Ancient Decorative Motifs

Close-up details of ancient columns and sculptures featuring intricate floral and ornamental patterns, reflecting the artistry of historical civilizations.

Indonesia, Bali. Detail on Besakih Temple door.

Detail of ancient greek column with floral pattern close-up

Sculpture of a wooden head with a long nose.

Wolf face carved on a bishop's chair, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain.

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Syria, Palmyra, Ancient Roman City, Funerary Temple, Carved Decorations, Grapes, Detail

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,capitals of Santa Maria de Besalú (XII century AC).

Nerva (30-98). Roman Emperor (96-98). Antonine dynasty. Bronze statue. Detail. Forum of Nerva. Rome. Italy.

Knight assaulted by a lion, probable scene from the Apocalypse, reliefs on the portal of the church of Saint Mary della Strada, Matrice, Molise, Italy, 11th century.

France, Decoration with leaves and birds

Indonesia, Bali. Detail on Besakih Temple door.

Entrance door to the temple, Gothic flamigero, walnut door with casetones decorated with Plateresque motifs, 16th century, Monastery of Santa María La Real, Nájera, La Rioja, Spain.

Artistic stonemasons at the historical site of Carcassonne Artful stonemasons at the historical site of Carcassonne

Eye Of God Paris. France.

Detail of an old carving in Ephesus, Selcuk, Turkey, Asia

Grotesque on a column in the Pellerhof, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Skylight with carved leaf motifs, curly around coat of arms of the De Man family, cutting frame, toplight, carvings, sculptural sculpture, oak wood, heraldry Charlois, Rotterdam

Coat of arms carved in stone, Pressano, Piana Rotaliana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with winged deer in glass, hearth fireplace component ceramics brick glaze, fired Hearth of the Antwerp type without frame showing two winged deer placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif and accompanied by the year 162 the half-panes at the top and bottom are filled with lily pattern. year 162 heat building history

Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples, National Archaeological Museum

Acroterion Acroterion Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22682347

Demon´s tile

Sculptured ceiling of cave number nineteen mythology scenes in Panhale Kazi caves, Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Acroterion , 2nd century, Sanctuary of the Nympss, at Kasnakovo, Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Knottle of the Austria Embassy Knottle of the Austria Embassy, __57 rue de Varenne. Paris, VIIth arrondissement. Photograph of Eugene Atget (1847-1927).

Naga on boards

DETALLE DEL ESCUDO DE LEONOR PLANTAGENET EN EL SEPULCRO DE ALFONSO VIII Y DOA LEONOR DE PLANTAGENET - SIGLO XIII. Location: MONASTERIO DE LAS HUELGAS-INTERIOR, BURGOS, SPAIN.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Trasacco, SS. Rufino e Cesidio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Overdoor decorated with cherubs and floral motifs, Pontigny Abbey, Burgundy-Franche-Comte, France.

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Wooden carving outside St. Theodul Church in Sachseln Obwalden in Switzerland

detail of stone carvings in Angkor wat, Cambodia detail of stone carvings in Angkor wat, Cambodia Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxOzerovx 10685465

Marble Decorative Panels. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 27 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (69.9 x 85.1 x 2.9 cm). Date: 10th-11th century.Marble panels like these were used throughout the Byzantine world as bases for templons as well as for low walls for the galleries of churches and beneath windows. Since they were widely exported, such panels are also found in Italian churches, especially in the region around Venice, where Byzantine sculpture was closely copied. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ottoman marble stone carving art in floral patterns

Sweden, Stockholm, island of Djurgarden. Vasa Maritime museum. Fully intact, restored, 17th century ship. Ornate wood carvings on the stern. (Editorial Use Only)

Fountain with Bacchus figure in the vineyards at Dambach-la-Ville, Vosges, Alsace, France against white background

Early Christian Art. Greece. Marble pillar decorated with floral and zoomorphic motives representing birds drinking from a glass. Dated between VII and VIII centuries. It comes from the Basilica of Nea Anchialos. Byzantine Museum. Athens.

Image of a relief representing a flower pattern on the right front of the N.S. station Haarlem in Haarlem.

Detail on the town hall steps in Goerlitz, Saxony

Close up of wood carving of a dragon

Boston Marathon monument in Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Slovenia, Ljubljana, City Hall, Double Headed Eagle Austrian Coat of Arms on Courtyard Wall (Large format sizes available)

Former portal keystone from the sandstone coat of arms of the patrician families Tetzel-Volckamer, c. 1720/30, Tetzelgasse 4, Nuremberg, Middle Franco...

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square.The calendar, added to the clock in 1870. The twelve medallions represent the twelve months of the year made by Czech painter Josef Manes (1820-1871). Czech Republic.

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with crowned male and female head, fireplace hearth part ceramic brick, fried Hearth stone of the Antwerp type without frame showing crowned men's and women's head from the side in two medallions placed in two profiled diamonds half and quarter windows on top and bottom are filled with parts of medallions with star motifs to heat building history

Decoration in the court of the maidens in the Alcazar, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

john rylands library radiotor cover detail

Tin-glazed earthenware dish; moulded and painted in polychrome. London; Southwark - Several dishes of this type; depicting a recumbent Venus and cherubs dated between 1633 and 1697. Based on a 16th century design attributed to the French potter; Bernard Palissy.

Belgium, Brussels, Winter 2021. Illustration of daily life in Brussels, capital of Belgium. The Manneken-pis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Belgique, Bruxelles, Hiver 2021. Illustration de vie quotidienne a Bruxelles, capitale de la Belgique. Le Manneken-pis. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Margarita West facade with two bird head mask, Copan, Honduras, Maya

Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13 BC. Scrolling acanthus relief. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy.

Sarcophagus of Margrave Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669-1711), St., St., Saint

Close-up of a carving on a wall, Portal (16th century), Ranzo, Liguria Region, Italy

Classical architectural sculpture

Detail of the Devil Door in Turin, Italy. Located in Via Vittorio Alfieri, dated around 1850. The legend says that this door was not there the evening before and it appears mysteriously the morning after

Detail modernist priedieu by Antoni Gaudi, 1880. Sobrellano Palace Chapel, Comillas, Cantabria.

Sgraffito details on the wall of a house in Retz, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Figures on the pillar of the pilgrimage church of St. Peter and Paul, build by the Brothers Zimmermann, 1728-1731, Steinhausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Ornate carving on the side of a building, New York, NY, USA

Cubierta Evangeliario, 1350. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

Dekorative Platte Dekorative Platte Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22641440

Banteay Srei (or Banteay Srey) is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is located to the north-east of the main group of temples at Angkor. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. Banteay Srei is sometimes referred to as the 'jewel of Khmer art.'.

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Detail of the Devil Door in Turin, Italy. Located in Via Vittorio Alfieri, dated around 1850. The legend says that this door was not there the evening before and it appears mysteriously the morning after

Flamboyant guardrail panel from Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, end of XV century - Standing from the 16th century (Cat 9) Anonymous. Flamboyant guardrail panel from Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, late 15th century - early 16th century (Cat 9). Pierre.

Fireback. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 36 1/2 x 59 in. (92.7 x 149.9 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Friso decorado romano procedente del yacimiento arqueológico de Torre Llauder. Can Serra Museu de Mataró.

Panel Carved in the "Beveled Style" with Remains of Later Polychromy. Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)W. 27 in. (68.6 cm)D. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Date: last quarter 10th century.This panel belonged to a long horizontal frieze with a continuous undulating pattern. The remnants of blue and red paint and traces of gold leaf are from a later date in antiquity. These remnants indicate that most of the panel's surface would have been vibrantly colored. The adjacent photos show a detail of the panel's colored surface and a possible reconstruction of the original polychrome decoration based on analysis of these remains. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cáliz, siglo XV. Museo parroquial de Longares.

Close up of stucco at Alcazar palace

Panel 15th century Swiss. Panel 463107

Two golden lions on a blue shield, surrounded by red and blue decorations, hoorn, ijsselmeer, netherlands

Elizabethan Coat of Arms, Plymouth, Devon, England. Royal Citadel facing the ocean.

'Decorative Relief: Plant Pattern'. Italy. Ferrara, Circa 1508. Dimensions: 28,5x17,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Gilded barrior in Paris France

Panels from Sultan Lajin's Minbar at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo 1296 Before becoming sultan, Husam al-Din Lajin spent a year in hiding at the dilapidated Ibn Tulun Mosque. He vowed to renovate the mosque someday, and an enormous minbar was the result, dismantled in the late 19th century and dispersed in several museum collections. A copy based on a traveler's drawing now stands in the mosque.. Panels from Sultan Lajin's Minbar at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo 445028

Fantastisches Tier Fantastic animal, fragment of the altarpiece of Sant Feliu, 16th century, Pere Robredo, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22283222

Achaemenid Empire. Persian Lion of Darius the Great from the Susa Palace. 510 BC. Molded glazed bricks. Iran. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

ESCUDO-RELIEVE. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. CEUTA. SPAIN.

British, Louis XIV- Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, later oil gilding over original oil and water gilding and sanded frieze, Frame: 26 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 2 3/8 inches (67.9 × 57.8 × 6 cm)

carved corner stand in the mayor's Fendt house, bulkheads, Vogelsberg, Hessen, Germany

The Milton Shield. Culture: British, Birmingham. Designer: Léonard Morel Ladeuil (French, ca. 1820-1888). Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 33 3/4 x 25 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., 10.4lb. (85.7 x 64.8 x 7.9 cm, 4.6947kg). Manufactory: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829-1963). Date: 1867. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stone Carving at Durga Temple, Aihole Closeup of intricate stone carving at Durga Temple in Aihole, Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16828277

ESTELA EN PIEDRA. Location: MUSEO DE SAN TELMO. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN.

Cattle details in stone, Museum in Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district, Izmir Province in Turkey

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with winged deer in glass, fire stone fireplace component ceramics brick, baked Hearthstone of the Antwerp type without frame showing two winged deer placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif and accompanied by the year 1605 half the windows on the top and bottom are filled with lily pattern. date 1605 heating history from bakery in Hekendorp.

House sign, angel figure, Egidienplatz 9, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Abruzzo, Pescara, Penne, Madonna del Carmine, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Over Door Panel. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 42 x 60.2 cm (16 9/16 x 23 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 20 1/8" high; 38" wide; 1 7/16" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.

Deraisme, Pierre-Georges (n.1859-D.1932), Empt (main title), 1895. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Lettner, donated by the Hackeney family, west side, St., Sankt, Saint

Relief of an old baker's sign on a former bakery, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with two crowned lions, hearth fireplace component ceramics brick glaze, fired Hearth of the Antwerp type without display of two crowned climbing lions placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif and accompanied by the year 1614 half and quarter windows at the top and bottom are filled with star motif. date 1614 heating history

Casco Antiguo, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Historic decorative tile at the Alcazar of Seville, a former Moorish citadel.

ANUNCIACIÓN. MEDALLON BARROCO. 1715. MUSEO COMARCAL, MANRESA, CATALUNYA. Author: JOSEP SUNYER I RAURELL.

SEPULCRO DEL POETA PORTUGUES LUIS VAZ DE CAMOES (1524-1580). Location: MONASTERIO DE LOS JERONIMOS. LISBOA. PORTUGAL. VAZ DE CAMOES LUIS / VAZ DE CAMOENS LUIS. CAMOENS LUIS.

One of the Metopes (Tablet with relief sculpture) from the Parthenon, Athens. made from marble. Depicting a battle between Lapiths and Centaurs.

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