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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Attic black figure cup - Herakles slaying the Nemean lionImpressive piece in very good condition. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.
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Roman glass bowlSmall bowl dating to the 2nd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman glass flaskFlask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.
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Early Christian pilgrim flask with St. MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
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Perfectly preserved ampulla of Saint MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
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Roman glass bottle with handleWonderful perfectly preserved glass vessel from the Roman Imperial period. 1st to 2nd century AD.
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Early Islamic glass with spiral threadA marvelous example for Early Islamic glass after the conquest of the Levant, during Umayyad rule. A glass from the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman glass bowlDelicate bowl dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD. Perfect condition. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Tear shaped roman glass flaskElegant long flask from Roman Imperial times. Fantastic colourful iridescence.
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Large Roman balsamariumStunning glass vessel with pear shaped body. Made in the Western part of the Roman empire or in Northern Italy.
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Cypriot bichrome ware dishLarge shallow bowl painted with geometrical patterns in dark red and dark brown. Bichrome ware from the Cypro-Geometric period.
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Roman balsamariumNice glass vessel with pear shaped body. Made in the Western part of the Roman empire or in Northern Italy.
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Mycenaean stirrup jarCharacteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC. From the inventory of an old educational lending collection.
Roman glass beakerNice cup made of pale turquoise glass. Household item from the 1st to 3rd century.
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Roman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern on mold-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd to 4th cent. AD.
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Egyptian stone beakerThe elegant stone vase was probably used as an ointment vessel. 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom.
Small Egyptian stone vesselNice stone vessel and rare type from the Middle Kingdom. Timelessly elegant shape.
Egyptian Kohl vesselThe small stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Black remains of the substance are still preserved on the inside. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
South Italian SkyphosNicely preserved piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976-78 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
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Egyptian Kohl vesselThe small stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
Small Egyptian Kohl vesselThe stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Nicely polished stone surface. From the 2nd Millenium BC.
Small Egyptian Kohl vesselThe stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Vessel with well preserved body and missing rim. From the 2nd Millenium BC.
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Small Egyptian Kohl vesselThe stone pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Vessel with well preserved body and missing rim. From the 2nd Millenium BC.
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Shallow bowl from EgyptMade of nicely banded Egyptian alabaster. High quality bowl with a fine polish. Early Dynastic to Old Kingdom.
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Egyptian Kohl vesselThe massive stone cosmetic pot was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
Kohl vessel from the New KingdomA fantastic goblet shaped vessel from the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Made of finely polished Egyptian alabaster.
Egyptian Kohl vesselThe small stone container was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. Black remains of the substance are still preserved on the inside. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
Egyptian stone bowlThis wonderful bowl of banded stone was probably used for ritual purposes. From the Early Dynastic Period or Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian Kohl vesselThe small stone pot of nicely polished granite was used for Kohl, the eye cosmetic of the ancient Egyptians. From the time between Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
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Conical Old Kingdom stone vesselThe elegant stone vase is made of wonderful banded alabaster. 5th to 6th dynasty, Old Kingdom.
Small Athenian LekythosNicely preserved piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
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Large Roman transport amphoraNicely restored amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Overall a very impressive vessel. From an old German collection, acquired in London in the 1970s.
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Red figure Oinochoe - Eros and AphroditeExcellent condition and brilliant colors, very fine work. 4th century BC. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s from an art gallery in Cologne, Germany.
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Perfectly preserved Gnathia ware kylixDelicate piece from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976-78 in London.
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Etruscan bucchero cup found in Sezze areaNicely preserved household pottery from an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
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Greek Kylix with stamped palmettesDelicate piece of art, from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 - 1978 in London, probably at Davies Antiques Gallery.
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