Ancient Religious Murals

Historical murals depicting religious themes and figures, showcasing intricate craftsmanship from various ancient cultures and landmarks.

Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. A very old mural at Wun nyat monastery depicting the Palace of Khymer, implying that the nearby Loi people originally came from Khymer.
Myanmar, Burma, Wun nyat. A very old mural at Wun nyat monastery depicting the Palace of Khymer, implying that the nearby Loi people originally came from Khymer.
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Cave temple hinyana pandav caves first century BC to second century AD Satavahana Nasik Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox
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Newgrange, Brú Na Bóinne Complex, Co Meath, Ireland, Entrance stone
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Native American petroglyphs St. Lucia
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Romanesque image with sexual scene Romanesque image with sexual scene, Collegiate church of San Pedro, 12th century. Cervatos. Cantabria. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21896105
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tomb of Virgil Tomb of Virgil, Roman poet who wrote Aeneid, the famous companion of Dante s Divine Comedy, Naples, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 7237896
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Historische Inka-Wandmalereien in Peru Pre-Inca petroglyphs in Peru, South America Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 21251690
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SOLAR STONE CALENDAR. AZTECAN COSMOGONY - 15th CENTURY. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. TONATIUH. DIOS DEL SOL.
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Romanesque symbol, Hermitage of Our Lady of Pineta, Pineta Valley, Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca Province, Aragon, Pyrenees mountain range, Spain.
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Facade of the cathedral of Siena, Italy. The magical Sator square, esoteric word, Latin palindrom facade of the cathedral of Siena, Italy. The magical Sator square, esoteric word, Latin palindrom copyright: xzoonar.com/paoloxgalloxmodenax 23056956
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Israel, Negev, Sde Boker, Avedat (old incense caravan town), the northern church, detail of a bracket
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USA, Utah. Head of Sinbad Panel pictographs in San Rafael Swell Recreation Area.
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Amerindians Pictographs Joshua's Tree NM California USA ; Some of the graphics appear to have been modified in recent times. Probably vandalized by the Walt Disney Company for a 1961 tv-film.
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Fremont-style petroglyphs at the McConkie Ranch, Vernal, Utah, United States, North America
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medieval tomb effigie medieval tomb effigie, Kilfenora Medieval Cathedral Saint Fachtnanrsquo,The Burren, County Clare, Ireland, United Kingdom Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21262158
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Anthropomorphic pictographs painted with finger tips with heads missing due to different pigment being used that has eroded away, Green Mask Spring Site, Tributary to Grand Gulch, Utah.
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Christian fresco in the Monastery; Old Dongola, Northern State, Sudan
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Visitors walking through display cases of Pre-Columbian sculpture inside Museum of Oaxacan Cultures by the Iglesia de Santo Domingo
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Tumba 107 Nefer Sejeru.
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Pre historic rock paintings at Porivarai in Karikkaiyur Karikkiyoor near Kil Kotagiri, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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Bhutanese script on rocks with religious figurine, Paro Valley, Paro District, Bhutan
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Jew. Friedhof Prague The old Jewish cemetery in the Josefstadt of Prague existed from 1439 to 1787 with around 12,000 gravestones in several layers of earth.
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Son Santjoan, pla de Sant Jordi-l'Horta de Llevant, Palma, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.
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Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Pilgrim Contemplating The Famous Bet Giyorgis; Lalibela
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Middle East, Iran, Naqsh-e rustam. Tomb of Artaxerxes I
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Israel, Negev, the archaeological site of Shivta (old incense caravan town), baptismal font
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Pina cemetery Pina cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21659335
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Rural god, Rajouli, Nawada, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Peruvian mummy at Chauchilla inca cemetery in Nazca region , PerA
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MOSAICO DEL ANTIGUO BAPTISTERIO DE LA BASILICA DE NEBO AL FONDO LA FUENTE BAUTISMAL - S V. Location: MONTE NEBO-DONDE MOISES VIO LA TIERRA PROMETIDA. Nación.
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Shawnee pictographs decorate the interior of a clay plastered wall with colorful depictions of snakes, claws, birds and shamans.
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CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA Y SAN JULIAN O CATEDRAL DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA. CUBIERTAS Y ARBOTANTES. CUENCA, ESPAÑA.
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Detail of one of the famous Bronze Age rock carvings (petroglyphs) from Hoegsbyn in Tisselskog Nature Reserve near Bengtsfors, Hoegsbyn, Dalsland, Vaestra Goetalands laen, Sweden, Europe
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Repair work in Church of the Holy Sepulchre Process of cleaning of old plaster from stone-facing showing numerous crosses-cutting stone. 1934, Jerusalem, Israel
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NORWAY. Begby. Anthropomorphic figures (1000 BC). Bronze Age. Cave.
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Gebel Silsila (margen occidental).
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Tombstone in Ahlat historic cemetery, Turkey, Asia
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Public toilet with playing card sign of king for gents, gujarat, india, asia Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox
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U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas. Charlotte Amalie Synagogue, second oldest Jewish temple in the Western Hemisphere
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Mali, Near Bandiagara, Dogon Country, Songho Dogon Village, Ceremonial Site For Circumcision Rituals, Details Of Cliff Paintings
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Colorful mani stones in Nepal
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Slips of paper with prayers on them in the crevices of the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem
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Pictographs.
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Europe, Bulgaria, Kazanlak, Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (replica), UNESCO World Heritage Site
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In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, announced the discovery of an 18th dynasty tomb, in Draa Abul-Naga, a burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. the tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C. The burial chamber has a niche at one end, which holds a statue of Amenemhat who sits on a chair next to his wife, Amenhotep. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II. The chamber has two burial shafts. In one, archaeologists found sarcophagi and remains dating from the later 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Those included the remains of a woman and her two grown children. She showed signs of bacterial bone disease and cavities. The other shaft contains funerary masks and statues depicting the goldsmith's family. The tomb hoses deteriorated mummies with their skul
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A photograph taken within a tomb in the Draa Abul-Naga burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. The tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 BC to 1292 BC
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Nakhon Thom Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.
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Heap of sacred stones in monastery. Sacred stones
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Mayan stone depicting the eye of a god 600-900AD. Mexico
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CHINA, GANSU PROVINCE, NEAR LANSHOU, YELLOW RIVER, BILINGSI BUDDHIST CAVES, 90 FOOT BUDDHA
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Stupas Bhaja Caves, Malavali, Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Asia
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In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, announced the discovery of an 18th dynasty tomb, in Draa Abul-Naga, a burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. the tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C. The burial chamber has a niche at one end, which holds a statue of Amenemhat who sits on a chair next to his wife, Amenhotep. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II. The chamber has two burial shafts. In one, archaeologists found sarcophagi and remains dating from the later 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Those included the remains of a woman and her two grown children. She showed signs of bacterial bone disease and cavities. The other shaft contains funerary masks and statues depicting the goldsmith's family. The tomb hoses deteriorated mummies with their skul
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Israel, Jerusalem, the Stone of Unction in the Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
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BASILICA ROMANO CRISTIANA-PINTURAS. Location: SANTA EULALIA DE BOVEDA. BEGONTE. LUGO. SPANIEN.
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In September 2018, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, announced the discovery of an 18th dynasty tomb, in Draa Abul-Naga, a burial site for noblemen on the left bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. the tomb contains mummies believed to be a goldsmith called Amenemhat, who lived sometime between 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C. The burial chamber has a niche at one end, which holds a statue of Amenemhat who sits on a chair next to his wife, Amenhotep. The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II. The chamber has two burial shafts. In one, archaeologists found sarcophagi and remains dating from the later 21st and 22nd Dynasties. Those included the remains of a woman and her two grown children. She showed signs of bacterial bone disease and cavities. The other shaft contains funerary masks and statues depicting the goldsmith's family. The tomb hoses deteriorated mummies with their skul
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Slate inscribed with inscriptions at the Blue Buddha in Lhasa, Tibet, Asia
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Ancestral Pueblo pictographs of negative hand prints made with sprayed white pigment, Cave in Canyon de Chelly, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona.
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petroglyphs, Canyon de Chelly, New Mexico/Arizona border. They appear to depict the arrival of Spaniards, ca. 1500s.Middle figure might be a priest.
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Sant shaft with menade.
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Kyrgyzstan, Tokmok, Burana Tower, Stone slab with Islamic inscriptions
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Yungang Buddhist Caves, Shanxi Province, China, Asia,
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tomb of Teodomiro, bishop of Iria Flavia, 9th century, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, province of La Coruña, Galicia,.