Ancient Asian Sculptures

Detailed reliefs and sculptures from Cambodia and India, depicting deities, intricate designs, and cultural motifs from ancient temples.

Bas Relief. Jagdish Temple. Udaipur Rajasthan. India.

ARTE INDIO. INDIA. RELIEVE CON TRES DE LAS SIETE DIOSAS MADRE Y EL DIOS GANESHA. Fechado entre el 800 y el 900. Procede de Madhya Pradesh (probablemente de Gwalior). Museo de Arte de Denver. Estado de Colorado. Estados Unidos.

Sculpture Cambodia Angkor Wat temple

Sculpture from the Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India. They are one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures. Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty. The Khajuraho group of temples were built together but were dedicated to two religions, Hinduism and Jainism

Bas Relief. Jagdish Temple. Udaipur Rajasthan. India.

Ancient bas relief in The Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia

Cast of apsara from Angkor Wat western entrances central tower's gate, Musee Guimet, Museum of Asian Arts, Paris, France, Europe

Female stone sculpture, Vijaya Stambha victory tower, Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Panels showing scenes from the life of Buddha on Vihara pedestal, Cham Art, Dong Duon style dating from the 9th and 10th centuries, Cham Museum, Da Na...

Bas-relief, Pura Luhur Batukaru Temple, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Decorative sculptures, Hindu deities, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Surya, from 9th century found in Bihar now exposed in the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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Shiva and Parvati over Nandi. 12th Century. Carved sandstone sculpture from Rajasthan. Indian Art.

Ruined erotic statues on Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture depicting Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva combined, from the Chandella Dynasty. Dated 11th Century

Details of bas relief of Orissa dancers at Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa, India

Sculpture- Rani vav , step well Patan , Gujarat , India

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Decorative sculpture, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Dancer, from the pedestal of Tra Kieu, 10th century,Cham Art,Da Nang Museum, Vietnam Vietnam.

INDONESIA, JAVA, MAGELANG, CENTRAL JAVA, ANCIENT BOROBUDUR BUDDHIST TEMPLE, BASS RELIEFS FOUND THROUGHOUT TEMPLE

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Sculptural panel on the main Kailash temple wall (exterior) - Ravana shaking Kailasa

Guardian Bas relief in cave 1 at Badami, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Sculptures on the facade of cave n°26

Erotica sculpture removing thorn from its leg at Khajuraho temple, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Ruined erotic statues on wheel of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Wood carving statue, bastar, chhattisgarh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Statuette of Haritiki and Pangika. Artist: Unknown

Khajuraho ornate carved sculptures on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Surya, The Sun God. India, Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh, circa 1100-1150. Sculpture. Magnesian schist

Brahma Sculpture from the 11th - 12th century. Gwalior, India

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave 21 sculptures

Jaina Tirthankara Chandraprabha Standing in Meditation (Kayotsarga). India; Karnataka. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 68.9 x 36.7 x 22.6 cm (27 1/8 x 14 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). Schist. Origin: Karnataka. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Ancient guardstone bas relief at Vatadage in Pollonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. History Museum, Lakshmi frieze, 12th century

Detail of a lintel, Phimai National Museum, Phimai, Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Isan, Isaan, Thailand, Asia

Benin Bronze metal plaque that decorated the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom in modern-day Nigeria. the plaques form the best known examples of Benin art, created by the Edo people from the thirteenth century

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Karttikeya 9th-10th century India (Mathura). Karttikeya 38417

Linga (Phallic Emblem) with Four Standing Deities. Culture: India (Rajasthan). Dimensions: H. 26 1/2 in. (67.3 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm); D. 10 in. (25.4 cm). Date: 10th-11th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Preaching Buddha, cave 1, Ajanta, India

Italy, Lombardy, Pavia, Carthusian monastery. Detail. Terracotta frieze in the small cloister. The decoration depicts two winged putti on the two sides of a tondo with a man's face in it.

sculpture of caves aurangabad maharashtra india Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

sculpture on ajanta caves, aurangabad, maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue carved in Ramchandra temple, Hazara rama, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

. Image of visnu; Sculpture in black stone in the background and damaged on the sides. On base.

Relief panel of Prambanan Temple, Central Java in Indonesia

The Maharishi (Great Sage) Agastya. India, Bihar, Lakhi Sarai, 12th century. Sculpture. Chloritoid phyllite

Vishnu. Sculpture. 11th century. Bihar. India. British Museum. London. England.

Stone reliefs in cave 16, the Kailashanatha Cave, Ellora Caves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ellora, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo59. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Prasanna Virupaksha, Hampi, Vijayanagar, Unsco World Heritage, Deccan Plateau, Taluka Hospet xmadhusudanxtawde/dinodiaxphotox

Indonesia, Bali, Yeh Pulu, Rock Relief

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, wall carvings.

Mithuna Mithuna, erotic relief in the temple of Kandariya Mahadevas.XI. Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21893084

Celestial Beauty (Apsara). India; Rajasthan, possibly Osian. Date: 701 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 83.8 × 28.9 × 15.3 cm (33 × 11 3/8 × 6 in.). Sandstone. Origin: Rajasthan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock. India; Andhra Pradesh, Madanapalle. Date: 1101-1200. Dimensions: 150.5 × 121 × 39 cm (59 1/16 × 47 5/8 × 15 3/8 in.). Basalt. Origin: Andhra Pradesh. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Dvarapala stamping on a buffalo, Cham Art, Dong Duon style dating from the 9th and 10th centuries, Cham Museum, Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast ...

Sentinel marble sculpture in Temple, Surat, Gujarat, India, Asia Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue behind metal bar in heritage Buddhist excavated site, Udayagiri, Orissa, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Khajuraho, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, detail of erotic stone sculptures on wall.

Elephanta, India. Shiva temple of rock caves. Relief with a representation Sivas as Nataraja

Wood carving statue, bastar, chhattisgarh, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Devata relief, Angkor Wat main temple, Cambodia, Asia

Mahishasuramardini, Bas relief on the cave temple in Badami, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Caves of Karlie - 3. Carving, right of Entrance

Erotic statues carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Lanka, Sigiria Ancient Fortress, Frescoes Painted On Rock Walls In Former Living Quarters

Famous erotic stone carving sculptures, Devi Jagadamba Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site

Sculpture of Bean Player, Melukote Close-up of stone sculpture of bean player on wall at Rayara Gopura in Melukote, Mandya district, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16841182

Vishnu Riding on Garuda, AD 300s. Eastern India, Bihar. Schist; overall: 81.3 x 47 cm (32 x 18 1/2 in.).

Frieze with Dancer and Musicians, c. 973. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 33.4 x 95.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.).

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Kumara, The Divine General. India, Madhya Pradesh, 7th century. Sculpture. Sandstone

Hanuman. Monkey God. Deity of Hinudism. Sculpture, 1800s. From Southern India. Wood with pigment. Dimensions; height: 107,3 cm; width: 90,1 cm; depth: 97,7 cm. Denver Art Museum. Denver, Colorado, United States.

Kubera, The God of Riches. Indonesia, Central Java, early 9th century. Sculpture. Copper alloy

Sculpture depicting Harihara, Vishnu and Shiva combined, from the Chandella Dynasty. Dated 11th Century

Cambodia Angkor Bayon Unpublished image 6. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, A

Indian dancer statue made of marble, 11 century A.D

Stone carving in Hotel Prithvi Vilas Palace, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India

Seated Vishnu 7th-9th century India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Akhnur). Seated Vishnu. India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Akhnur). 7th-9th century. Stone. Sculpture

Man playing drums wall relief sculpture Halebid Mysore Karnataka India Asia 1977 Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Maidens among clouds. 5th c. SRI LANKA. Sigiriya. Frescoes in the ancient rock fortress and palace of Sigiriya built by King Kasssapa (477-495). Hindu art. Fresco.

8th century Gajasamharamurthi, lord Shiva killing demon disguise elephant, sculpture on the external wall of Mallikarjuna temple in Pattadakal, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

Bust of a female made of stone from Madhya Pradesh, India. Dated 9th Century

A mural fresco painted on the wall of a temple, Airavatesvara Temple in Darasuram near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage, Asia

Votive Plaque (Tsha Tsha). Tibet or China, 18th century. Sculpture. Terracotta with gilt and paint

Statues carved on wall in Heritage architecture, Step well Rani ni Vava, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Tamil Nadu, Ramanathapuram (Ramnad), murals in Sethupaty Raja palace, 18th century

Antefix with Head of a Male Deity 9th century Indonesia (Java). Antefix with Head of a Male Deity 38481

Relief sculpture of apsaras, devatas at Angkor Wat, temple complex dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Rukmini. India, Tamil Nadu, late 12th-13th century. Sculpture. Copper alloy

18th century Murals frescos paintings in Adinath Jain temple at Vidur village near Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

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Asia, India, Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram. The Bhagiratha's Penance bas relief carving at Mahabalipuram.

Cloud Maiden, frescoes from the 5th century on the Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Standing Bodhisattva with Human-Figure Necklace. Present-day Pakistan; Ancient region of Gandhara. Date: 199 AD-300 AD. Dimensions: 150.5 × 53.3 × 19 cm (59 1/4 × 21 × 7 1/2 in.). Phyllite. Origin: Gandhara. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Painted door, Junagarh Fort, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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