Ancient Near East - 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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Pair of earrings from LuristanThe earrings date to the early Iron Age of Luristan. The type of jewellery is rare for this region.
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Pin from Luristan with ibex headThe simple pin boosts a highly stylized ibex head. It is a nice example of this popular decoration for Luristan pins.
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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Ram-headed pendantFinely polished stone shaped like a stylized ram head with spiral horns. Bronze Age amulet from the Middle East.
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Iron Age jugMassive and imposing piece from the early 1st Millenium BC. Previously in the well-known Rihani family collection, with Jordanian export permit.
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Babylonian carnelian cylinder sealPrime example made of beautiful orange carnelian. Highly detailed engraved scene with king offering to the weather god Hadad. First half of 2nd Millenium BC.
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Early Elamite cylinder seal from a museum collectionCompact seal with geometric design from Elam. 3rd Millenium BC.
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Mitanni cylinder sealNice seal with wave design and griffins. 2nd Millenium BC. From a museum collection.
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Zoomorphic vessel in the shape of a zebuThe Western Asiatic vessel amazes by its size and state of preservation. Including TL analysis. Around 1000 BC.
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Luristan pin with floral decorationWell preserved piece that impressively demonstrates the high quality of Luristan metal works.
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Bronze pin from Iron Age LuristanThree decorative spheres form an elegant pin head. Colourful bronze patina.
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Bronze pin from LuristanLovely bronze pin from the early Iron Age. The head is decorated by engraved lines and a geometric knob.
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Luristan bronze dagger with grip insertIt is very rare to find a Western Asiatic bronze dagger with an intact insert inside the grip. Dating to Iron Age Luristan, 1100 to 900 BC.
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Bronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
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Published bracelet with Luristan ram headsNicely worked zoomorphic terminals with close parallels to achaemenide art. Dating to the early 1st Millenium BC.
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Pin from LuristanIron Age silver pin with attractive engravings. Nice dark patina.
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Bronze dagger from IranLong dagger or short sword of good craftsmenship dating to the transitional period between Bronze Age and Iron Age. Rare form. 46cm long. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Long Dagger from LuristanWell preserved example of an important Luristan dagger type. The impressive length is that of a short sword. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Dagger from LuristanThe Luristan short dagger has an elegant and slim shape. From an old German collection. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Imposing elamite ceramic spouted jarThe jar has a biconical body and a spout in form of a stilized bird's head. From ancient Iran at the beginning of the 1st Millenium BC.
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Large pottery vessel in the shape of a zebuImposing Western Asiatic vessel of the Amlash culture. Including TL analysis. Around 1000 BC.
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Bronze pin from LuristanLovely bronze pin from the early Iron Age. The head is decorated by engraved lines and a geometric knob.
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Bronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
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Bronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
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Large decorative pin from LuristanThe pin head is shaped like an open basket with a decorative knob. Bronze with attractive patina.
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Pin from LuristanIron Age silver pin with attractive engravings. Nice dark patina.
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Western Asiatic button seal with haresInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
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Western Asiatic button seal with scorpionInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
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Anatolian porphyry stamp sealBasic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.
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Neo-Babylonian stamp seal with religious sceneConical seal made of snowy chalcedony. The scene shows a praying man in front of an altar or symbols for the gods Ishtar and Shamash. Canonical piece for an educational collection.
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Neo-Babylonian stamp seal with religious sceneNicely facetted seal made of bright chalcedony. It shows a man in front of the gods Marduk, Nabu and Ishtar. Typical and well documented depiction from the 6th cent. BC.
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Neo-Assyrian cylinder seal with hunting sceneThe frit cylinder seal depicts a hunter with bow and arrow pursuing a cow. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.
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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.
Cylinder seal with wrestling sceneStunning white seal made of shell. Mesopotamian Early Dynastic Period III.
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Mesopotamian cylinder sealSeal made of white stone with depiction of scorpions. Late Uruk to early Jamdat Nasr period.
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