Faience - 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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Egyptian mummy beads necklaceModern assembled and threaded necklace made from original ancient Egyptian beads. The socalled mummy beads are made of faience and date to the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian plaque of BesRare type of depiction of the dwarf god. From the collection of the Newark Museum of Art. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Including thermoluminescence analysis.
Egyptian hippopotamus amuletMade in the style of a scarab but with a hippopotamus on the upper side. It was a protective amulet during the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It might have protected a pregnant woman. The amulet comes from the famous Matouk collection and is published in his 1971 book.
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Appliqué of the Horus Son ImsetyWonderful bichrome faience from the 30th dynasty or slightly later. Deaccessioned from an old museum lending collection.
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Egyptian ushabti of Hor-wdja from Thebes30th dynasty mummiform funerary figurine made of light green faience. With receipt from 1974 by Hassani Abd-El-Galeel of Luxor.
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Imposing ushabti of Psamtik-mery-PtahFrom an early 19th century excavation in Saqqara. Psamtik-mery-Ptah was superintendent or admiral of the royal fleet during the reign of Amasis II and waged war at sea against king Nebuchadnezzar II after his troops famously invaded the Holy Land and conquered Jerusalem.
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Egyptian faience statuette of ThothElegant and slender figurine modeled in great detail. From the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
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Faience statuette of nursing IsisIsis is shown seated with infant Horus. Hieroglyphs on the back side pillar.
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Egyptian fayence figurine of a baboonVery nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.
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Ushabti with interesting inscriptionNicely painted Egyptian funerary statuette from the Ramesside Period.
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Egyptian overseer figurineFrom a 22nd dynasty tomb containing a large number of ushabtis. Their work performance in the afterlife was to be ensured by the overseer figurine.
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Small Egyptian ushabtiFunerary statuette from the Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt. Orange-brown clay with green faience.
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Ushabti for Henut-tawyThis Egyptian funerary statuette was found in the 19th century in the northern part of Abydos. It dates to the 22nd dynasty.
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Small shabtiNice turquoise faience figurine with black paint. From the 22nd to 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian ushabtiFunerary statuette made of turquoise faience with black paint. 21st dynasty of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian ushabti for Horus-in-ChemmisFunerary statuette made of turquoise faience with black paint and cute name inscription.
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Egyptian ushabti for Nisi-ta-udjat-achetInteresting figurine made of green faience with black paint. A typical funerary statuette from the Third Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Ushabti of the 22nd dynastyRemarkable Egyptian funerary statuette made of green faience with black paint. Probably from Tanis and made during the 22nd dynasty.
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Small Eye of Horus from ptolemaic periodSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Eye of HorusSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Eye of HorusSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian scarabSmall funerary scarab made of stone. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. The piece is from the famous Matouk collection.
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Egyptian fayence statuette of TothFigurine of of highest artistic quality. From the 29th or 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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Appliqué of the Horus Son ImsetyBeautiful turquoise fayence from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the Toledo Museum of Arts collection, acquired in 1924 from the famous antiquities dealer R. H. Blanchard.
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Egyptian frog amuletNice small figurine of a frog dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
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Shabti for Ly-hotep-em-mutStunning Egyptian funerary figurine from the time of the 22nd dynasty. Formerly in the Rolls-Royce family collection.
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Egyptian falcon amuletic sealThe seal has the shape of the Horus falcon. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Coming from the famous Matouk collection.
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Egyptian Eye of HorusSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Eye of Horus with empty spacesSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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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.
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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.
Egyptian Eye of Horus of turquoise fayenceSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian crocodile amuletNice small depiction of a crocodile dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
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Egyptian falcon amuletNice small figurine of a falcon dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
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Egyptian ibis amuletNice figurine of an ibis dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
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Egyptian Eye of HorusSmall amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.
Price: on request