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Ancient Sculptural Reliefs

Detailed carvings from various cultural heritage sites, illustrating mythological and everyday life themes in intricate stone work.

Bas relief. Chittaurgarh Citadel. 6th century. Rajasthan. India.
Bas relief. Chittaurgarh Citadel. 6th century. Rajasthan. India.
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Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Vaman Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia
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Stone Of Tizoc-Detail Of Side Frieze 1825-c.1831 Johann Friedrich Waldeck (1766-1875 German) Illustration Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Damia Forment (1480-1540). Spanish sculptor. Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Main Altarpiece, 1537-40. Detail. Spain.
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Famous erotic stone carving bas relieves, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site
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Ancient Stone Carving of a Face
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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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Basreliëf in the wall on the south side of the Borobudur with a Gandavyuha story., 1873 photograph Java (possibly) paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print
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Erotic sculpture circa tenth century, Lakshmana temple of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox
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Nepal: Erotic carving detail from the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley (1997)
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Bas Reliof in the wall on the south side of the Borobudur; Ditto 2nd Go. Of which the upper part tells a story of Siddhartha and his family in Lalitavistara and the lower an avadana relief the story of Monohara.
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Carved sculpture elephant on pillar of Hajara Rama temple, Hampi Vijayanagar ruins, Karnataka, India Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox
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Plaque 1501-1700 Nigeria. During the 16th century, coastal trade made brass amply available in the Kingdom of Benin. King Esigie (reigned about 1504ñabout 1550) exploited the inflow by commissioning his courtís brass casters to make commemorative plaques for his palace. The warrior depicted here wears a coral-studded cap and collar indicating his rank. The horseshoe shape in the upper left corner represents a copper or brass ring known as a manilla. Manufactured in Europe, such rings were used as currency among the Benin people.. Brass . Edo
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Relief of Bahram II under the rock tomb of Darius I. Battle scene, Naqsh-e Rostam, Rock tombs of the Great Kings, Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, Asia
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Famous ancient wall paintings (frescoes) at Sigirya, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Orchha paintings on the wall of raja mahal madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Wall of house in Rajasthan decorated with wall paintings and sculpture traditional Indian handicrafts Rajasthan India Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox
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Famous erotic stone carving sculptures, Devi Jagadamba Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site
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Karla - capitals of pillars
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Bas-relief sculptures of erotic scenes are well depicted parapet wall of the Chinniyan tank Oorani near Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia
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Erotic scene of a temple in Khajuraho
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Upper relief from the rock tomb of Xerxes I. Naqsh-e Rostam, Rock Tombs of the Great Kings, Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, Asia
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Stele with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha. Culture: Burma. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Date: 11th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Relief God with us and figure St. Michael, Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Sigiriya (Lion Rock) frescoes or ancient wall paintings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Ornamental figures found at Cuttack, India
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Binglingsi Shiku (Thousand Buddha Caves) is a collection of caves and grottoes set in an inaccessible canyon by the Yellow River about 80km upstream from Lanzhou. The site's very isolation has protected and preserved Binglingsi, not least from marauding Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution (1966 - 76). The first Buddhist grottoes at Binglingsi date from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (c. 317 - 420 CE), and construction continued for well over a thousand years throughout the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing eras. The Bingling caves were often sponsored by wealthy patrons investing some of their Silk Road profits in accruing merit for this life and the next. A total of 183 caves, together with nearly 700 carved stone statues and 82 terracotta sculptures survive, many showing very clear evidence of South Asian Buddhist artistic influences - indeed, art experts agree that Binglingsi is a stylistic midpoint between the former monumental Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, and grotto complexes further
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Cloud Maiden, frescoes from the 5th century on the Lion Rock, rock fortress, UNESCO World Heritage site, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Bas-relief in Banteay Srei Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Asia
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blur in iran near persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and mountain
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Bronze statuette of the god Hanuman, 11th century. Artist: Unknown
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Kuche
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Garuda, half man half bird is a secondary figure in the legend of Vishnu. Copper alloy sculpture from South India, 17th century AD.
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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs Venice 2013. Sculpture of four Roman emperors dating 300 AD.
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Maldives: Representation of the sage Akathliyar (Agastya) engraved on coral stone, c. 8th-9th century CE
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Castello near Florence, Villa Medici, grotto, Mannerist group of animals
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Figures on train station wall, Udaipur, India.
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France, Paris. Illustration of daily life. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Paris. Illustration de vie quotidienne. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.