n. Chr.
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Bikonische Schale, ColimaKeramik mit bichromer Glasur und interessanter bikonischer Form. 16,5cm Durchmesser. 200 v. Chr. bis 200 n. Chr. Prä-Inka und Prä-Kolonialzeit.
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Mochica stirrup vesselThe body is creatively shaped as a bird man. A wonderful testimony to the last bloom of the Mochica culture before its collapse.
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Beaker of the Nazca cultureElegant vessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture. The outside is decorated by a polychrome szene of geometric patterns and abstractions of animals and faces.
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Beaker of the Nazca cultureVessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture and painted in bright colours. From the early phase between the 1st and 5th century
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Bowl of the Ica cultureAppealing pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture and decorated with a linear pattern. Around 1000 AD.
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Bowl of the Ica cultureColourfully painted pottery made by the precolumbian Ica culture. Nicely decorated by five rows of ornamentation. Around 1000 AD.
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Jaguar vessel of the Guanacaste-Nicoya peoplesThe imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.
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Mochican stirrup vessel with museum provenanceElegant vessel of the late Moche culture. Wonderful geometrical decoration in near perfect condition.
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Stirrup vessel of a shamanBeautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows a blind Shaman with a rattle in his hand. 200 to 400 AD, including TL analysis.
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Vessel of the Nazca cultureMagnificent pottery of the Nazca with polychrome paint. It shows two condors. This piece comes with a copy of a TL report from 1984.
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Maya pottery bowlFlat bowl painted with mythical creatures. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization. Stunning object with lively colours.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureFlat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Gourd shaped bowl of the Chimú cultureElegant bowl with shiny black surface. Precolumbian pottery of the 10th to 15th century.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting and plastic animal head handles. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureFlat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Maya civilization pottery bowlSmall bowl painted with abstract shapes. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureFlat pottery bowl with abstract painting on the inside. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Mochica stirrup vessel of a dignitaryImposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a man with cloak in his hands. Circa 100 to 500 AD. Exhibited multiple times and published.
Stirrup vessel with lizzardsBeautiful vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It shows two lizzards on each side. 100 to 500 AD.
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Mochica stirrup vessel in falcon shapeSmall vessel from the golden age of the Moche culture. It is shaped like a falcon with painted on details. Including certificate from 1984.
Stirrup vessel in squash shapeGreat example of the intricately designed vessels of the Peruvian Chimú culture, decorated with a monkey and birds. The squash was an important fruit in the pre-Columbian Kingdom of Chimor.
Mochica stirrup vessel as a monkeyDistinctive vessel in the shape of a monkey. Typical Peruvian flask made circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.
Stirrup vessel in the shape of cacao fruitsPlastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian Chimú culture. It embodies an important agricultural product of the pre-Columbian civilization of Chimor. With TL report from 1979. Part of a special exhibition from 2024 to 2025.
Mochica stirrup vessel as a shamanImposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a priest on a podest with rich adornments. Circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.
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Stirrup vessel as a water birdPlastically shaped vessel from the Peruvian Chimú culture, showing a water bird. From the 15th century. With TL report from 1979.
Beaker of the Nazca cultureTall and slender vessel from the pre-Columbian Nazca culture. The polychrome painting shows abstract patterns, as well as abstracted animals and faces.
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Beaker of the Nazca cultureElegant vessel of the pre-Columbian Nazca culture. The polychrome painting is of high artistic quality and shows a mask.
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Richly painted pottery in the Nazca styleA magnificent modern product imitating the style of the pre-Columbian Nazca culture. It depicts a deity, a hybrid creature of mythical beast and human.
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Bowl of the Nazca cultureWith polychrome abstract depiction of people and masks, possibly a deity. Wonderful vessel from the Nazca Golden Age.
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Bowl of the Nazca cultureWith polychrome abstract depiction of people and masks, possibly a deity. Nice vessel from the Nazca Golden Age.
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