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Ancient Reliefs and Bas-Reliefs

Photographs of ancient relief sculptures from various cultures, depicting significant historical events and figures, emphasizing intricate details.

Kloster San Cugat del Vallés Kreuzgang monastery of San Cugat del Vallés cloister, Samson and the lion capital, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282921
Kloster San Cugat del Vallés Kreuzgang monastery of San Cugat del Vallés cloister, Samson and the lion capital, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282921
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Relief, western terrace, Mount Nemrut, Nemrut Dagi, Adiyaman province, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia
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Persepolis. Palace of the Hundred Columns. 5th century BC. Capital in the shape of a bull. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Italy. Tuscany. Sovana. Ridge of Sopraripa. Tomb of the Siren. Iii Century Bc.
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Jacobs dream, Statue in Jaffa south of Tel Aviv city, Israel
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Stone Foundation Document 1275 B.C. An account of King Adad-Nirari I victories over the Mitannians.
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Burkina Faso, Ougadougou, Boys Playing In Managa Sculpture Park On The Outskirts Of Ouga. Cropped View Of Their Feet As They Stand Beside The Huge Stone Foot Of A Sculpture.
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Relief from the North Wall of the Chapel of Ramesses I ca. 1295-1294 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Ramesses I, first king of Dynasty 19, was a military officer from the eastern Delta. He served as a general and vizier under Haremhab, last king of Dynasty 18, and was designated by him as his successor. Probably quite old when he became king, most of his monuments were finished by his son, Seti I.On the North wall, shown here, Ramesses I is shown as the deceased king, assimilated into Osiris himself. Ramesses's image is seated before a table and piles of offerings (11.155.3a). Beneath is a platform whose central support is the symbolic union of Upper and Lower Egypt; on either side, Nile gods bring vases of fresh water symbolizing "life, all happiness, all food, all provisions."Immediately above the offerings is the end of a tabular list of offerings; its beginning occupied most of the upper register, which is now lost. This is followed by a long series of spells (12.186.2a-c), originally
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Main portal, figures on the walls, woman with master builder's mark, St., Sankt, Saint
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Traces of 15b fresco, by the school of Galdino da Varese, church of Saint Peter, Gemonio, Lombardy. Italy, 15th-16th century.
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Italy, Campania, Pompeii. Stone plaque outside the Teatro Piccolo or Small Theater.
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Roman relief of gladiators. Artist: Unknown
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Sarcophagus. Chalk. It comes form Ar'ar. Roman period. 2nd-3rd century AD. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel.
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The inner part of the marble sarcophagus. Antalya, Turkey - May 20, 2019: The inner part of the marble sarcophagus. Marble sarcophagus. Sarcophagi from the excavations of the city of Perge. Scenes and symbols carved in the bas-relief on the walls of the sarcophagus. Museum of antiquity of Antalya. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 14022827
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The Jewish Holocaust Memorial, designed by Kenneth Treister in memory of all Jews that were lost in the Holocaust.
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Statue of a female figure and ruins of houses near the Agora, Cyrene (Unesco World Heritage List, 1982), Libya, Greek and Roman civilization, 5th century BC-4th century AD.
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Reliefs in the pulpitum of the theatre, depicting the personification of the cities of Sabratha and Rome surrounded by soldiers, Sabratha (Unesco World Heritage List, 1982), Libya, Roman civilization, 2nd-3rd century.
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Greece, Crete, Akrotiri. Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) Monastery. Face carved in stone.
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Italy, Basilicata, Matera, Sasso Barisano, Sassi in Miniature Museum
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Greek warrior. Hellenistic, 1st century BC. From Rhodes. Marble grave. Warrior dressed, cuirass and helmet. British Museum. London. GBR.
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Portugal. Lisbon. Monument to the Discoveries. Erected in 1960 by Jose Angelo Cottinelli Telmo (1897-1948) and Leopoldo de Almeida (1898-1975) on ocassion of the five hundredth anniversary of the death of Henry the Navigator (1394-1460). It was designed to commemorate the Age of Discoveries in Portugal. Detail.
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Antique bas-relief and ancient Cuneiform inscription at the Persepolis. Marvdasht, Fars Province, Iran.
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Vintage stones with patterns. Vintage stones with patterns. Bas-relief on limestone and marble. Antique culture. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 14037149
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Engravings on rock at Neolithic burial site of Newgrange, Bru na Boinne complex, County Meath, Ireland.
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Young women looking at the stone mural of Henry the Navigator (15th century), MR, West coast of Algarve, Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
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Tombstone of the 'zoqueiro' (shoemaker specialized in clogs) Iohannes (Xoan), 1299. From the Convent of Saint Francis, La Coruna, Galicia, Spain. Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle). Galicia, Spain.
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The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing Buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles) northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 CE, the larger in 554 CE, the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco. This coating, practically all of which was worn away long ago, was painted to enhance the expressions of the faces, hands and folds of the robes; the larger one was painted carmine red and the smaller one was painted multiple colors. The lower parts of the statues' arms were constructed from the same mud-straw mix while supported on wooden armatures. It is believed that the upper parts of their faces were made from great wooden masks or casts. The rows of holes that can be seen in p
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INTERIOR - MOSAICO - GRUPO DE MUJERES TOCANDO INSTRUMENTOS MUSICALES - S IV. Location: PALACIO DE AZEM. HAMA.
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Famous erotic stone carving bas relief panorama, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site
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Sabratha, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya. View of the mosaic in the Roman Museum. This mosaic was originally situated in the central nave of the Basilica of Justinian and shows a vibrantly peacock.
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Assyrian Art. Lamassu or Bull-man. Gate from Sargon II's Palace. Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad). Assyria, 721-705 BC. Alabaster. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
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External detail from a church in Florence, Italy. Stonework reliefs, sculptures, and aesthetic embellishments adorn the outside of this church in Florence. This image shows a lamb and cross.
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Stone pedestal, wine god Dionysus, detail, youth with drinking horn, Archaeological Museum, Corfu Town, Corfu Island, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe
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Giant telamon lying on the ground, from the Temple of Jupiter, Valley of the Temples of Agrigento (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), Sicily, Italy. Magna Graecia civilization, 6th-5th century BC.
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Sa Pedrera ("Atlantis"), cantera de arenisca.Ibiza.Islas Pitiusas.Baleares.España.
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Mosaic in Eustolios house at Kourion on Cyprus Mosaic on floor of Eustolios house at ancient town Kourion on Cyprus Copyright: xZoonar.com/DrobzhevxEvgenyx 6484785
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JARRA DE MARFIL Y PLATA DE CARLOS V NARRA LA HISTORIA DE DIANA Y ACTEON - DETALLE - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ALEMAN - CONJUNTO Nº 3886. Author: ESCUELA ALEMANA. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Jose´ Valero Villavicencio (1808-1891). Spanish actor. Illustration by Badillo. Engraving by Arturo Carretero. La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.
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Stone woman; I exercise and XIII century (1150-00-00-1200-00-00);
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Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Gaudi's Parc Guell. Gaudi's iconic dragon fountain using fragmented pottery, aka trencadis technique, that Gaudi was famous for.
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Face carved into a statue-menhir Filitosa Corsica France
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Head of Ramesses II Statue at Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt
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Equestrian victory of Hormozd II (A. D. 302-309), Naqsh-e Rostam, Rock tombs of the Great Kings, Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, Asia
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Grotesque statue, Villa Palagonia, 1715-1737, by Tommaso Maria Napoli (1659-1725), Bagheria, Sicily, Italy.
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in iran the bas relief of an antique warrior
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Art People's Square, Bronze, face and digital, floor, public space
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Giant limestone statues of Ramses II (Rameses - 1304-1237 BC). Lithograph after Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884) Prussian Egyptologist. Each holds crook and flail, symbols of kingship. Archaeology Religion Mythology Ancient Egyptian
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Turkey ANTIQUE GRAFITTI
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Liberation Monument by Kiss Istvan, 1971, Memento Park, Budapest, Hungary, Europe
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Thousands of sculpted figures by artist Filippo Bentivegna at Il Castello Incantato, Sciacca, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Spain. Catalonia. Sitges. Maricel Museum. Exterior. Noucentisme style. 1913-1916. Michael archangel relief.
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Vietnam,Hoi An,Marble Mountain,Marble Carving Detail
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Statue of Roma in the house of the Poseidoniasts , Delos, Greece, Europe
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Reconstruction. Trace gladiator's weaponry. 1st century. Pompeii the last gladiator. Exposition. Barcelona. Spain.
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Agrigento was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two nearby rivers, the Hypsas and the Akragas, and a ridge to the north offering a degree of natural fortification. Its establishment took place around 582-580 BCE and is attributed to Greek colonists from Gela, who named it 'Akragas'. Akragas grew rapidly, becoming one of the richest and most famous of the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece). It came to prominence under the 6th-century tyrants Phalaris and Theron, and became a democracy after the overthrow of Theron's son Thrasydaeus. Although the city remained neutral in the conflict between Athens and Syracuse, its democracy was overthrown when the city was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 BCE. Akragas never fully recovered its former status, though it revived to some extent under Timoleon in the latter part of the 4th century.
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Stone elements from the Tomb of Giacomo Leopardi, Recanati, Marche, Italy, Europe
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Sculptor chiseling figure from wood
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Momies Egyptiennes (Egyptian Mummies). Dated: c. 1870. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 21.8 cm (10 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.). Medium: albumen print from collodion negative. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Félix Bonfils.
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Sand art at puri orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox
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Deer stones with inscriptions, 1000 BC, Mongolia.
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Carnival Artisans. Leonardo Zarama workshop, artisan float builder. Men modeling figure polystyrene.
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George de Forest Brush, An Aztec Sculptor, 1887 An Aztec Sculptor