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Ancient Reliefs and Sculptural Art

Historical bas-reliefs and sculptures illustrating mythological themes, dynamic figures, and classical representations from ancient civilizations.

Athens - sculptural fragment, Parthenon frieze; Dimitrios Constantin (Greek, active 1858 - 1860s); 1865; Albumen silver print
Athens - sculptural fragment, Parthenon frieze; Dimitrios Constantin (Greek, active 1858 - 1860s); 1865; Albumen silver print
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Terracotta gutter with relief depicting a horsemen galloping. 21,5x64x4cm, Borgia-Velletri Collection. Etruscan Civilization, 540-520 BC.
1788-23172
Germany, Mainz, Relief pedestal depicting two prisoners in chains
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Warriors, 400 BC. Ancient Greek relief carving.
1788-20347
Painted limestone slab with relief depicting Akhenaton, Nefertiti and daughters worshipping the god Aton from New Kingdom
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Slab of rock with an Etruscan relief, animal motif, museum of the Benedictine abbey of Montecassino, Monte Cassino, Cassino, Lazio, Italy, Europe
1788-18622
North frieze of Siphnian treasury depicting Gigantomachy
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Marble altar depicting the Goddess Allat with a lion, from the Temple of Baal Shamin in Palmyra, Syria. Roman Civilisation, 2nd Century.
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Gold plated brooch from Assyria Circa 9-7 Century BC.
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Relief panels depicting two youths dressed in Egyptian royal costumes grasping a tree formed by a lotus flower rising from a double volute.
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France, 1st arrondissement of Paris, place Vendome, bas-relief of the base of the colonne d'Austerlitz
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Roman sarcophagus depicting a carts race in the circus. End of the Antonine Era. Unknown artist. Marble. National Gallery. Oslo. Norway.
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German or South Netherlandish 17th Century, The Triumph of Religion, c 1600 The Triumph of Religion
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Terracotta relief of a horseman 4th century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine Among the established types of Tarentine terracottas is that of the mounted horseman. In this example, he is nude, carries a small round shield, and wears an elaborate headdress as is often found on the equally characteristic type of the reclining banqueter. The identities of both the horsemen and the banqueters remain unclear, as does the possibility of a connection between the two.. Terracotta relief of a horseman. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. 4th century B.C.. Terracotta. Late Classical. Terracottas
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Greek civilization, Plinth of kouros statue, bas-relief depicting players with sticks and ball, known as ""Hockey players"", circa 490 B.C. from Kerameikos necropolis in Athens, Greece
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'Dancing Satyrs'. Ancient Rome, 1st century. Dimensions: h. 67 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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England, London, British Museum, Assyrian Relief from Nimrud depicting a Court Scene dated 865 BC
1788-14460
Copy of Bebia Valta stele, Relief with banquet scene and on central frieze roosters and hens
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'George the Victorious'. Western Europe. Dimensions: 88x108 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Roman Sarcophagus of a Boy with Erotes Feeding Griffins; Rome, Lazio, Italy; 110 - 130; Marble; 45 x 116 cm (17 11,16 x 45 11,16 in.)
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Sarcophagus representing a Dionysiac Vintage Festival; Unknown; 290 - 300; Marble; Object: H: 53.1 x L: 190 cm (20 7/8 x 74 13/16 in.), Object (top): W: 56.9 cm (22 3/8 in.), Object (bottom): W: 53.1 cm (20 7/8 in.)
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Stone Lion Of The Romanesque Portal At The Cathedral Of St. Lawrence, Trogir, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia
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ESCULTURA HINDU DE VACA CON BECERRO. Location: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND. BALARAMA. KRISHNA ENCARNACION DEL DIOS VISNU.
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Hellenistic theatrical scene.
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Ancient bas-reliefs on the Windows and walls of historical buildings. Architectural design elements from the past. The Assyrian warriors. Leoret de Mar
1746-19672767
Relief depicting imperial triumph, with this panel showing the Emperor returning to Rome in a chariot, accompanied by a winged Victory. Roman, circa 2nd century AD.
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Horsemen of the Parthenon- Panathenaic frieze. 5th cent. BC. Elgin Marbles- block XXVII. GREECE.
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Roman Fresco. Chariot Racing. Herculaneum. 1st cent. AD. ITALY.
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Frieze from Xanthos depicting wild fowl which may have been sacrificial offerings to the deceased. Dated 470 BC
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King Assurbanipal hunting lions, Nineveh, 8th century BC
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Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano201. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek a
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Tunis, Tunisia. Relief sculpture of a lion at the Baths of Antoninus in Carthage.
1848-63262839
Marble sarcophagus of Aurelia Botiane and Demetria, Perge, 2nd c. Archaeological Museum, Antalya, Turkey, Antalya, Turkey, Asia
1788-15034
Etruscan civilization, Small ivory plate with image of deer hunting, From Orvieto, Terni Province
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Horsemen depicted in part of the Parthenon friezes at the Parthenon/Acropolis museum, Athens
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Hearing stone with the representation of the two elders from the history of Suzanna, who are led away for stoning, c. 1875 - c. 1900 Hearing stone with the representation of the two elders from the history of Suzanna, who are led away for stoning. On the left a boy is wearing a basket with stones. Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with the representation of the two elders from the history of Suzanna, who are led away for stoning. On the left a boy is wearing a basket with stones. Netherlands earthenware
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St George, anonymous, c. 1510 - c. 1525 Antwerp (possibly) oak (wood) Antwerp (possibly) oak (wood)
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Sasanian Empire. King Shapur II (Reigh 309-379). Plate with Shapur II on a Lion Hunt. Silver; chasing, gilding. Iran. 4th century. Found as a part a treasure in Vyatka Region. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
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Clay tablet of a horse-boy, 2nd century AC. Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, Asia
1746-19669660
Surviving bronze bands of the Balawat Gates (858-824 BC) from the palace of Shalmaneser III, Iraq. Bronze strips embossed with scenes of Shalmaneser's campaigns. First depictions trees and mountains in Assyrian art. Currently at the British Museum, London.
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Bas-reliefs from the central staircase of Palace No. 2 in Persepolis, created by Eugène Flandin between 1851 and 1854. The etching depicts intricate carvings located between the two handrails of the staircase. The work was published in Paris by Gide et J. Baudry and highlights the antiquities of Iran
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'The Furietti Centaur (Young)'. Italy. Dimensions: height: 31,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Centaur and Lapith tussle like wrestlers, parthenon frieze, British museum, London, England, Great Britain.
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Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, XII c. Bari, plasteroteca with copies of sculptures and architectural fragments from the most important monuments of the Puglia region, Castello Svevo, Bari, Puglia, Bari, Puglia, Italy, Europe
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ESCULTURA - PAREJA DE FELINOS. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM. DAMASKUS.
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Decorative Plaque: Browsing Stag, 900-800 BC. Phoenician, Iraq, Nimrud, 9th-8th Century BC. Ivory; overall: 4.5 x 8.9 cm (1 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.).
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Openwork furniture plaque with winged sphinx ca. 9th-8th century B.C. Assyrian This ivory plaque was found in a storage room in Fort Shalmaneser, a royal building at Nimrud that was used to store booty and tribute collected by the Assyrians while on military campaign. It depicts a sphinx, a fantastic creature with the body of a winged lion and a human head, in profile facing right. The sphinx wears an Egyptian-style headdress called a nemes headcloth, topped by the Egyptian double crown. A patterned apron hangs down over the sphinxs chest. Parts of the wings and crown, and all of the tail, have broken off the delicate plaque, which is carved in the openwork technique, in which the background is cut away and remaining elements are carved in the round. A tenon projects from the bottom edge of the frame and would have been inserted into a slot in a separate frame, probably as part of a piece of furniture. Carved ivory pieces such as this were widely used in the production of elite furnit
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Sphinx der Naxier Die Sphinx der Naxier im Archäologischen Museum von Delphi, Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO in Delphi, Griechenland The Sphinx of Naxos at Delphi Archaeological Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delphi, Greece *** Sphinx of the Naxians The Sphinx of Naxos at Delphi Archaeological Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delphi, Greece
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Mount, Gilt bronze., Roman charioteer heading left., Germany or France, 1801-33, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Mount
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Aquamanile in the form of a lion with a mounted female figure. Lower Saxony (Hildesheim), c. 1230, bronze.
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The Nile, Vatican Museum. James Anderson (British, 1813 - 1877)
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Roman funerary stele of the cavalryman Flavius Bassus depicted as a military hero. 1st century AD. Found in Cologne, Germany. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.
1746-19691958
The Balawat Gates were erected by Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) in his palace at Balawat. The original gates were wood, partly covered and reinforced with strips of bronze, which were the only parts that survived.
1746-19691955
The Balawat Gates were erected by Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC) in his palace at Balawat. The original gates were wood, partly covered and reinforced with strips of bronze, which were the only parts that survived.
1746-19671802
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.