Ancient Battle Reliefs

Intricate stone reliefs depicting battles and mythological scenes, showcasing warriors and divine figures from ancient cultures.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Erotic sculptures on wall of Chinniyan tank 16th-17th centuries by local chieftain near Thiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Bayon temple (late 12th century-early 13th), Angkor Thom, Angkor, Cambodia

Imitation of a Relief of Asklepios and Hygieia; Eastern Mediterranean (); 20th century; Hauran basalt; 62.4 x 64.9 x 11 cm (24 9,16 x 25 9,16 x 4 5,16 in.)

Temalacatl, monumento de Tízoc originario de Tenochtitlán. Museo Nacional de antropologia. Estado de Mexico D.F. Mexico.

castle of Foix, 10th century, Foix, department of Ariège, Occitanie, Pyrenean mountain range, France.

Detail relief depicting warriors on horses, from Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq

Cylinder seal ca. early 2nd millennium B.C. Babylonian. Cylinder seal. Babylonian. ca. early 2nd millennium B.C.. Hematite. Old Babylonian. Mesopotamia

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

Tumba Amonemhat (53).

Italy, Sicily, Monreale, Duomo, Cloister

CALDERO DE WUNDERSTUD. CELTA. (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

Late medieval relief. Limestone. It represents two saints, possibly Saint Peter and Saint Paul. Enjoying devotion among fishermen and sailors, it is an example of local craftsmanship from the late 13th or early 14th century, probably under Sicilian influence. The relief is thought to have been found in 1908 in Xlendi (Island of Gozo, Malta), where it may have formed part of a church or chapel that no longer exists. Detail. Gozo Museum of Archaeology. Cittadela of Victoria in Gozo. Malta.

Detail from the Nereid Monument. Lykian tomb, found in Xanthus, Turkey. Built around 390-380 BC

George and Dragon Prague Carving of George and the dragon above church door in Prague Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 2055392

Relief at Roman Theatre, Sabratha Roman site, Tripolitania, Libya.

Roman civilization, Relief depicting butcher's shop

Italy, Latium region, Rome, Roman marble sarcophagus with relief depicting nuptial rite, Cupids harvesting grapes

Close-up of relief carving, Puthia Temple Complex, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh

Relief portraying ship from Moselle laden with wine, with boatmen and four wine barrels, from Neumagen, Germany, Copy from Trier Museum, Germany

Relief von San Millán zu Pferd Relief of San Millán on horseback, Royal Monastery of San Millán de Yuso, built in 1053 by King García Sánchez III of Navarre, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22946428

Cambodia - Bas-reliefs at the east side of the third gallery in the temple of Angkor Wat. The temple complexes of Angkor ('city') were the heart of the Khmer empire which flourished from the 9th to the 13th century and today are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Siem Reap province, northwest Cambodia.

The Egyptian Goddess Hathor; base of a column at the Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt. The Hathor temple (Temple of Tentyra) has been modified on the same site starting as far back as the Middle Kingdom, and continuing right up until the time of the Roman emperor Trajan. The existing structure was built no later than the late Ptolemaic period. The temple, dedicated to Hathor, is one of the best preserved temples in all Egypt

Stele (Monument) Depicting a Family Group 399 BCE-200 BCE Cyprus. Limestone . Ancient Cypriote

Engaged Double Captial Late 15th century French. Engaged Double Captial. French. Late 15th century. Marble. Made in Pyrenees, France

Sandstone relief, wrestlers, Khueng My style, 10th century, Cham Museum, Da Nang, Zentralvietnam, Vietnam, Asia

Delegation bas-relief, Apadana Palace, ancient city of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran, Asia

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, with narrow frame, with the history of Susanna, fireplace stone part ceramics brick, baked Hearthstone of the Antwerp type with narrow list representing the death-condemned Susanna who is met by Daniel (Daniel 13: 45v) on the right boy carries basket of stones to building history warm old testament bible religion Susanna Daniel

Stone carving of a stupa found in Pakistan. Dated 2nd Century AD

Egypt, Luxor, West Bank, Medinet Habu Temple (aka Djanet). Hieroglyphic detail.

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

Santa Maria Maggiore cathedral, Barletta, Puglia, Italy. Relief detail

Roman soldiers taking part in Decursio - ritual circling of funeral pyre. Detail of relief from the Antonine Column, Rome erected c180-196 by Commodus in honour of his father and predecessor as Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius (121-180) and commemorating his defeat of the German tribe the Marcomanni or Marcomani (167-168).

Relief depicting warship

Sculpture outside Frauenkirche, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Relief, freedom fighter and Greek Orthodox priest, monument commemorating the Greek War of Independence, Areopolis, Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Iran, Persepolis

Oxus Treasure. Carving. Persian. Parthian. 6th cent. BC.

Relief depicting four people wearing Illyric clothing, some of the tunics are adorned with swastika, from Bosnia

Bourges, Cathedral. South portal. Tympanum, St., Saint, Saint

Winged Assyrian Bull. 721 BC - 705 BC. Work from the neo-assyrian time. King Sargon II built his palace in the citadel of the new town that he founded near Nineveh. Two guardians genies called 'lamassou' assured the foundations of the world and those of the palace. Assyrian art. Relief on rock. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: IRAQ. NINEVEH. Khorsabad. Palace of Sargon II.

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay. Lamb of God. Sculpture. France.

Victory stele of Naram-Sin, King of Akkad. It celebrates the triumph of King Naram-Sin over a mountain people, over Satun, King of the Lullubi. The Akkadian army is climbing the steep slopes of the Zagros Mountains. Mesopotamia. Sipar. Akkadian period, c. 2250 BC. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Stone capital with lion and griffin from Lewes Priory, a wealthy Cluniac monastery. Dated 1150 AD

Renaissance heraldic shield, 16th century, Najerillense Historical Archaeological Museum, Nájera, La Rioja, Spain.

Assyrian. Winged bull of Sargon, Khorsabad, 8th cent. BC.

blur in iran persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and ruin

Bas Reliof in the wall on the east side of the Borobudur; Ditto 2nd Go. The upper part tells a story from Buddha in Lalitavistara and the lower part is an avadana story

Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.

Saint Paul melkite (Greek catholic) cathedral, Harissa, Lebanon. Door relief depicting the life of Saint Paul

Elektrozavodskaya, Moscow Metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. Built as part of the third stage of the Moscow Metro and opened on 15 May 1944 during World War II, the station is one of the iconic symbols of the Soviet era transport system. The station's legacy was that it serves as a bridge between the pre-war Art Deco-influenced Stalinist architecture

The Horae, goddesses in Greek mythology, lead the Sun chariot's horses by the reins, illustration from a bas-relief by Gibson, from the magazine L'Illustration, Journal Universel, vol 33, no 834, February 19, 1859.

Wall plaque beside Statue of King Naresuan, Phitsanulok, Thailand

Relief depicting a butcher's shop

16th Ruler of Copan Ruins, Altar Q, original from the Sculpture Museum, Acropolis, West Plaza, Copan Ruins, Honduras, Central America

Campania Caserta Teano Cathedral67. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Built 1116, remodelled by Andrea Vaccaro in 1630, restored in years following damage in second world war. Includes re-used Roman capitals. Architecture, architectural sculpture; sculpture including painted wooded crucifix (c.1330-31) and pulpit (13th century) with mosaic and relief. The Cripta di S. Paride acts as a small museum containing roman, medieval, and modern marble. Post-medieval: Choir stall (MCMLVII); paintings by Francesco de Mura in the Cappella di S. Paride; marble fragments from the Cripta di S. Paride Antiquities: spolia Object Notes: Originally dedicated to S. Terenziano, now dedicated to S. Clemente 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 Et

Detail of the mid-level frieze of the naiskos from the grave monument of Nickeratos and his son Polyxenos. Depiction of bulls, lions and monsters. Found in Kallithea. Ca. 330 BC. Archaeological Museum of Piraeus. Greece.

The hero overpowering a lion (identified with Gilgamesh). Palace of Sargon II. Assyrians. Throne room. Assyrians. 721-705 BC. Khorsabad Palace. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

External detail from a church in Florence, Italy. Stonework reliefs, sculptures, and aesthetic embellishments adorn the outside of this church in Florence. This image shows a lamb and cross.

Trajan's Column with depictions of war in a relief band, Trajan's Forum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The Apple Pickers modeled ca. 1881-83, cast 1920 Edgar Degas French Upon Degas's death in 1917, more than 150 figurative sculptures were found in his studio. Most were made of fragile wax, clay, and plastiline (a wax- and oil-based modeling material). Many had deteriorated. Only a few were preserved in copies that had been cast from them in plaster. Except for the wax Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer (Washington: NGA) none of these sculptures had been publicly exhibited during the artists lifetime.Although Degas had not favored reproducing his sculptures in more permanent materials, his heirs authorized that copies be cast in bronze in order to preserve the compositions and to sell them as finished works. Paul-Albert Bartholomé, a sculptor and Degas's longtime friend, prepared 72 of the figures for casting, a process executed by the distinguished Paris foundry A.-A. Hébrard et Cie. The quality of the Degas bronzes was tightly controlled and their edition was limited. Only twenty-two ed

Frieze of the Vicomagistri Base, Detail, Roman civilization

Victoria and Albert museum, London, U.K. Ruddock family cast court. Cast of Rome's Trajan column (detail)

Syria, Palmyra. Valley of the Tombs. Funerary Tower. 1st century AD. Inside. Sculpture of a deceased inhabitant. (Photo taken before the Syrian Civil War).

Roman relief of a Roman cavalry officer riding down a barbarian, 5th century. Artist: Unknown

Roman tombstone erected in memory of a Thracian cavalryman, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

The Florence Baptistry or Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistry of St. John) in Florence, Italy. The octagonal Baptistry stands in the Piazza del Duomo and was built between 1059 and 1128. The architecture is in Florentine Romanesque style. The Baptistry is renowned for its three sets of artistically important bronze doors with relief sculptures.

Tomb of Ardevol from the chapel of Corpus Christi paiau of the Marquis de la Floresta Tarrega. Dated 14th Century

Almshouses were provided through charitable donations but residents were hand-picked. At Dowel's Retreat only 'respectable women' were admitted. Birmingham's first council houses built on Ryder Street in 1889, proudly displayed Birmingham's 'Forward' coat of arms. However, the rent of five shillings and six pence per week was too expensive for many working-class people.

A fight between a human Lapith and a Centaur, metope from the Parthenon, c440 BC. Artist: Unknown

FRAGMENTO DE ESTELA FUNERARIA ROMANA. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE ROMANO. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPAIN.

Strigil marble sarcophagus with relief depicting Good Shepherd and lion heads, from Rome

ITALY, VENICE, DOGES PALACE, STATUES OF THE TETRARCHS

Dating back to 3500 B.C., Mesopotamian art war intended to serve as a way to glorify powerful rulers and their connection to divinity

Full scale reconstruction of the gates from the palace of Shalmaneser III (585-824 BC) at Balawat. It is made of cedarwood and fitted with electrotype copies of the original bronze bands.

Figure group, relief, with Skanderbeg, Skanderbeg Museum, Kruja, Durres County, Albania, Europe

Soviet War Memorial, Treptow, Berlin, Germany, Europe

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