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 imperial oil lamp with Hermes
From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp found in the 1890s in CologneFound in the Mauritiussteinweg street during construction works. Since 1890s in the private Cologne collection O.
Price: on requestCowroid with magic spellThe hieroglyphs of the anra type are to be interpreted as magical formula. From the Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egpyt. This scaraboid is described in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.
Price: on requestCowroid 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.
Price: on requestBronze Age axe headVery well preserved axe head. Late Bronze Age, 10th to 9th cent. BC.
Price: on requestLeaden sling bullet with inscriptionsAlmond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on requestLeaden sling bullet with inscriptionsAlmond shaped lead bullet of a slinger. It was part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on requestMassive roman oil lampMade in North Africa in the late 3rd century AD. From an old collection
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp decorated with dotsNicely preserved piece with heart-shaped nozzle.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp showing Sol-HeliosInteresting transition type to the so-called North African oil lamps. Nicely preserved, unusual piece.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with head of a Taurus as handleRare type with plastic handle and large cross on base.
Price: on requestEgyptian frog lamp from very old German collectionThe frog lamps developed in Egypt close to Abydos. For the Egyptians, the frog symbolized birth and resurrection, this symbolism was also adapted by the early Christians. From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
Price: on requestImpressive Roman imperial bronze oil lampBeautiful patina, very well preserved. With large leaf-shaped handle. Dating to 1st - 2nd century AD.
Price: on requestPre-Dynastic pottery of Ancient EgyptThe simple vessel is made of coarse clay. It dates to the end of the 4th millenium BC and hence witnessed the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
Price: on requestLarge decorative pin from LuristanThe pin head is shaped like an open basket with a decorative knob. Bronze with attractive patina.
Price: on requestPin from LuristanIron Age silver pin with attractive engravings. Nice dark patina.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with haresInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic button seal with scorpionInteresting button shaped seal from the time of the ancient Assyrian trade settlements in Syria and Anatolia. 19th to 18th cent. BC. From the Dr. Langenkamp collection, with a scientific note from Prof. Mayer-Opificius.
Price: on requestAnatolian porphyry stamp sealBasic shape of a four sided pyramid. Made of wonderful intensely red stone. Middle Bronze Age of Anatolia.
Price: on requestNeo-Babylonian stamp seal with religious sceneConical seal made of snowy chalcedony. The scene shows a praying man in front of an altar or symbols for the gods Ishtar and Shamash. Canonical piece for an educational collection.
Price: on requestNeo-Babylonian stamp seal with religious sceneNicely facetted seal made of bright chalcedony. It shows a man in front of the gods Marduk, Nabu and Ishtar. Typical and well documented depiction from the 6th cent. BC.
Price: on requestNeo-Assyrian cylinder seal with hunting sceneThe frit cylinder seal depicts a hunter with bow and arrow pursuing a cow. A description and dating by assyriologist Prof. Mayer-Opificius is present.
Price: on requestRoman glass beakerThis beaker type was popular in the Holy Land during the time of Jesus Christ. But products of the local workshops were also exported.
Price: on requestCore-formed glass alabastronColourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th century BC.
Alabastron from colourful core-formed glassColourful example from the beginning of glass manufacturing in ancient Greece. Glass vessels like this were manufactured on the island of Rhodos during the 5th and 4th century BC.
Core-formed glass jugletThe brown glass with a decorative wave pattern imitates the shape of a Greek metal or pottery hydria, but without the handles at the sides. A nice example for the early glass production in Greek to Hellenistic times.
Bronze statuette of OsirisThe figurine is in exceptional condition with a nice patina. Late Dynastic period of Ancient Egypt, 664 to 332 BC.
Price: on requestRoman-Egyptian portrait of a young womanExcellent condition, original stucco and painting partially preserved. From an old collection of a Frech engineer. With Art Loss certificate
Price: on requestSerapis marble bust from Joachim Menant collectionFamous egyptologist who excavated in Alexandria in the 19th century. Acquired in Egypt during this time, since then and until 2016 in the Menant family collection. With Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestFaience figurine of Isis and Horus childGoddess on a throne nursing her child Horus. Dating to the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestBronze statuette of nursing IsisIsis is shown in a very typical depiction as a mother, the archetype of the later Christian Nursing Madonna. The bronze figurine dates to the 22nd to 31st dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestHarpoon of the Maglemosian cultureFine craftsmanship hunting weapon. Important evidence of the beginnings of fishing in Northern Europe. Mesolithic, 9000 to 6500 BC.
Price: on request