Ancient Near East - Portraiture and sculpture - Early currency - 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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Kusura-type idol from 3rd millenium BC Anatolia examined by Prof. LambertIdol vom sogenannten Kusura-Typus, aus weißem, feinkristallinem Marmor. Bronzezeit Anatoliens, 3. Jt. v. Chr. Begutachtet durch Professor W. G. Lambert. Museumswürdig.
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Kusura-type idol from 3rd millenium BC Anatolia examined by Prof. LambertIdol aus weißem, feinkristallinem Marmor vom sogenannten Kusura-Typus. Aus der Bronzezeit Anatoliens, 3. Jt. v. Chr. Begutachtet durch Professor W. G. Lambert. Museumswürdig.
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Syrisches Augenidol vom Tell Brak-TypHervorragender Zustand mit schön erhaltener Oberfläche. Begutachtet durch Prof. Lambert, mit Notiz aus seiner Hand. Fund aus Tell Brak in den 1920er Jahren.
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Minoische Votivfigur in Form eines HundesStehender Hund, der Kopf nach vorne gereckt, nach oben stehende Ohren. Orangefarbener Ton mit Resten eines roten Überzugs. Sehr gute Erhaltung.
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Idol vom Kusura-TypIdol aus weißem, feinkristallinem Marmor vom sogenannten Kusura-Typus. Aus der Bronzezeit Anatoliens, 3. Jt. v. Chr. Begutachtet durch Professor W. G. Lambert. Restauriert.
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Tonfigur eines Stiers aus BelutschistanStilisierte Darstellung eines Stiers. 85 mm x 45 mm x 80 mm groß und fein gearbeitet. Dunkelroter Ton, 4. bis 2. Jt. v. Chr.
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Zoomorphe Tonfigur aus der LevanteregionAbstrakte Ausführung, möglicherweise Antilope oder Gazelle. Wahrscheinlich rituelle Verwendung. Altersbedingt sehr gute Erhaltung.
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Idol - Figur der Harappa - KulturSehr rares Zeugnis einer der ältesten Stadtkulturen der Menschheit. Keramik-Figur einer Göttin, 3. bis 2. Jt. v. Chr.
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Baal-Figur, LevanteGötterfigur von der Levante, vermutlich Syrien. Bronzezeit, 3000 bis 1200 v. Chr. Seltenes Zeugnis einer frühen, bronzezeitlichen Religion.
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Weibliches Idol der Harappa-KulturFigur in perfektem Zustand. Volgeartiges Gesicht, aufwändiges Kollier mit Amulett um den Hals. Vermutlich aus Baluchistan. Um 2000 v. Chr.
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Idol der Harappa-KulturSehr rares Zeugnis einer der ältesten Stadtkulturen der Menschheit. Keramik-Figur einer Göttin, um 2000 v. Chr.
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Clay idol from SyriaFemale figurine from Bronze Age Syria, 3rd to beginning of 2nd millenium BC. With characteristic bird shaped head.
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Published Parthian clay horse and riderThe clay figurine probably originates in Syria. It dates to achaemenide to parthian times. 6. cent. BC to 2nd cent. AD.
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Big Kusura type idolUnusually big shield idol of the Kusura type dating to the Anatolian Bronze Age, 3rd millenium BC. Made of beautiful white marble.
Massive bronze panther figurinePerfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Massive bronze panther figurinePerfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. End of 2nd to 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Hittite bronze zebu figurineMassive, perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful dark patina. End of 2nd to early 1st millenium BC. Ex Karl Kress auction 147 (May 5th 1969) Nr. 54.
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Bronze zebu figurine with pedestalNicely preserved bronze figurine. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Hittite bronze zebu figurineMassive, perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful dark patina. Second to early first millenium BC. Ex Karl Kress auction 147 (May 5th 1969) Nr. 57.
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Zebu lying on altar, massive bronzePerfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. About 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Massive hellenistic bronze goat figurinePerfectly preserved with beautiful dark patina. Probably hellenistic. Ex Karl Kress auction 182 (March 23-25 1982) Nr. 218.
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Massive scythian silver figure of a deerPerfectly preserved, elaborated piece of art, produced by the nomadic tribes of Scythian cultures.
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Massive bronze figurine of a lying ramNicely preserved animal figurine. End of 2nd to 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Massive Lorestan bronze pendant shaped as an ibexEnd of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful patina.
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Massive Lorestan ibex-shaped bronze pendantVery nicely preserved figurine with strong patina. End of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Ex Karl Kress auction 182 (March 23-25 1982) Nr. 216.
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Massive Lorestan bronze pendant shaped as a birdEnd of 2nd to 1st millennium BC, Iron Age. Perfectly preserved figurine with beautiful patina.
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Bronze votive figurine of a bullNicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.
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Bronze figurine of a deer or stagNicely preserved massive bronze figurine. End of 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
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Bronze figurine of a horseNicely preserved massive bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Western Asia.
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Mummyform Near Eastern idolThe unusual bronze figurine is an idol from Anatolia or the Near East. Around 1000 BC.
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Near Eastern bronze idolThe unusual bronze figurine is a Near Eastern idol. Possibly a god or priest. 2nd Millenium BC.
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Anatolian bronze idolThe bronze figurine is a nail idol that can be attributed to the Hittite culture. Late 2nd Millenium BC.
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Western Asiatic female figureInteresting clay figurine from Western Asia during Bronze Age. Nice overall impression.
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Female figure from ElamMold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.
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Elamite dog figurine from SusaWonderful little metal figure from Elam, made during Bronze Age. With a characteristic curly tail.
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Canaanite bronze figurineThe small figure was once silver plated and was made in biblical times in the Land of Canaan. It might depict a charioteer.
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