Fotogalerie - 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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Etruscan bronze ladle - ex Sotheby'sVery good condition, undamaged, with thick patina. Late Etruscan, 4th - 3rd century BC. From an old English collection.
Etruscan Bucchero KantharosVery well preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Celtic coin - Iceni tribeEast Anglia mint, reported to have been found in Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire.
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Maya pottery bowlFlat bowl painted with mythical creatures. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization. Stunning object with lively colours.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Base plate of a Roman mirrorThe bronze disc is the base plate of a Roman mirror. A handle and reflective metal coating were once part of the mirror. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureFlat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Commodus Denarius - Roma on shieldRome mint, 180 - 181 A.D. The reverse shows Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear.
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Etrusco-Corinthian bail amphora from TarquiniaVery well preserved with intense red colors. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Black figure Athenian Lekythos of Haimon painterChariot with horses and human figures. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Gourd shaped bowl of the Chimú cultureElegant bowl with shiny black surface. Precolumbian pottery of the 10th to 15th century.
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Small Mycenaean amphoraElegant vessel with three handles and painting. From the Mycenaean Age around 1300 BC.
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Egyptian cowroid with knot designAmulet seal with interesting design at the underside that might represent the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
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Western Asiatic maceheadHeavy head of a mace with a globular shape. Nicely polished stone. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Asia.
Large white-ground athenian Lekythos - Painter of Athens 1826With TL analysis. Impressive vessel, perfectly preserved delicate painting. Ancient graffito XE on foot.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, three with triangular cross-section and one leaf-shaped. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old British collection, acquired before 1980.
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North African oil lamp with Christian iconographyShowing a Kantharos, symbol for the Eucharist. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.
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Large ceremonial knife of the Sican cultureThe so-called Tumi was a weapon to cut the throats of humans and animals in ritual sacrifices. The knife certainly fulfilled an additional representative function in the afterlife. From the period of the Sican's cultural florescence during the 10th to 12th centuries AD.
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Scythian short swordThe so-called acinaces is a typical weapon of the Scythians. Well preserved piece from the 7th to 5th centuries BC.
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Large Roman roof tile from the RhinelandWith loop-shaped mark. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
Roman Terra Nigra beaker found 1907 in CologneFrom the collection of the viniculture historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan. Nicely preserved.
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Small Etruscan plateUnusual decoration for a plate of this type. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Predynastic vase decorated with spiralsPainted vessel of the Naqada II culture. Perfect example of the early art of prehistoric Egypt.
Ceremonial knife of the Sican cultureThe so-called Tumi was a weapon to cut the throats of humans and animals in ritual sacrifices. The knife certainly fulfilled an additional representative function in the afterlife. From the period of the Sican's cultural florescence during the 10th to 12th centuries AD.
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Very rare large Samian Ware hunt cupThe barbotine decoration is masterly made and excellently preserved. Absolutely worth the exhibition in a museum. A similar piece is on exhibition in the British Museum in London. Ex Vienna Schönbrunn Gallery, acquired 1986. With TL analysis.
Perfectly preserved lid of a red figure apulian lekanisWorth the exhibition in a museum. Brilliant colors, fully preserved. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Roman bronze tripod foot with DionysosExtremely well preserved, detailed piece of ancient art wth beautiful patina. Ex Bonhams, before that in the collection Joseph Klein, New York, USA.
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Roman silver fibulaBeautiful brooch from the eastern Roman provinces. Remains of an original gold plating can still be seen on the surface.
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Rare Seneca first edition - Lyon 1604Rare first edition by Andreas Schott and the only 1604 edition currently available on the market known to us. Dry-embossed pigskin leather over wooden plates. Very good condition, appropriate for the age of the volume.
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Egyptian cowroid with nice decorationAmulet seal with pseudo hieroglyphs at the underside that should give protection or good fortune to the owner according to ancient Egyptian beliefs. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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Egyptian funerary cone of AmunemopetConoid clay nail from the tomb of crown prince Amunemopet. From Thebes during the 18th dynasty. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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Ptah-Sokar-Osiris statuette for Ta-scherit-MehjtLarge wooden statue representing the ancient Egyptian funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Nicely painted figurine including base from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.
Egyptian cartonnage mummy maskThe mask is very decorative and nonetheless available for a restraint budget, being small format and restored. From the late ptolemaic to early Roman period of Egypt.
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Bowl of the Chancay cultureThin-walled pottery bowl with abstract painting and plastic animal head handles. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
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Large Roman legionary roof tile produced by Legio VI Victrix 70 - 104 A.D.Perfectly preserved, extremely rare for an object of this size. Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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