Seals - 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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Celtic fibula from the famous Hattatt collectionFibula from the La Tène II period. Found in Celtic Carnuntum. The piece is published in the standard work "Iron Age and Roman Brooches".
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Roman jar with flat handlePerfectly preserved piece from a very old German collection.
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Roman jar with flat handlePerfectly preserved piece from a very old German collection.
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Massive small Roman pot with handleImpressive, perfectly preserved piece from a very old German collection.
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Egyptian amulet of AnubisThe amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt was supposed to protect the dead on their way to the afterlife. From a British private museum.
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Egyptian amulet of TaweretIt shows the goddess of childbirth in the form of a pregnant hippopotamus. The amulet from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt should exert a protective function. From a British private museum.
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Roman jar, probably found in Trier area.Perfectly preserved piece from a German collection.
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Roman oil lamp showing Victoria in bigaA lamp with an identical motive is on exhibition in the NATIONAL WARSAW MUSEUM. Probably found in Trier in 1913
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Egyptian amulet of ThothIbis headed god of knowledge and writing. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.
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Roman oil lamp from FETVS workshopFrom a very old German collection. Probably manufactured in North Africa.
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Roman oil lamp found 1913 in TrierPerfectly preserved piece with a particularly old known history.
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Marcus Aurelius SestertiusRome, 162-163 AD. AV: Bust of Marcus Aureius, RV: Salus standing left holding scepter and patera, to her feet altar with snake.
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Egyptian pataikosGod or god-like dwarf. The figurine was supposed to have a magical protective function. 26th to 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. From a British private museum.
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Egyptian amulet of ShuGod of the air and the sun. The highly stylized figurine shows the ancient Egyptian god on his knees, the arms raised towards the sun. From a British private museum.
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Egyptian amulet of a falconThe falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian amulet of a hareThis type of amulet was popular in the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. It should endow its wearer with fertility and rapidity of movement. The piece was exhibited in an early 20th century private museum.
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Zeugitania - Carthage bronzePerfectly preserved extremely fine piece with nice green patina
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Egyptian scarab amuletNice amulet from the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt. The scarab was exhibited in an early 20th century private museum.
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Rare Nero AureusRome, 64 - 65 AD. The reverse shows the emperor with his second wife, Poppaea Sabina. Rare (R2).
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Extraordinary rare Julia Domna bronze from PaphlagoniaThe only specimen currently offered on the international numismatic market known to us. The coin praises the city of Gangra-Germanikopolis as the "altar of gods" and the oldest city of all Paphlagonia.
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Cylinder seal of red stoneThe cylinder seal is made of beautiful red limestone. A figurative scene is engraved.
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Mesopotamian cylinder seal with abstract sceneThe milky white stone is engraved with a scene that stands out by its high degree of abstraction. Late Uruk to Djemdet Nasr period, around 3000 BC.
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Mesopotamian cylinder seal with fighting sceneThe scene shows a fight between hero and lion with animals. Early Dynastic Period III, around 2500 BC.
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Akkadian cylinder seal of shell coreTwo lions are fighting with two buffalos. The balance and detail of the scene is an impressive demonstration of the Akkadian seal engraver's skill. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.
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Egyptian ushabti from the Third Intermediate PeriodFunerary statuette of faience with black paint. The opposed hands might indicate Tanis as origin. Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian ushabtiFunerary statuette of faience. The opposed hands might indicate Tanis as origin. Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt.
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Cup of the Urnfield cultureCeramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Austria.
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Juglet from the Urnfield periodSmall juglet dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Lower Austria.
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Big bowl from the Urnfield periodCeramic vessel dating to the transition period between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. 1200 to 800 BC. Found in an urnfield in Lower Austria.
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Elamite vessel with painted friezeImpressive ceramic jar in prime condition. The geometrical shapes and animals of the frieze are a typical stylistic feature. Found in Susa, from the time of the Ur-III dynasty, around 2000 BC.
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Greek Boeotian riderThe painted clay sculpture shows a stylized horse and rider. The rider figurine from Greece dates to the archaic period.
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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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Skillful golden ring with insert agateThe fingerring dates to Late Roman times. It recalls the glory of the rich families of Rome. The elaborately ornamented ring holds an agate stone with beautiful coloured layers.
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