Ancient Reliefs and Sculptures

A collection of ancient reliefs featuring historical scenes, deities, and inscriptions, predominantly from Egypt and Assyria, showcasing intricate carvings and cultural artistry.

Bas-relief from Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, 746-727 BCE, 38 5/8 in. (98.11 cm), Sandstone or gypseous alabaster, Iraq, 8th century BCE, This Assyrian relief of a city under siege comes from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud. English archaeologist and diplomat Sir Austen Layard unearthed it during a mid-19th-century excavation. Two Assyrian soldiers mounting a ladder at the left attack the fortifications; one spears a man on a turret as an ally of the victim throws down stones. Two other soldiers are falling from the towers of the upper and lower gates on the right.

Sunk relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Sunk relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone, varnish. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), Lunette, 2nd chamber, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26

Bas-relief from Palace of Tiglath-Pileser III, 746-727 BCE, 38 5/8 in. (98.11 cm), Sandstone or gypseous alabaster, Iraq, 8th century BCE, This Assyrian relief of a city under siege comes from the palace of Tiglath-Pileser III at Nimrud. English archaeologist and diplomat Sir Austen Layard unearthed it during a mid-19th-century excavation. Two Assyrian soldiers mounting a ladder at the left attack the fortifications; one spears a man on a turret as an ally of the victim throws down stones. Two other soldiers are falling from the towers of the upper and lower gates on the right.

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan 1001-1100 Cambodia. Sandstone .

SARCOFAGO DE HELLIN - LATERAL CON LEONA ALADA - 380. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Family Stela. Egypt, Abydos, 12th - 13th Dynasty (1991 - after 1640 B.C.). Sculpture. Limestone

Egyptian temple reliefs Second millennium BC

Fireplace with a fighter of a rider (Sint Joris) With a dragon. Hair stone on which a fight of a rider with a dragon in a landscape. In square decorative frame. Of fine baked earth. Saint Joris().

Sperandio sarcophagus with travel scenes, male characters and small herd of goats and cattle from Necropolis of Sperandio in Perugia, Italy

Scene with fortified Assyrian camp, Relief from Royal Palaces of Nineveh, circa 645 B.C.

Funerary stela of Ankh-Hapy, aramaic inscription, Limestone, Memphis, 27 Dynasty, Gregorian Egyptian Museumn Musei Vaticani, State of the Vatican City, Roma, Lazio, Italia.

Fragmento de la lapida de Jonuta. Cultura Maya.Original de Chiapas. Museo Nacional de antropologia. Estado de Mexico D.F. Mexico.

Relief: two servants bearing food and drink ca. 358-338 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 architecturelarge square rooms, the ceilings of which are 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. Representations of hundreds of alternating Persian and Median servants bringing food and drink for a royal feast

Slab for offerings depicting vases and bread, with partially deciphered Meroitic script

Relief Plaque 1 CE-50 CE Rome. During the early Roman Empire, terra-cotta relief plaques were a popular form of interior decoration for houses, public baths, and tombs. The mold-made reliefs, which could be rapidly reproduced to create a decorative frieze, reflect an interest in older Greek styles. Here female temple attendants, whose costumes and hairstyles recall fashions worn at least 200 years earlier by the Greek occupants of southern Italy and Sicily, kneel before a tall incense burner, upon which they place an offering. The scene is bordered by an egg-and-dart pattern above and a lotus pattern below. The presence of four nailholes indicates that these panelswere likely affixed to a wall.. terracotta . Ancient Roman

Stylized palm, Phoenician ivory from Nimrud. Dated 9th Century BC

Hearing stone with a performance of climbing lion, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Estampaż. unknown, author

LAPIDA DE MARMOL QUE CONMEMORA LA MUERTE DE UNA DE LAS CONCUBINAS DE MUHAMMAD I - ESCRITURA CUFICA ARABE - SIGLO IX. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION, CORDOBA, SPAIN.

Tell Ahmar: The goddess Ishtar on the back of a lion, her sacred animal.

Terracotta erotic couple 2nd Century BC, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal, India Copyright: xDilipxRajgor/DinodiaxPhotox

Stela. Late Classic Maya; Vicinity of Calakmul, Campeche or Quintana Roo, Mexico. Date: 702 AD. Dimensions: 162.6 × 68.6 × 30.5 cm (64 × 27 × 12 in.). Limestone. Origin: Campeche. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

XIXe dynastie: Apis X. Mariette, Auguste, 1821-1881. Prints. 1857. General Research Division. Serapeum (aqqrah, Egypt)

Madrid stele. Maya culture. Palenque. Late classical period. 600-800 A.D.. 46,5 x 29,5. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Tomb Chapel of Raemkai: West Wall. Dynasty: Dynasty 5. Date: ca. 2446-2389 B.C..THE WEST WALLIn ancient Egyptian mythology the west was the realm of the dead. Therefore, in all Old Kingdom tombs, west walls incorporate a symbolic doorway (called a False Door by Egyptologists) as a focal point for prayers and offerings. Along with the False Door (08.201.1e), west walls usually present scenes that are closely related to the offering rituals. On this west wall, to the right of the large False Door, rows of attendants bring tables on which offerings are heaped. In the uppermost preserved register the tomb owner, seated on a lion-legged chair, receives the gifts. The butchering scene in the second register from the bottom is also appropriately placed on this wall, as meat was among the most important life-affirming offerings.Butchering and Meat PreparationThe representation in the second register from the bottom is structured symmetrically. At right and left, groups of men work on butch

Kripan relief, early middle ages, sandstone bas-relief, Vitoria-Gasteiz Museum of Sacred Art, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain.

Relief depicting victory of Emperor Constantine at the Ponte Milvio

RELIEVE CON LA REPRESENTACION DE UN GUERRERO TOCANDO EL CORNY O TROMPETA GUERRERA-ESCULTURA IBERICA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Roman relief of two soldiers from Estepa, Seville, 1st c. BC. Spain.

The Dynna Stone. Gran, Oppland, c. 1040-50. Picture stone with runic inscription. Scenes of Nativity and the Ringerike style. Christian period. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Fireplace with suzanna representation, which is led by the two elders before the judge. Fireplace with suzanna representation, which is led by the two elders before the judge.

Relief with bird. warsztat nubijski, workshop

Coat of arms with a rider who leaves a castle with a rider who leaves a castle

Funerary stele of Paibo. unknown, author

Umbria Terni Narni Palazzo del Podesta2. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architectural sculpture, including detached and fragments 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.

Assyrian Empire. Mesopotamia. Near East. A man hauling the weight. Transport of a colossal sculpture. Relief from the Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh (Kuyunjik). Limestone. Early 7th century BC. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Furniture plaque carved in relief with papyrus buds and flowers. Culture: Assyrian. Dimensions: 4.06 x 3.06 in. (10.31 x 7.77 cm). Date: ca. 9th-8th century B.C..During the early first millennium B.C., ivory carving was one of the major luxury arts that flourished throughout the ancient Near East. Elephant tusks were carved into small decorative objects such as cosmetic boxes and plaques used to adorn wooden furniture. Gold foil, paint, and semiprecious stone and glass inlay embellishments enlivened these magnificent works of art. Based on certain stylistic, formal, and technical characteristics also visible in other media, scholars have distinguished several coherent style groups of ivory carving that belong to different regional traditions including Assyrian, Phoenician, North Syrian and South Syrian (the latter also known as Intermediate).Several ivories in the Metropolitan Museum's collection are from the Aramaean town of Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, in northern Syria just east o

Egypt. Funerary stela of Amenehat-Sen-nen-chem-sen. Limestone. The State Hermitage Museum. St. Petersburg. Russia.

Cross-shaft fragment showing a warrior with sword, spear, 10th century. Artist: Unknown

Molise Isernia Isernia S. Maria Assunta3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Remains of Romanesque architecture and architectural sculpture incorporated in a modern restoration Antiquities: Fragments of architectural and other sculpture Object Notes: Much of the sculpture illustrated was subsequently transferred to the Museo Comunale. 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.

Clay plate depicting a cupbearer preceded by a lyre player from Acquarossa, Viterbo Province

Stela fragment, c. 800, 76 1/2 x 24 x 2 1/4 in. (194.3 x 61.0 x 5.7 cm), Limestone, Guatemala, Classic period

Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico08. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-

ESTELA FUNERARIA DE BDR. Nº INV. 7999. MUSULMAN. (38,2 X 32,4 X 6,5 CM) (EXPOSICION : ARTE ISLAMICO ESPAÑOL)(DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO DE MALAGA).

Stela of Amennakht ca. 1981-1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom This fine round-topped stela belongs to an official named Amennakht. In the large scene that takes up the bottom three-quarter of the stela, the owner is shown accompanied by his wife, whose name is not recorded. Amennakht has short hair, and wears a broad collar and a starched short kilt. He stands with one foot forward, holding a long walking stick in one hand and a shorter staff of office in the other. Despite some erosion on the surface, red pigment remains on much of his skin. Amennakhts wife wears a long sheath dress, and her head is adorned with two ornaments in the form of papyrus umbels. She places one hand on her husbands shoulder and holds a water lily blossom, a symbol of regeneration, in the other. In front of Amennakhts face is a pile of food offerings placed on a mat. A tall, slender libation jar known as heset and three ovoid jars placed on a rack also appear in front of his legs. On the farthest right are three gr

TAPA DE SARCOFAGO PALEOCRISTIANO DE CAMENO. DEPOSITO: MUSEO PROVINCIAL DE BURGOS.

Balustrade Terminal. Iran, early 14th century. Architecture; Architectural Elements. Limestone, carved

Sweden, Gotland, Stone relief depicting Odin receiving valorous warriors in the Valhalla, circa1000 A.D.

Bas-relief of elephant and soldiers in Khmer templ Bayon, Angkor Thom, Siem Riep, Cambodia

Wall paper made from stucco : interiors from houses and palaces. Particularly famous for Samarra is its carved stucco, with once decorated the dadoes of houses and palaces. There are three different styles. Two styles show vine leaves, grapes and leaf tendrils closely follow the tradition of Late Antiquity. There is then the flat cut 'bevelled' or 'slant' style of carving with stylised ornaments repeated in endless series. This was a ground-breaking invention and widely used in the Abbasid Empire in the 9th and 10th century.

Ivory box from San Millan de la Cogolla. Capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo. 11th century. Romanesque art. Madrid, National Museum of Archeology. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Yaxchilan Lintels. Lintel 16 (commissioned by Bird Jaguar IV for Structure 21), 755-770 AD. Maya, Late Classic period. Limestone (76,2 x 75,7 cm). Scene depicting king Bird Jaguar IV and a captive at his feet. Chiapas, Mexico. British Museum. London, England, United Kingdom.

Stela nagrobna Glykonis. unknown, author

Egyptian Art. Royal cartridges of pharaoh Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten. 18th Dynasty. New Empire. Luxor Museum. Egypt.

Epitaph of the knight Ulrich Statzinger von Eisolzried by M. Haldner 1471 on the south wall of the longhouse, St., Sankt, Saint

SARCOFAGO VISIGODO PROCEDENTE DE BRIVIESCA - SIGLO IV -DETALLE DE UN CRISMON. Location: MUSEO DE BURGOS. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Vittorito, S. Michele Arcangelo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Facade stone with weapon, tree, helmet and cartouche with Petro Versteghen 1729, facing stone sculpture sculpture building component sandstone stone, sculpted In the middle coat of arms with the shield with tree-lined tree helmet and knot with tree of the shield as helmet and tarpaulins Bottom cartouche with text in bas-relief In cartouche: Petro Versteghen 1729 heraldiek Pieter Versteeg

Fireplace with a representation of a Roman emperor. Fireplace with a representation of a Roman emperor.

Hairstone with stoning two slanders of Susanna. Hairstone on which the stoning of two slanders of Susanna. Four figures.

Bęben kolumny z dekoracją reliefową (emblematy hatoryckie i tańczące postaci). unknown, author

Fragment of marble relief depicting Agamemnon, Talthybios and Epeios, Ionic style, From Samothrace, Greece

Hearing stone with the representation of the stoning of the elders from the story of Suzanna, Anonymous, c. 1525 - c. 1575 Hearing stone with the representation of the two elders from the history of Suzanna, who are stoned by the two soldiers. In the background a man with stones and a tree. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with the representation of the two elders from the history of Suzanna, who are stoned by the two soldiers. In the background a man with stones and a tree. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Grabstele Funerary stele, 1st century AD, Varea, Museum of Romanization, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22946600

XIXe dynastie Apis X, 1857, Paris, Publisher, Gide, Serapeum (aqqārah, Egypt), Photolithographs

Mayan relief showing ritual scene, Mexico.

BAS-RELIEF Fragment: Tomb Tomb, Unknown Provenance, XIVE CENTER (CAT 222) Anonymous. Fragment of low relief: tomb, unknown provenance, fourteenth century (Cat 222). Pierre.

SOLDADOS ROMANOS PROCEDENTE DE ESTEPA SEVILLA - RELIEVE DEL SIGLO I AC. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Coat of arms in the castle of Barletta, Puglia Imperiale, Apulia, Italy, Europe

Workshop of coppersmith, the blacksmith at work, relief from altar of Lucio Minucio Optato, from Este, Padova province, Italy

Cylinder seal ca. 15th-14th century B.C. Mitanni. Cylinder seal 324522

Spanish coat of arms with the arms of the Kingdom of Galicia. From gate of Maestranza wall in La Coruna, Galicia, Spain, 1607. Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Coruna, Galicia, Spain.

Stone plaque with a monogram of Christ; found in the Roman city, at Baetica, Spain. 5th-7th Century AD. Hispania Baetica was one of three Imperial Roman provinces in Hispania, (modern Iberia).

Unknown photographer, decorated door frame in Baalbek (without dat.): Detail. Photo, 20.3 x 20.5 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Verzierter Türrahmen in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)

Funerary Cone of Djehutynefer called Seshu ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a man named Djehutynefer who was scribe of accounts of cattle and fowl of Amun. He was also called Seshu. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 14.. Funerary Cone of Djehutynefer called Seshu Funerary Cone of Djehutynefer called Seshu ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom This cone has the impression of a stamp seal inscribed for a man named Djehutynefer who was scribe of accounts of cattle and fowl of Amun. He was also called Seshu. For a drawing of this impression see http://www.funerarycones.com/, number 14.. Funerary Cone of Djehutynefer called Seshu. ca. 1550-1295 B.C.. Pottery. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes; Probably originally from Dra Abu el-Naga, Tomb of Djehutynefer (A 6). Dynasty 18

Maya, about AD 755-70. The ruler, Bird Jaguar, stands over a captive noble who, judging by the beaded droplets on his nose and cheek, has already let blood.

Emilia-Romagna Bologna Bologna Museo Civico Archeologico Sale III, IV, V80. 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,

Plaque Inscribed with Royal Titles mid Eighth Century B.C. Third Intermediate Period This rectangular plaque features a short inscription, finely carved in low relief within a slightly-sunken enclosing panel. The large hieroglyphs provide two common royal titles: King of Upper and Lower Egypt, and the vulture and cobra that precede the Two Ladies name. However, these titles are not followed, as would be usual, by specific royal names.Judging from recent discoveries of reliefs with similar stylistic and paleographic features, 11.150.31like its presumptive counterpart 11.150.30was probably created during the late Third Intermediate Period (around the middle of the Eighth Century B.C.) as a stylistic reference in order to facilitate the copying/emulation of artistic styles associated with the distant past.For more information, see Curatorial Interpretation below.. Plaque Inscribed with Royal Titles. mid Eighth Century B.C.. Limestone. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt; Said to be fr

Universal story of explorations. Relief of Deir el Bahri in Egypt : expedtion of princess Hatshepsut. 1493.

Funerary stele of Sceri and wife Khentikhet, from Saqqara

Viking runestone with a ship and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir, 8th century. Artist: Unknown

Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) is a land mentioned by Mesopotamian civilizations as a trade partner, a source of the metal copper, and an entrepôt of the Mesopotamia-to-Indus Valley Civilization trade route. Although the exact location of Dilmun is unclear, it might be associated with the islands of Bahrain, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the nearby Iranian coast of the Arab or Persian Gulf.

Grave stele made of limestone grave stele made of limestone

Relief image of a learned man, found in the Roman Baths. Circa 1st-3rd century AD. Shown holding a scroll indicating he is educated. The head is missing from deterioration.

Mud jar sealing with King Narmer's name ca. 3100 B.C. Predynastic, Late Naqada III. Mud jar sealing with King Narmer's name. ca. 3100 B.C.. Clay (mud). Predynastic, Late Naqada III. From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Tarkhan, Tomb 414, BSAE excavations 1911-1913

Relief, winged mythical creature, Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt, Africa

Fragment of the stele; New PAHathor, Egyptian deity, Horus, Egyptian deity, ibrul (), Private name, collection of ancient Egypt, sacrificial formula, Polish-French excavations in Edfu (Egypt)

Italy, Lazio Region, Rome, Cryptoportico of Nero, detail of vault stucco works

The statue dedicated to Jupiter Heliopolitanus by Sextus Proculus, the commander of the 2nd Cohort. Limestone Sukhne, north east of Palmyra. Roman period 2nd century AD.

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with rosette in window, fire stone fireplace component ceramics brick, fired Hearthstone of the Antwerp type without display of rosette in diamond-shaped frame with leaves as filling construction history heating

Hearing stone with a mascaron between two fruiting sines, anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1600 Hearing stone with a mascaron between two fruiting sines, the whole surrounded by a fruit festival. Antwerp (possibly) earthenware Hearing stone with a mascaron between two fruiting sines, the whole surrounded by a fruit festival. Antwerp (possibly) earthenware

Cylinder seal ca. 15th-14th century B.C. Mitanni. Cylinder seal. Mitanni. ca. 15th-14th century B.C.. Faience. Mitanni

BROCAL DE POZO OCHAVADO, EN EL MUSEO DE SANTA CRUZ. CON DECORACION MUDEJAR, ANDALUSI.

Magical Figure. Dimensions: H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); W. 3.5 cm (3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 13-SIP. Date: ca. 1802-1550 B.C..These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for insta

Tomb stele of Peisistratos, son of Soteris, 2nd century B.C., Archaeological Museum in the former Order Hospital of the Knights of St. John, 15th century, Old Town, Rhodes Town, Greece, Europe

SARCOFAGO PALEOCRISTIANO DE BRIVIESCA (QUINTANA BUREBA). DEPOSITO: MUSEO PROVINCIAL DE BURGOS.

Ripoll Tülle Ripoll voussoir, 12th century, stone carving, Monastery of Santa María de Ripoll, MNAC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 23146437

Sarcófago de Leocadio. Siglo V. Necrópolis Paleocristiana de Tarragona.

Fireplace with presentation of Sint Joris on horseback. Fireplace with presentation of Sint Joris on horseback, moving left

Stele of Vultures, Chalk plaque portraying Eannatum sovereign troops in conquest of Umma from Tello (Iraq), detail, circa 2450 b.c.

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