Ancient Carvings and Statues

A collection of intricate stone carvings and bas reliefs depicting deities and erotic scenes, showcasing ancient craftsmanship and rich cultural heritage.

No Suggestions- Dashavtar Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Stone carving

Sandstone bas relief of a hermit at The Bayon, built by Jayavarman VII, in Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

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

Banteay Srei with bas relief in red sandstone depicts Hindu mythology in fine detail, 10th century Khmer architecture at Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia

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

Relief panel of Prambanan Temple, Central Java in Indonesia

Flying angels, ceiling of cave 16. Ajanta, India

No Suggestions- Dashavtar Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved sandstone bas-relief Apsaras (celestial maidens) at Ta Prohm.

Vietnam, Da Nang. Cham Museum, the finest collection of Cham cultural art in the world. Ancient historic sandstone carving dating back to late 9th-10th century.

A carved stone statue, carved from the rock, Longmen Grottoes and Caves, Luoyang, Henan Province, China

Statue of goddess Uma in a museum, Museum Of Cham Sculpture, Danang, Vietnam

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

Stone bas reliefs depicting scenes of rural life and historical events on the walls of Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, In...

Sculpture, Vijaya Vittala temple complex, Hampi Vijayanagar ruins, Karnataka Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone carving bas relief sculpture of woman on Adinath Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. Famous sculptures of Khajuraho temples, India

Höhle 19 : Detail der Säule des rechten Portals Ajanta-Höhlen, Aurangabad Indien Cave 19 : Right Porch pillar detail Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22412490

Sculpture in column Veerabhadra temple in Lepakshi Andhra Pradesh India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Strip from the foundations. Style: Post-Bayon (1250-1431) sandstone sculpture from Cambodia, Preah Pithu (temple)

Bas relief figures known as ëArjunaís Penanceí, depicting the epic-hero in a state of self-inflicted punishment to please the god Shiva, 7th century, at the World Heritage Site of Marmalapuram, south of Chennai (Madras), India.

Famous stone carving sculptures, Vishvanath Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site. Famous sculptures of Khajuraho temples, India

Close-up of north gateway of stupa 1 Inner view, Sanchi near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Agnidev sculpture on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mahacandarosana cave number ten in Panhale Kazi caves, Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Bas-reliefs of Prambanan temple, Indonesia, Java, Yogyakarta

Siem Reap, Cambodia. Stone reliefs depicting a Devata and dancing Apsara, female spirits and guardians of Hindu and Buddhist mythology on the walls along the walls of Angkor Wat

Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue 3rd-5th century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). Relief Panel: Presentation of a Statue. Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). 3rd-5th century. Schist. Sculpture

Relief Depicting Shiva Dancing as the Slayer of Demons Relief Depicting Shiva Dancing as the Slayer of Demons, late 16th-early 17th century. Wood, 30 x 14in. (76.2 x 35.6cm). Asian Art late 16th-early 17th century

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

Sandstone bas relief of Devata & Nagas of the underworld on the hidden wall at the Leper King Terrace, part of the Royal Square of Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

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

The Dancers Pedestal, Cham art, Tra Kieu style dating from the 10th century, Cham Museum, Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bas-reliefs of devis on the walls of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Erotic carving, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

ARTE KHMER. CAMBOYA. Fragmento de un DINTEL CON LA REPRESENTACION DE INDRA SOBRE TRES CABEZAS DE ELEFANTE. Siglo X. Museo de Arte Nelson-Atkins (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art). Kansas City. Estado de Missouri. Estados Unidos.

Sandstone bas relief of the Leper King in the underworld on the hidden wall at the Leper King Terrace, part of the Royal Square of Angkor Thom - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Relief in Angkor Wat temple complex, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sculpture at Ladkhan Temple, Aihole, Early Western Chalukya 450 A.D.-750 A.D., Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, stone carvings on temples

Padmapani, Cham art, Saigon National Museum, Saigon, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

North-East India, X Century A.D., Basalt

Figures on the wall of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Centre region, Da Nang Museum of Cham art and sculpture, close-up on an frieze of a pedestal

Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon. India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region, 7th century. Sculpture. Gray schist

Ba- relief Angkor Wat Temple Asia. Cambodia. Angkor.

France, Paris. Illustration of daily life. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Paris. Illustration de vie quotidienne. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

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

Ancient frescos in Tilanka Image House. Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Polonnaruwa Vaadāgē Unpublished image 1. 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:

Bust of Crowned and Adorned Buddha. Burma (Myanmar). Date: 1201-1300. Dimensions: 31.5 × 16.2 × 7.5 cm (12 3/8 × 6 3/8 × 2 15/16 in.). Bronze. Origin: Burma. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

North-East India, X Century A.D., Basalt

India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, terracotta figurine, Maurya period

Shiva's Family. India, Karnataka, circa 1100. Sculpture. Copper alloy

Ganesha Seated on a Lion Throne. Culture: India. Dimensions: H. (image, from top of throne to bottom of base) 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); Gr. W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Gr. D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)Tang: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Gr. W. 4 5/8 in. (10.8 cm); W. at bottom 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Date: ca. 10th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Höhle 07: Das Shravasti-Wunder, dargestellt durch eine Skulptur auf beiden Seiten der Vorhalle. Ajanta-Höhlen, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Cave 07: The Shravasti miracle represented by a sculpture on both sides of vestibule. Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22418357

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat, bas relief

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

The Sravasti Miracles. Thailand, circa 8th century. Sculpture. Terracotta

Stone bas_reliefs depicting scenes of rural life and historical events, in the Bayon Temple complex, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Relief of horses from the 11th century, Baphuon, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Erotic sculpture on temple Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Marble statue of the tomb of Charles Maigny by Pierre Bontemps French sculptor 1512 - 1570. Dated 17th century.

Parsvanatha , the 23rd Jina great teacher. Carved stone. 12th century. Museum of World Cultures, Barcelona, Catalonia. Spain.

Turkey, Ephesus. A Roman carving depicts Hermes leading a ram to be sacrificed.

Sculpture at Papanatha Temple, Ramayana, Vali, Sugriva, Rama, Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, built in 800 A.D., Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Coiled Naga, serpent ruler of the underworld, 7th-8th cent., Alampur, Andhra Pradesh. Sculpture. INDIA.

Jaina reliefs in the cave no. 4, cave temples of Badami, Karnataka, India, Asia

IGL PARROQUIAL-RELIEVE SUPERIOR DE LA PORTADA. Location: IGLESIA DE LA ASUNCION. Biar. Alicante. SPAIN.

God Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati. India; Bengal. Date: 901 AD-1100. Dimensions: 15.7 × 8 × 5.3 cm (6 3/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/16 in.). Bronze. Origin: Bengal. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

INDIA, KHAJURAHO, HINDU TEMPLE COMPLEX, 950-1050 AD, LAKSHMANA TEMPLE, ELEPHANTS

Wood carving in a house door

Erotic sculptures of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Fresco, Cloud Girl, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Standing Male Ruler () 12th-13th century Thailand or Indonesia () This unusual sculpture, almost definitely created in Thailand, combines disparate stylistic elements from the Khmer empire and the Indonesian maritime empire of Shrivijaya. The physiognomy bears some relation to generic representations of the late-twelfth century Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII but is so particularized that it must depict a specific, though unknown, person, perhaps a local ruler in peninsular Thailand.. Standing Male Ruler () 39268

Relief, pensive man with a plant, Stadttheater Freiburg theatre, built in 1905 in neo-baroque style, Bertoldstrasse street 46, Freiburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dancing Shiva. unknown, sculptor

Horse bazaar, God Hanuman statue carved in Vitthala temple complex, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Relief, Banteay Srei Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Bass relief with krishna story in Candi Panataran on the west side., 1867 photograph Java (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print

Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. UNESCO World Heritage. Bas-relief dispicting the life of Buddha. Java. Indonesia.

Standing Vishnu. Chola period. 9th century. Granite. South India. British Museum.

Sagittarius between two Harpyia Sagittarius between two Harpyia

Detail of a Decorative Wall Motiff at Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Bas-Relief of the Descent of the Ganges in Arjuna's Penance at Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Shiva Emerging from the Linga (Lingodbhavamurti). Culture: India. Dimensions: H. 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm); W. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Date: 12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mythological Fresco Asian Art(- ) Fresco

Relief sculpture of Varaha with Bhu and Gadadevi. From Orissa, India. 13th century. God saves the Earth from the Sea. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

King 15, Stele M, Mayan ruins in Copan, UNESCO World Heritage site, Honduras

Ruined statue of River Ganga, Ellora cave NO.21, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Bas-reliefs on the pyramide of the feathered snake (Quetzalcoatl pyramide) . Xochicalco site. Morelos State.Mexico

Erotic sculpture temple Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Thailand,Bangkok,Wat Traimit,Fresco Detail

Cave painting at large Buddha cave before destruction by the Taliban, Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Afghanistan, Asia

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

Cloud maidens, fresco on cave wall, 5th Century, Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Galganatha Temple, Shiva Killing Andhakasura Rakshasa, Pattadakal UNESCO World Heritage Site, built in 800 A.D, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

World Heritage Elephanta caves, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Celano, S. Giovanni Battista, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

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