Ancient Cultural Inscriptions

Images showcasing ancient rock carvings and inscriptions from various cultures, including Judaic, Maya, and African traditions.

Mali, Dogon Country. A decorated cave wall at the attractive Dogon village of Songho on top of the Bandiagara escarpment. The circumcision of boys takes place here each year after which the initiates draw pictures or patterns of their choice on the wall using natural pigments.

Felasha Jewish house, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Old inscriptions at the ancient Maya archaeological site Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico, Central America

Polychrome painting on the circumcision grotto wall in Songo, Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa

Ancient carvings of the Buddha in Pakistan

Cueva de las Manos, Cave of hands, Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Canteras Gebel Silsila (margen oriental).

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Santa Maria de Eunate church , Romanesque figurative capital,, 12th century, Ilzarbe Valley, Navarra, Spain.

Mali, Dogon Country. A decorated cave wall at the attractive Dogon village of Songho on top of the Bandiagara escarpment. The circumcision of boys takes place here each year after which the initiates draw pictures or patterns of their choice on the wall using natural pigments.

Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico

Reneni fue Nomarca de la ciudad de Nejeb durante el reinado de Amenhotep I y también Supervisor de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet.

Ethiopia, Lalibela, Rock-Hewn Churches, church of Saint George (Bet Giorgis)

Peru, Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo, people painted on the inner brick walls of the Temple of the Moon

geschnitzt, Idole, innen, Wand, Decke, Jateshwar, Mahadev, Mandir, Fort, Komplex, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, Hindu, Tempel, Skulptur, künstlerisches, Erbe, heilig, spirituell, religiös, göttlich, kunstvoll, Denkmal, Erhaltung, kulturell, Design, Kunstwerk, T Carved idols on the inner wall of a ceiling of Jateshwar Mahadev Mandir, Fort Complex, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23317345

Rock art pictographs of the Cochimi people, Palmarito Cave, Sierra San Francisco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Stone carving at Noravank Monastery, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia

A Somaliland soldier stands guard at the 5000 year_old cave paintings in Lass Geel caves, Somaliland, northern Somalia, Africa

Yungang Grottoes, early Buddhist cave temples, Unesco World Heritage Site, Shanxi, China, Asia

Historische Inka-Wandmalereien in Peru Pre-Inca petroglyphs in Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 21251694

Wall painting in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian official, Shuroy (20th Dynasty). He was buried in a tomb in the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga' on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes. His titles included Head of Brazier-bearers of Amun. The Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt, was the last dynasty of the New Kingdom period, lasting from 1189 BC to 1077 BC. The 19th and 20th Dynasties furthermore together constitute an era known as the Ramesside period.

Detail of the goddess Hathor on column in the Small Temple of Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

centauro, ermita románica de Santa Maria de Tiermes, siglo XII, Yacimiento arqueológico de Tiermes, Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, Spain, Europe.

Banteay Chhmar Wandfries der Tempelanlage von Banteay Chhmar in Kambodscha Copyright: xZoonar.com/AndreasxEdelmannx 21579243

Tumba de Paheri. Paheri era el nieto de Ahmose hijo de Ebana, y sirvió bajo las órdenes de Tutmosis III. Ostentó varios cargos, fue Intendente de Nekheb, así como Escriba de Amon, Tutor del Príncipe, y Jefe de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet, entre otros.

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Central America, Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol. Stone carving of altar 12. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization.

Investiture of King Narses, Naqsh-e Rostam, Rock Tombs of the Great Kings, Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, Asia

Ellora caves near Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India

Garphu monastery, Garphu, Kingdom of Mustang, Nepal, Asia

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor, Siem Reap

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

rampant lion rampant lion, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, thirteenth century, Saúca, Guadalajara, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21420182

Canteras Gebel Silsila (Speos).

Procession of the Hittite Pantheon, Yazilikaya, Rock Sanctuary of the Hittites, Turkey, Yazilikaya, Turkey, Asia

Mexico, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Chichen Itza, La Iglesia, the Church in the Las Monjas (the Nunnery) complex, Terminal Classic buildings Puuc style, decorated with masks of rain god, Chaac

Symbols on an ancient headstone, called Stellae, date from the 12th century AD, ethiopia, Africa

Broken statue in pale Buddhist cave Mahad Raigad Raigarh Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue carved on pillar in Patan Jain temple, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xShashikantxMehta/DinodiaxPhotox

Gebel Silsila (margen occidental).

The Kargah Buddha, circa 7th or 8th century. Ten kilometres from Gilgit at Kargah, a massive figure of the Buddha has been carved onto the cliff face. He has presided over the area since the 7th or 8th century, standing with his right hand in abhayamudra, the gesture of dispelling fear.

Stone head in Tihuanaku, UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Nemrut Statue on Mount Nemrut in Turkey Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 16272796

The Sulamani Temple was built in 1183 by King Narapatisithu (r. 1174 - 1211). Bagan, formerly Pagan, was mainly built between the 11th century and 13th century. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma.

Jain Gods relief sculpture, Rock cut cave temple, Badami, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox -

Petroglyphs made by Ancestral Puebloans, Grand Gulch, Cedar Mesa, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah

the Cult Chapel of Iny, 6th Dynasty (reigns of Pepi I, Merenre and Pepí II, (2289-2152 BC) limestone

At the Mask temple in the Lamanai Archaeological Reserve

CHINA, GANSU PROVINCE, NEAR LANSHOU, YELLOW RIVER, BILINGSI BUDDHIST CAVES, FRESCOES

JERUSALEM - NOV 15 2022:The most sacred spot on the Western Wall.According to Judaism it's passage to Foundation Stone the place where creation began and where Abraham was poised to sacrifice Isaac.

Carved Buddhist Sculpture Rock in Buduruvagala (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Sri Lanka, South Asia

Iran, Persepolis, Apadana Staircase, Carving, King'S New Year'S Reception

Burial chamber of Sobekmose ca. 1417-1379 B.C. New Kingdom The burial chamber of Sobekmose, a treasury official under Amenhotpe III, is from el-Rizeiqat in Upper Egypt. Decorated burial chambers were not common in private tombs of Dynasty 18, and the scenes and texts usually distributed among several rooms in contemporary tombs are condensed here into a single chamber. The ceiling blocks, south wall, and partially preserved east entrance wall are the parts of the sandstone lining of the tomb installed here. The ceiling's inscriptions include a prayer to the sky goddess, Nut, recitations by Isis and Nut, and standard formulae claiming that "the Osiris the overseer of the House of Silver Sobekmose" is "honored by" the Four Sons of Horus and various gods. The east entrance wall as reconstructed is decorated with protective texts and guardian figures of Anubis on the lintel, and scenes of ritual ablution are depicted on the door jambs. The long south wall shows a priest burning incense a

Mali, Bandiagara Escarpment, Songo Cave, Dogon Rock Paintings At Sacred Site Of Circumcision Rituals Which Take Place Every Three Years. Each New Initiate Adds His Own Personal Symbol.

Egipto. Tumba 133 Nefer Rompet.

Native American, Indian rock art at Sego Canyon Petroglyphs, Utah, USA, North America

Head of Bouddha statue in Longmen caves, Luoyang, Henan, China

Romanesque carving, on Church of San Cipriano de Bolmir, Romanesque temple from the 12th century, Bolmir village, Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain.

Mali, Near Bandiagara, Dogon Country, Songho Dogon Village, Ceremonial Site For Circumcision Rituals, With Cliff Paintings

Stone heads in wall of Kalasasaya temple (place of standing stones) with monoliths from pre-Inca period, UNESCO world heritage site, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, South America

Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre In Whistler, Reproduction Of Pictographs, B.C., Canada

stonemason s signature stonemason s signature, Church of Santiago de Agüero, Agüero, Huesca, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21846877

Dogon Tribe Indgenous Art in Ireli village, Mali.

Australia, Nourlangie, Kakadu. Aboriginal paintings

Stone Head Decorating A Wall Of The Main Temple, Chavin De Huantar, Ancash, Peru

Pictographs in Sego Canyon

Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Pha Taem National Park, prehistorical petroglyphs, rock art, humanoid and animal figures

deidad Pascual Abaj, situado en su altar, cerro Turkaj, Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala, America Central.

13th century rural Romanesque church of San Andrés Apóstol 13th century rural Romanesque church of San Andrés Apóstol, Romanillos de Atienza, Guadalajara province, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21420146

Tumba de Paheri. Paheri era el nieto de Ahmose hijo de Ebana, y sirvió bajo las órdenes de Tutmosis III. Ostentó varios cargos, fue Intendente de Nekheb, así como Escriba de Amon, Tutor del Príncipe, y Jefe de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet, entre otros.

trifont image trifont image, Romanesque church of San Martin de Tours of Artaiz, Unciti valley, Artaiz, Navarra, Spain ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21884861 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Egypt, Alexandria, Catacombs of Kom-esh-Shuqafa, Interior of the hypogeum, niche with female statue

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Aboriginal painted figures of varied periods, over_painted, near King Edward River, Kulumburu Road, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Om mani padme hum stones near tibetan monastery

Indian Artwork

Detail, Mask Temple N9-56, Lamanai archaeological site, Belize, Central America

The King's Grave near Kivik (Kungagraven) by Bronze Age culture / 1 Half of the 2nd millenium BC/ Sweden/ Stone, paint/ Ancient Cultur/ Objects

Bas-reliefs in the interior of a reconstructed chapel in the Northern Cemetery at Begarawiyah, containing 41 royal pyramids of the monarchs who ruled ...

dogon people, mali

View of the canyon wall with pictographs (vandalized by bullet holes) in Sego Canyon near Moab, Utah, United States.

PANTEON REAL. SEPULCRO DE DOÑA BERENGUELA BERENGUER MUJER DE ALFONSO VII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPANIEN.

Man pointing at rock carvings, Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East

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

UNESCO-World Heritage Site, Richly stone carved panel, Bramha riding on swans, Lord Ganesh and cupids at Elephanta Caves, Gharapuri now known as elephanta Island, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Honduras, Copan, statue of Pauatan or 'the old man'

Sri Lanka, Aukana. Carved from a single slab of rock, the 12-metre high Aukana, or Abhayamudra, Buddha.

Eastern Jornada Style, Desert Mogollon Culture red and green pictograph of a mask with star or cross symbolism for eyes, granite wall, Hueco Tanks State Historical Park, Texas.

Mask, Goddess of the Corn, National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico

Scotland, Angus, Brechin. An Aberlemno sculptured stone featuring an elaborate cross flanked by angels. The stone bears both Pictish and Christian symbols.

5000 year old sculpture, in San Agustin, Alto de Los Idolos, Huila, Colombia, South America

Nepal, Upper Mustang, Kagbeni, Village idol with erect penis.

Tomb of Ahmet Sah, Seljuk period, 13th century Ince Minare Medresesi, Konya, Turkey, Konya, Turkey, Asia

Masks of the god chaac, Kabah, Mexico, North America, Central America

Mali, Near Bandiagara, Dogon Country, Songho Dogon Village, Ceremonial Site For Circumcision Rituals, With Cliff Paintings

Collegiate church of San Pedro Collegiate church of San Pedro, 12th century. Cervatos. Cantabria. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21896145

Ancient San or Bushman rock art adorns cave walls at Dr. C. Louis Leipoldt's burial site near Clanwilliam in the Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa.

Saint Onuphrius, fresco inside the rock church Debre Maryam Qorqor, Gheralta, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa

Turkey, Cappadocia, Cavusin village, troglodyte church year 1071

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