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Ancient Relief Sculptures

Historical reliefs depicting various scenes of battle, daily life, and royal festivities from Assyrian to Roman cultures, illustrating storytelling through stone.

Cooks in a royal palace or city. Nimrud, 8th. c. BC.
Cooks in a royal palace or city. Nimrud, 8th. c. BC.
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Limestone relief from the tomb of an unknown noble. Found at Meidum, Meidum or Meidum, Egypt. 3rd Dynasty. 2600 BC
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New York City, New York, USA. Fashion exhibit
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The campaign in Nairi and capture of Suguni in Ararat (upper row); The siege of Suguni in Ararat (lower row).. Birch, Samuel (1813-1885). Photographs, Illustrations. 1880 - 1902. General Research Division. Gates , Assyria, Bas-reliefs , Assyria, Shalmaneser III, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C. , Palaces
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The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.
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Piramide de la serpiente enplumada(piramide de Quetzalcóatl).Yacimiento de Xochicalco. Estado de Morelos.Mexico.
1788-2126
Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara. Necropolis. Private funerary mastaba of 'twin brothers' Ra priests Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep. Painted relief
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Karnak, Egypt, Africa God Bès in the Sanctuary of Mout , 1914 - Egypt - Auguste Léon - (January -February) (French - Karnak , Egypte , Afrique Dieu Bès dans le sanctuaire de Mout). Temple, archaeological vestige, maternity-infantile protection, bas-relief, supernatural, Egyptian polytheism, sculpted decor, Habitat , architecture, health, human beings, religion, Egypt, Karnak, another form
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Double-sided Relief Plaque Depicting a Lion and Birds. Egyptian. Date: 305 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 19.4 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm (7 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/2 in.). Limestone and pigment. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.
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Emilia-Romagna Bologna Bologna Museo Civico Archeologico Sale III, IV, V9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Specific Location: Sale III, IV, V (Egyptian antiquities) Owner: Museo Civico Archeologico Antiquities: III: basalt sculptural fragments; reliefs from the tomb of Horemheb; funerary stele; dynasties XVIII, XIX, XX, Ptolomeic dynasty reliefs, generally in limestone. IV: XVIII, XIX dynasty sculptures in granite, limestone, sarcophagi, statuette in basalt, statuette in wood, statuettes in bronze, statuette faience, mummy mask: V: basalt sculptures of Horus, Sekhmet, limestone stele (Antiq. count: 202); Republican portrait sculpture, Republican cippi with portrait bust, cippus with portraits (single and group), cippi with inscriptions from all periods, architectural fragments, basin with inscription, torso fragment of cuirassed figure of the 1st century AD (Nero) (Antiq. count: 185); disk lamps from the late republic to 6th century, with erotes, animals, erotica, mythological scenes, menorah, p
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Two winged griffins, oriental-Byzantine bas-relief on the facade of St. Mark's Basilica, San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
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Scene from Trajan's column, showing the Dacian wars, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown
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Cast of a lintel, Mayan Temple 20, Yaxchilan, México. AD 350-850
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Shang Bronze (15-13 Century B.C.), Shanghai Museum
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Relief Detail, Gifts are brought to Darius the Great, Stairs of Darius Palace, Persepolis, Persepolis, Iran, Asia
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Relief with a bird ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Relief with a bird 545029
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Panel Made 1725-1775 France. Silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-stripe plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and supplementary brocading wefts .
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Tutankhamun and Ankesenamun from his golden shrine. Tutankhamun's Treasure. EGYPT.
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Cylinder seal ca. 6th-5th century B.C. Achaemenid. Cylinder seal. Achaemenid. ca. 6th-5th century B.C.. Agate, banded. Achaemenid. Iran
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Emilia-Romagna Bologna Bologna Museo Civico Archeologico Sale III, IV, V7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Specific Location: Sale III, IV, V (Egyptian antiquities) Owner: Museo Civico Archeologico Antiquities: III: basalt sculptural fragments; reliefs from the tomb of Horemheb; funerary stele; dynasties XVIII, XIX, XX, Ptolomeic dynasty reliefs, generally in limestone. IV: XVIII, XIX dynasty sculptures in granite, limestone, sarcophagi, statuette in basalt, statuette in wood, statuettes in bronze, statuette faience, mummy mask: V: basalt sculptures of Horus, Sekhmet, limestone stele (Antiq. count: 202); Republican portrait sculpture, Republican cippi with portrait bust, cippus with portraits (single and group), cippi with inscriptions from all periods, architectural fragments, basin with inscription, torso fragment of cuirassed figure of the 1st century AD (Nero) (Antiq. count: 185); disk lamps from the late republic to 6th century, with erotes, animals, erotica, mythological scenes, menorah, p
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Iran, Naqsh-e Rostam. The Bas-relief below the Achaemenid tomb of Artaxerxes I depicts Hormizd II forcing an enemy from his horse.
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Detail of the golden bowl of Hasanlu. Solid gold vessel discovered in the burnt ruins of a fortress. Along with the skeletons of three men the bowl was discovered crushed under debris. Dated 2000 B.C.
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Lazio Roma Poli S. Stefano8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 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 Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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New York City, NY.
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Grand Temple d'Isis à Philoe, Second Pylône; Nubie. Maxime Du Camp; French, 1822-1894. Date: 1849-1851. Dimensions: 22.9 × 16.6 cm (image/paper); 43 × 29.9 cm (album page). Salted paper print, plate 74 from the album "Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie" (1852). Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Barrel Cylinder of King Nabondius, 556 BC by Cyrus. ASSYRIA.
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Law Code of Hammurabi, king of Babylon. Basalt. 18th century BC. Detail relief: Hammurabi (standing) depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash, god of justice. Louvre Mueum. Paris, France.
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Sculpture by Pale Storm on the exterior of Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway
1788-1517
Italy - Lazio Region - Rome - Forum of Trajan - Trajan's Column - Detail
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Monument of Amenemone. Western Thebes. 19th dynasty, Reign of Ramses II, granodiorite(1279-1213BC). Naples, Italy.
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South America, Peru, A statue of a pescador (fisherman) pays tribute to the early origins of the resort village of Mancora, on the north coast of Peru
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Lady at her toilet, cave fresco, Ajanta, India. 1st-5th century. (20th century). Artist: Unknown
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Cylinder seal with cultic scene ca. 7th century B.C. Assyrian. Cylinder seal with cultic scene. Assyrian. ca. 7th century B.C.. Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz). Neo-Assyrian. Mesopotamia
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Silver-gilt dish showing Shah-an-Shah on horseback shooting arrows. 7th cent. Iran.
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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 22282637
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Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.
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Basrelief Bas-relief, Nimrud, 9th century BC, alabaster, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22897111
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Stone reliefs, decorations on a tomb slab, Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, British Isles, Europe
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Libya. Historical Tripolitania. Leptis Magna (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1982). Stele. Relief of Egyptian ship
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Italy. Rome. Column of Marcus Aurelius. Scene from the Marcomannics Wars. Detail sperial relief. Erected, 180-196 by Commodus in honour of his father Marcus Aurelius.
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Foot of Trajan's Column with depictions of war in a relief band, Trajan's Forum, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Roman column in the cast room of the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London, United Kingdom.
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Stamp seal (cubical) with three-figure contests and divine beings 7th - 6th century B.C. Assyro-Babylonian. Stamp seal (cubical) with three-figure contests and divine beings. Assyro-Babylonian. 7th - 6th century B.C.. Flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz). Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian. Mesopotamia
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Plaque Depicting a Quail Chick. Egyptian. Date: 332 BC-30 BC. Dimensions: 12 × 13.2 × 1.3 cm (4 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1/2 in.). Limestone. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.
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PANEL DE CERAMICA DE SUSA-REPRESENTA CABALLO ALADO. Location: MUSEO DEL LOUVRE-CERAMICA. France.
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Column base with relief portraying legionnaire armed with pilum and with round helmet and oval shield, from Mainz, Germany