Southern Europe - Recent acquisitions - 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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Roman oil lamp with running dogExceptionally well-preserved, with a running dog in high relief on the mirror. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
Price: on request
Roman bronze mount shaped as a female facePerfect condition. Found in 2018 in Kent, UK, registered in the Portable Antiquities Scheme under no. PAS KENT-04964F. Export licensed by the Arts Council England in October 2021.
Price: on request
Roman intaglio with locustThe gemstone made of red-orange carnelian shows a locust with two ears of corn.
Roman intaglioBeautiful gemstone made of orange carnelian. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.
Pair of Egyptian bronze eyesThese bronze eyes with stone inlays were mounted on a sarcophagus during the 21st to 30th dynasties. A popular but rare object, they are sometimes referred to as mummy eyes.
Canopic jar lid of the 18th dynasty from museum collectionEgyptian canopic jar lid in the shape of a human head, dating to the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. The high quality alabaster piece came to the Cincinnati Art Museum in 1888 and was part of the museum collection for more than 100 years.
Greek Terracotta figurine of a sitting womanFrom the old German private collection of H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.
Byzantine amphora with nice sea encrustationVery good condition. Found 1967 in the sea in Croatia, exported with permit of the local authorities.
Roman oil lamp - hen with chicksExceptionally well-preserved with high relief on the mirror. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
Domitian denarius with nice patinaRome mint, 80 A.D. The reverse shows a Cretan goat standing left in laurel wreath.
Roman Terra Sigillata plate from El Djem in TunisiaPerfectly preserved, undamaged, not worn. From the old German private collection Scheubert. Bernd Scheubert was internationally known as the "Tunisia painter".
Large Roman bronze Fortuna figurineExcellently preserved, great patina. From an old German private collection, in this since the 1950s.
Marcus Aurelius denarius with nice patinaRome mint, 168 A.D. The reverse shows Aequitas sitting with scales and cornucopiae.
Tanagra figurine of a standing woman with partially preserved paintingNearly perfect condition. About 4th - 3rd century B.C. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.
Roman Terra Sigillata cup from El Djem in TunisiaNicely preserved. From the old German private collection Scheubert. Bernd Scheubert was internationally known as the "Tunisia painter".
Etruscan bronze Hercules figurineScarce iconography alluding to the slaying of the Lernaean Hydra. Very good condition, elegant dark green patina. From an old German collection.
Roman bronze Venus figurineBeautiful figure, meticulously crafted in three dimensions. The flowing rhythm of the body is emphasized by the supple contours and the strongly flared hips. Refined dark green to brown patina. From an old German collection, acquired before 1955.