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Ancient Egyptian Reliefs

Reliefs and inscriptions showcasing scenes from ancient Egyptian life, including tomb offerings, ritual depictions, and notable figures from Egyptian history.

Assyrian relief- Elamites exciled from Madaktu. 8th cent.BC. IRAQ.
Assyrian relief- Elamites exciled from Madaktu. 8th cent.BC. IRAQ.
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Relief detail of the delegation of nations bringing gifts to Darius on the steps of Apadana Palace, Persepolis, Persepolis, Iran, Asia
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This reconstruction corresponds in its essence to what an Assyrian palace chamber might have looked like, even it its components originate from a number of different periods and sites. The windowless apartments got their light solely through the doors. The two colossal figures at the entry - called in Assyrian schedulamassu - are human headed, winged lions with horned crowns as a symbol of divinity.
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Head of winged genius from Assyria. Ninth century B.C.
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Italy, Calabria, Locri, Pinax depicting Persephone and Pluto sitting, terracotta
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Africa, Egypt, Kom Ombo, Nile, ancient city of Pa-Sebek, Temple dedicated to 2 gods Sobek & Horus, column with cobra images & hieroglyphics
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Island of Philae - Temple Pylon with Inscription. Antonio Beato (English, born Italy, about 1835 - 1906)
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Egyptian hieroglyphs. Sculpted in relief. Sarcophagus belonging to a Prince of Nome, called Ibw. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum of Turin.
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Monte Alban- Dancers Gallery. 500 BC. MEXICO.
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Frieze depicting pair of winged lions with human heads facing each other, polychrome glazed brick, from Palace of Darius I at Susa, Iran
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blur in iran persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and ruin
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Egypt, Cairo, Abydos, Egyptian Museum, Stele of 1st Dynasty Queen
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Shrine. Egypt or Eastern Mediterranean, 304 BCE - 395 CE. Sculpture. Terracotta
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Relief showing the head of Akhenaten, 14th century BC. Artist: Unknown
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Head of a Persian guard ca. 486-465 B.C. Achaemenid The monumental art and architecture of the Achaemenid period are best exemplified by the ruins of Persepolis, the large ceremonial capital of the empire originally built by Darius I (r. 521-486 B.C.) and expanded by his successors. Persepolis is located thirty miles northwest of Shiraz in the southwest Iranian province of Fars. There, structures like the "Hall of One Hundred Columns" and the "Throne Room of Darius and Xerxes" exhibit features characteristic of Achaemenid palace architecturelarge square rooms, with ceilings supported by many columns. Some of the columns in the Throne Room have been reconstructed and stand more than sixty-five feet high. Most characteristic of Achaemenid sculpture are the slabs carved in low relief that decorate the various stairways leading to the ceremonial buildings. This relief portrays the head of an archer, with his quiver and bow resting on his shoulder. The bow terminates in the head of a duck.
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Memorial tombstone depicting Pharaoh Alexander I and Bukhis the bull, sandstone, Macedonian dynasty, 332-323 BC, Armant, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.
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Iran, Persepolis, view to reliefs of Apadana Palace
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Ancient Egypt. Narmer Palette (recto). Siltstone. 3200 BC. 1st Dynasty. Early Dynastic Period. Replica. Egyptian Museum. Cairo.
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Egypt. Necropolis of Saqqara. Mastaba of Mereruka, priest of Pharaoh Teti. 2.340 B.C. Southern entrance. Detail. Relief with hieroglyphic symbols. 6th Dynasty. Old Kingdom.
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Royal hand ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period Amarna is the name that excavators have given to the site of King Akhenaten's residence in Middle Egypt, Akhetaten (the horizon of the god Aten). Akhenaten's reign (beginning ca. 1353 B.C.), including the years when the pharaoh resided at Amarna (ca. 1349-1336 B.C.), was characterized by a major revolution in ancient Egyptian religion and art. The king promoted worship of one sole god, the solar deity Aten. His artists, liberated from some of the confines of tradition, created works of hitherto unseen inventiveness and subtlety of execution.Relief decoration in the Amarna temples included naturalistic details, such as this one, and transitory gestures that are unique in Egyptian art. Here, the gesture of a queen's hand was captured at the moment she pointed out marsh fowl to the king during a hunting interlude. The languid grace of the bent wrist and the sensitivity of the long fingers - represented with an unusual sense of persp
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The Yaxchilan Lintels. Lintel 24. Structure 23. Carved limestone lintel. Depiction of a bloodletting ritual performed by the king of Yaxchilan, Shield Jaguar II and his wife, Lady K'ab'al Xook. The king holds a flaming torch over his wife, who is pulling a thorny rope through her tongue. Scrolls of blood can be seen around her mouth. Classic Maya. 723-726. Limestone. Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.
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Pre-Columbian reliefs in stone at the Sechin ruins dating 1600 B.C. in Peru
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ESTELA ARCAICA ETRUSCA. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. Florenz. ITALIA.
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Cylinder seal ca. 6th-4th century B.C. Achaemenid. Cylinder seal 326985
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Enocoe, museo arqueologico y de historia de Elche Alejandro Ramos Folqués, Elche, Alicante, comunidad Valenciana, Spain, Europe.
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Carved stone tablets inside a defensive tower in Azerbaijan.
1788-19115
Funerary stele of Ibi, Master of the chamber at the royal palace The deceased before the funerary offerings At the top, eyes of protection and hieroglyph ""Shen"" which means ""eternity""
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Box of the Warriors, archaeological piece from the Iberian period, 1st century BC. C., Piquía necropolis, Arjona, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.
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Egypt, Thebes, Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Ramses II, relief of hieroglyphics illustrating Litany of Ra from 19th dynasty
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Akkadian Cylinder seal impression; scene representing mythological beings, bulls and lions in conflict circa 2200 BC
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in iran persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and ruin
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Temple reliefs and hieroglyphs, Horus Temple, Edfu, Egypt, Africa
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Museo de Luxor.
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lapida fundacional, posblemente de Medina Azahara, museo, Mezquita-catedral de Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain.
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Tiglath-pileser III, Assyrian, about 728 BC. From Nimrud, Central Palace. The Kings arms-bearer is displayed to the left.
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Bas-relief sculptures of erotic scenes are well depicted parapet wall of the Chinniyan tank Oorani near Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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ESCULTURA OLMECA. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.
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Stone Stele inside a Park in Italy
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Soldier riding a horse petroglyph, Chetro Ketl, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Mexico, United States of Ameri...
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Hunting Mesopotamia lion. Relief. Keepers with dogs. Neo-Assyrians. Palace, Nineveh, Irak. 645-635 BC. British Museum. London.
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LEON ALADO CON CABEZA HUMANA - ASIRIO - S IX A C. Location: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. NEW YORK.
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Temple of Ramses III. Vulture. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt.
1788-1714
Egyptian Civilization. 3rd millennium BC. Slate Narmer palette. Detail of relief on obverse side: men tie intertwining necks of felines
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reliefs in the wall reliefs in the wall, church of Sant Felix de Vilac , Vilac , municipality of Vielha e Mijaran , Valle de Aran, cordillera de los Pirineos, Spain, europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22283159
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Shamash, Sun God (left). Marduk, Agriculture God (right). 3rd mill. Seal. Tello.
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Pink granite sculptural group of the triad of Ramses II between Ptah and Sekhmet. Detail, cartouches of Ramses II
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Mexico.Mexico D.F.Museo Nacional de Antropologia.Estela.Cultura Maya.
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This limestone-carved low relief was uncovered at Saqqara in Egypt. It dates to the 19th Dynasty and shows dancers. Those hitting small drums with their hands wear long dresses and those with clappers (castanets) wear no clothes.
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Cylinder seal and modern impression: rows of animals; falcons flanking goat, Taweret goddesses ca. 18th-17th century B.C. Although engraved stones had been used as early as the seventh millennium B.C. to stamp impressions in clay, the invention in the fourth millennium B.C. of carved cylinders that could be rolled over clay allowed the development of more complex seal designs. These cylinder seals, first used in Mesopotamia, served as a mark of ownership or identification. Seals were either impressed on lumps of clay that were used to close jars, doors, and baskets, or they were rolled onto clay tablets that recorded information about commercial or legal transactions. The seals were often made of precious stones. Protective properties may have been ascribed to both the material itself and the carved designs. Seals are important to the study of ancient Near Eastern art because many examples survive from every period and can, therefore, help to define chronological phases. Often preservi
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Stone relief carved panel of a Genius blessing. Dur Sharrukin, the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II in Khorsabad. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863
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Representation of a decapitated man, bas-relief, ruins of Cerro Sechin, Casma, Ancash region, Peru, South America
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Copy at archaeological sites of Hittite relief showing sword swallowers and acrobats, Alaca Huyuk, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia
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Phoenician ivories from Nimrud 9th-8th centuries BC. These ivories, consisting for the most part of furniture inlays and attachments, were found at Nimrud, and, like the bronze bowls, probably represent tribute or booty taken by the Assyrians during their western campaigns. Given the widespread popularity and distribution of Phoenician ivories, these need not necessarily have come directly from Phoenicia.
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Owl carved in the obelisk of Theodosius (1450a.c.). Gardens and esplanade of the hippodrome.Sutanahmet.Istanbul.Turquia.
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Head of a Male Haniwa Figure with Hat ca. 6th century Japan. Head of a Male Haniwa Figure with Hat 45546
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Assyrian door-sill, 9th-8th Dynasty. Dated approximately 810-783 BC. Inscribed with text detailing the name and genealogy of Adad-nirari III.
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Berlin, Pergamon Museum/ Relief on the Processional Way of Babylon
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Cylinder seal ca. 18th-17th century B.C. Babylonian. Cylinder seal. Babylonian. ca. 18th-17th century B.C.. Hematite (). Old Babylonian. Mesopotamia
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Sargon II was an Assyrian king. Sargon II became the ruler of the Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE after the death of Shalmaneser V. In his inscriptions, he styles himself as a new man, rarely referring to his predecessors; however he took the name Sharru-kinu ('true king'), after Sargon of Akkad who had founded the first Semitic Empire in the region some 16 centuries earlier. Sargon is the Biblical form of the name.
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Cylinder seal with two-figure contest scene late 8th century B.C. Babylonian. Cylinder seal with two-figure contest scene 326982
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Depiction of God Amun as a ram, Temple of Amun-Re, Karnak Temple, Karnak, Egypt, Africa