Middle East - Faience - Published - 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 New Year flask with ornamentationHieroglyphic inscription expressing New Year wishes for Ptah at the beginning of the nile floodings. Important 26th dynasty piece associated with the Egyptian New Year rituals. The object is a fantastic example of the skilled workmanship and artistic quality of faience in ancient Egypt.
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Scarab with breath of lifeThe Ankh on the bottom side of this ancient egyptian scarab symbolized life or afterlife. The symbol is framed by volutes.
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Cowroid with magical anra formulaThe bottom side hieroglyphs of the anra type are to be interpreted as magical formula. The amulet dates to the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egpyt.
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Scarab with geometric motiveThe lower side exhibits wrapped cords. A nice example of Egyptian art during the Second Intermediate Period. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.
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Scarab with lotus motiveAncient Egyptian amulet seal with beautiful motive. Six lotus flowers are forming volutes. This scarab is described in the catalogue of Irène Gautier-Vodoz.
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Cowroid with decorated bodyThe cowroid has an interesting decoration across the upper surface. The lower surface is inscribed with hieroglyphs. This cowroid is discussed in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.
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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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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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Egyptian faience statuette of a baboonThe small work of art dates to the Late Period of ancient Egypt. It is worthy to be displayed at a major museum. Published in two works on the famous Epstein collection.