The Werner Forman Archive Collection

The Werner Forman Archive Collection

A new home at akg-images. akg-images is proud to have been chosen as the exclusive global representative for the renowned Werner Forman Archive collection. All imagery is now available from akg-images. To see all imagery, please register or log in to your account on the akg-images website and search for 'Werner Forman Archive'. The Werner Forman Archive collection is among the finest photographic records of civilisation and cultures from all over the world with more than 11,000 photos of historical and cultural importance ranging from the Stone, Bronze and Iron ages to the New World indigenous peoples. These images of art, tools, sculpture, iconography, architecture and more make the Werner Forman Archive collection a valuable narrator of human activity through the ages and around the world, and a key partner for publishers, galleries and museums. The collection comprises of Czech photographer, Werner Forman's life's work and is devoted to documenting in photographs the history, art, religion and customs of the great civilizations and tribal societies of the past. The Werner Forman Archive collection has extensive sets of images depicting archaeological sites, architecture, evocative landscapes, art and artifacts from the great museums and private collections of the world. Many of these images are unique, some are from cultures which have now vanished or areas which are no longer accessible. For more information or help finding the right image for your project, please contact your nearest office using details found on the 'Contact Us' link at the top of the page. Enjoy this small selection of images from the Werner Forman Archive collection.

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Neanderthal skull Aboriginal rock painting Rock Carving from Sandawe / Palaeolithic / Africa Aboriginal cave painting Stone Age statuette North American stone blades Orkney-Inseln, Ring of Brodgar Lid of an urn / Bronze Age Trundholm Sun Chariot, sun disk / Bronze Age Fig. stone from Martebo (Gotland) C. 5th Carn Euny, Cornwall / Photo undated A sherd from the Neolithic period, Iran Jug of the Bell Beaker cultur Battlefield Palette / Egyptian Two geese / Egyptian mural painting Sumerian jewellety from Ur Egyptian soldiers / Wooden sculptures Chinese inscription / Oracle Bone Core glass cosmetic vessels South American Headdress Miniature amulets from the Taino Horse carriage / North African rock painting Vessel with geometric decoration, Sudan Italy, Pompeii, Casa del Menandro / photo Italy, Pompeii, Casa del Menandro Ancient Greek lip cup with a hunting scene, Greece Iron Age grave goods China / Great Wall / Photo Nok Culture Head / West African Ancient Greek amphora Vedius Gymnasium in Ephesus Temple of Hadrian in Ephesos A Greek deity with a headdress, Eastern Mediterranean Griffin-headed armlet, Oxus treasure Persepolis / Relief Sheild from Witham / Celtic Choker from Broighter / Celtic Nok Culture Head / West African Vessel in cat shape / Chavin culture Theatre mask / Egyptian glass plates Head of a Nubian woman / Roman Alexandrian bust Tomb figure / Chinese Two fish / Egyptian glass inlay work Figure of a jaguar deity / Olmec Nineveh, relief, Neo-Assyrian Jade Pendant / China Gold coin of Ambiani with Apollo Relief plate from Gundestrup Cauldron Relief plate from the cauldron of Gundestrup / Celtic-North Gaulish Head of Zeus, Greece The roof of Djenne mosque, Mali, 0 Casket / Islamic Art Musicians / Fatimid Dynasty The Citadel at Aleppo, entrance Two pages from a Quran manuscript / Hausa people Islamic Astrolabe, 1236 Mosque (Mezquita ), Cordoba / Photo ca. 1980 Sheet from a Quran manuscript / 9th century Islamic plate Minaret of the Taj Mahal in the moonlight, India The Mohammed Ali Mosque in Cairo, Egypt Yemeni man with donkey, 1976 The Dome of the Mausoleum of the Sons of Quytabay, Egypt Silk Fabric / Harpy / Islamic, c.1100 Alhambra, Granada / Photo undated Milky white glass bowl, Egypt Pottery Water Filter, Islamic Egyptian ceramic fragment Arabian Illumination Bottle from clay, Islamic Ceremonial sword / Islamic Portal in the Alcázar in Sevilla, Spain Islamic box An ivory comb with painted decoration, Spain Alhambra vase / Islamic Interior shot in the Mezquita‐Catedral de Cordoba, Spain Porcelain bowl, Islamic Red Fort in Delhi 14th century gold necklace Egyptian water pipe Porcelain plate with a chandelier, Egypt Lamps and ovoid suspensions in enamelled glass from Egypt or Syria Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria Ivory Casket, Islamic Sultan Hasan mosque in Cairo Islamic chandeliers from Andalusian Spain Silver Dish / Byzantine / 6th Century Byzantine reliquary of the True Cross Silver Spoons / Byzantine / 7th Century Tombs in Agrigento, 0 Konstantin VII. Porph. / Münzbildnis A relic of John the Baptist Byzantine underglaze painting Byzantine relief Byzantine bangle Fragment depicting Saint Paul A detail of the byzantine Missorium of Theodosius with Theodosius enthroned Part of the Ascension fresco from Evrytania Episkopi, Greece Virgin Hodegetria in Venice, Italy Reliefs on the base of the obelisk erected by Theodosius I, Istanbul A binding of a byzantine liturgical book Pharisee and publican / Byzantine illum.Parchment cover with seal from Andronikus II.A book painting shows Saint Luke Byzantine icon of the Virgin and Child known as the Glykophilousa Tree with Fruit / Byzantine Mosaic, 6th Century Byzantine skulpture group of embracing emperors at St Marks Venice, Italy, 0 Plaque Decorated with the Figure of a Dancer / Byzantine Epitaphios of Thessaloniki with scenes of the communion of the apostles with Christ administering th Obelisk erected by Theodosius I, Istanbul Byzantine relief icon with a bust of the Archangel St Michael and saints Detail of a mosaic in St. Mark's Basilica Icon of Demetrios of Thessaloniki Byzantinic mosaic with an elephant attacking a lion, Istanbul Detail of a fresco in the side chapel of Chora Church, Istanbul Aboriginal bark painting, Australia Crochet de matau Drawing of a Maori moko pattern, New Zealand Ceremonial mask from Papua New Guinea Aboriginal rock painting from Nabulwinjbulwinj, Australia Maori Pendants / Whale Bone / Photo Aboriginal rock painting Boîte papahou Asmat painted cassowary bone Two Nguru Flutes / Maori, 19th Century Aboriginal cave painting Heitiki maori Masque mortuaire d'un chef maori Heiliges Beil eines Maori-Häuptlings Cloud formations over Auckland, New Zealand Oceanic representation sceptre Aboriginal rock painting A Maori canoe on the North Island of New Zealand Polynesian wooden figure Carved wooden human figure, New Zealand Haifischzahnmesser der Maori / Neuseeland Poutokomanawa féminin Entrepôt maori en pierre A fishing lure for catching Kahawai (South Pacific Ocean Fish), New Zealand Volcanic Lake Te Horou, New Zealand, 1994 Detail of a relief carving on the staircase in Persepolis, Persia (Iran)Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Iraq Prehistoric rock painting of Berber horses at Oran, Algeria Melita cemetery in Algeria Persian plate Horoscope of Prince Iskandar, Middle East An ancient idol from the Middle East, Iraq Head and torso of a king from the Sassanid period, Middle East Persian gold bangle Islamic Sherbet jar Painted and Gilded Plate from Persia Standard showing roundel of water deities from the Zagros Mountains, Iran Female head / Neo-Assyrian / C 8th BC Ischtar-Tor in Babylon Sumerian votive figure Phoenician ivory inlay Art, Phoenician, lion shaped dagger handle / ivory Islamic medicine jar Wooden gate of the palace of Shalmaneser III.Sumerian mace Nineveh, relief, Neo-Assyrian Roman glass from Syria Gold pectoral of King Ip Shemou Abi from Byblos, 0 Roman glass from Syria Roman glass from Syria Münze der Assassinen Anatolian idol Temple guard figures from Thailand Shadow Puppet / Java / c.1900 Chinese wine vessel Chinese bronze knob Chinese astronomical mirror Rock sculpture of the sitting Buddha at Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka Buddhist frescoes Decorative ornamental figure, Japan Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka Hindu Figur of Natajara Horse / Sculpture / Tang Dynasty / 618–906 AD Figure of a seated lady, China Indian deity Head of a Pashtun Japanese celestial globe Pottery Vase, India Indonesian Kris Indonesian ax blade Indonesian batik Indonesian bracelet Indonesian Talismans Chinese bronze bowl Cambodian bronze figure Yin and Yang and Dragons / Mother of Pearl / Furniture Vietnamese rare 'kosa' head Vietnamese drum Stone Age figure A victim of the volcanic eruption of Pompeii, Italy A tetradrachm, Italy Figurine from Malta Hellenistic earring Amber head from the Viking culture Silver Coins, Viking Culture Andreas Stone Casting mould from the Viking culture Stave church carving with a scene from the story of Sigurd.Plaque of the Vikings, Sweden Freya / Denmark / Bronze Age Stucco tile / Islamic 13th/14th Century Storage jar, Islamic Islamic silk hanging Etruscan tomb painting showing a ritual processsion, 2015 The Valdibone Lion, 2015 Coat of arms, 2015 Bronze helmet of the "Montefortino A" type, 2015 Ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, 2014 Detail of the bronze door of the Basilica of San Zeno, Italy Ancient Greek drinking vessel Ancient Greek gold earring Amphora / Scenes from Dionysus Cult / BC Ancient Greek silver coin Veneti Coin with Male Head / Armorica / Gaul, 1st Century BC Ornamental Bronze Button / Celtic, 3rd Century BC Mask for Naxnox dance / Indian Anthropomorphic Figure / Moche, Peru Head of a Cat / Moche Culture / Gold / Photo Pectoral Plate / Chimú Culture / Peru Double-headed serpent, Aztec Head of Quetzalcoatl / Aztec Maya / Container w. ruler / Clay / Mexico Statues of Europeans / Indian Mask of human face / Indian Flying frog / Indian Bird / Moche Culture, Peru / Sculpture, c.200-650 AD Vucub Caquix / Maya Civilization God Emerging from the Head of a Jaguar / Aztec Statue of Xiuhtecuhtli / Aztec Ornamental plate with sun symbol / Aztec Warrior Decapitating his Enemy / Pipe Bowl / Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma / 1200/1300 AD Wooden Figure of the Eskimos from Alaska Peruvian cotton cloak Calendar stone with Tonatiuh / Aztec Decoration plate w. beaver totem / Indian Mask of Bakwas / Native American Thunderbird / Headdress / Kwaguʼł / Native American Painted cotton / Indian Maize God, stone bust, Maya Spearhead / Folsom / Stone age Pawnee Ceremonial Drum w. Thunderbird Model Tipi Cover w. Drawings / Indian War Bonnet of Arapaho Chief / Plains Ind.Pipe Tomahawk / Blackfoot Indian / Photo Shirt & Leggings of Plains Indians / Photo Rattle Depicting Buffalo / Plains Indian Peruvian Inca Ceramic Figurine North American ceramic jug Headdress of a Tsimshian chief Inca headress with feathers Flute player / Benin Bronze Door Panels from Benin / Detail West African stone mask West African wooden figure West African mask Small statue as a power figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo Figure of a musician of the Dogon people of Mali, 0 Avian weights from West Africa, Ghana Figure of a monkey for ritual acts, Ivory Coast Gold maskette of the Akan people of the Ivory Coast, 0 Seated figure of the Nok culture, 0 A head referred to as Bieri, Gabon Nubian alabaster vessel South African wooden figure African Chi Wara masks, 0 Dance mask of the type known as Mwana Pwo, Angola Nubian ceramic bowl Senufo mask, Ivory Coast A shield made from hippopotamus skin, Ethiopia Ornament in the shape of a human head, Ghana Headdress / Ekoi People / Nigeria Horseman / Djenne / Mopti sculpture Pygmy helmet mask Circular ritual mask, Gabon West African brass bust Leopard / Oba / Benin Regalia / Ashanti (Ghana) C18–C19 Head of an Oba / Benin Mother Goddess / Yomba People / Sculpture South Africa, Zulu, carved vessel Birth Scene / Yaka People / Relief / early 19th Century House of the Men / Dogon People / Photo Djenne (Mali) / Mosque / Exterior Nana Amonu X, Omanhene of Anomabuand two members of his court, Ghana Axum stele