Ancient Sculptural Works

Detail shots of historical sculptures from various cultures, showcasing religious themes and craftsmanship, including lion statues and Aztec deities.

Mexico, Oaxaca, Statue of Xipe Totec, the Aztec God of Spring, inside Museum of Oaxacan Cultures by the Iglesia de Santo Domingo

Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. UNESCO World Heritage. Lion statue. Java. Indonesia.

Verkündigung an die Jungfrau Maria Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, San Pedro el Viejo Monastery, Huesca, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22307728

collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos, Romanesque, Cervatos, municipality of Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21578005

Mexico, Oaxaca, Statue of Xipe Totec, the Aztec God of Spring, inside Museum of Oaxacan Cultures by the Iglesia de Santo Domingo

collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos, Romanesque, Cervatos, municipality of Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain.

VIRGEN ROMANICO-GOTICA. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO. TRUJILLO. CACERES. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY.

Phat Ngoc Xa Loi buddhist temple. Buddhist monk. Marble sculpture. Vinh Long. Vietnam.

South Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do, Tongdosa buddhist temple, statue,

France. Finistere. Brittany. Locronan. Penity Chapel. Saint Ronan Tomb.

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collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos collegiate church of San Pedro de Cervatos, Romanesque, Cervatos, municipality of Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21846832

An Indian ceramic artists is sculpturing a clay face of Mother Goddess Durga at a studio, ahead of the Durga Puja festival. Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves the worship of the Durga goddess who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in the Hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of the idols' bodies in water. This year has been a huge loss to the ceramic industry due to the coronavirus. Agartala, Tripura, India. (Photo by: Majority World/Abhisek Saha/UIG)

Parinirvana the great decease statue of Buddha Ajanta caves Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

The Buddha of Grahi, Srivijaya period, Bangkok National Museum, Thailand

pareja en relación sexual, Basílica de San Martiño de Mondoñedo, Montoñedo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Head of sleeping Buddha in Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Dip Ankara jataka, story of one of the previous existences of the Buddha. Gandhara, 2nd century AD.

Tänzerin mit offenem Haar dancer with loose hair, Romanesque capital in the cloister, San Pedro el Viejo Monastery, Huesca, Aragon community, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22307767

Petra cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Astronaut carved on the facade of the cathedral of Salamanca in Spain.

Old oriental buddhist Statue Carvings Old oriental buddhist Statue Carvings thai art Copyright: xZoonar.com/albertoxgiacomazzix 20882174

Gomateshwara statue, Jaina ascetic, Jain temple on Vindyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

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Xi'An, China - 26 November 2025: View of the stoic Terracotta Army figures stand in silent formation, their weathered faces etched with history, under the diffused museum lighting.

Detail of the teak carvings of Buddhist myths at the Shwenandaw Monastery (Golden Palace Monastery) in Mandalay Hill, which was built in 1880 by King Thibaw Min with originally parts of the royal palace at Amarapura in Myanmar.

Romanesque carving man shows his gender Romanesque carvings man shows his gender copyright: xzoonar.com/toloxbalaguerx 22592898

Tomb of Saint Ronan, Saint-Ronan Church, Locronan (Lokorn), Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe

Jade carving of a Chinese lion, displayed in a jade shop, Beijing, China

BOTIJA PASTORA EN BARRO CON DOS ASAS (ALFARERO GAYAN) - SIGLO XX - ARTE POPULAR. Location: ALFARERIA. SPAIN.

Jesus with praying hands Jesus Christ with praying hands Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 10400607

Mausoleum at the church in Alverdissen

Reclining Buddha, Long Son Pagoda, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, Asia

Close-up of Reclining Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

RITUAL BUDDHIST MASK, hanging on courtyard column, LEKIR GOMPA (monastery) - LADAKH, INDIA

bas-reliefs of apsaras, Buddha art gallery, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

Sculptor making goddess Durga sculpture using of clay for Durga Pooja preparation, Rajkot, Gujarat, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Carved figure of female musician holding traditional Chinese drum instrument in Yong Ling Tomb, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Long Duc buddhist Pagoda. Prince Siddhartha cut off his hair to renounce the worldly life at the bank of the Anoma River. Tan Chau. Vietnam.

England, Dorset, Wareham, St.Martin's On The Walls Saxon Church, Tomb Effigy of T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia

Close-up of Reclining Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Gilabertus de Toulouse / Virgen del Claustro (Mare de Déu del Claustre), talla sobre piedra, siglo XII. Catedral de Solsona.

Zerbrochene Schnitzerei des Garuda in der Kuti-Tempelgruppe in Thoban, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, Indien. Broken carving of Garuda in the Kuti Group of Temples, located in Thoban, Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22431341

Ganesh, the Elephant god. Sculptured relief. INDIA.

Face of the ancient wood Buddha close up

Persian soldiers, Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran

Statue of Dvarapala, demigod who guards the entrance, Cham Museum, Da Nang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

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Jade Emperor Pagoda . Hell wooden sculpture

Statues Of Jain Gods Gwalior Madhya Pradesh India

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Statue of god Sun hall of gods Mandore Jodhpur Rajasthan India Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Copper tower, pagoda, Xian Tong Temple, Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Santa Maria de Eunate church , Romanesque figurative capital,, 12th century, Ilzarbe Valley, Navarra, Spain

Totem pole details Ksan Historical Village Hazelton British Columbia

Seated headless Buddha in vatadage in Sri Lanka in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Virgen de la Rodona de Vic, 1175-1200, Madera de chopo policromada al temple, 75 x 29 x 15 cm. Museu d'Art Medieval de Vic.

CLAUSTRO - CABEZA DE SANTIAGO - S XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPANIEN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

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Bad, bad angel bad gelaunter angel copyright: xzoonar.com/antjexlinder- rottkex 4717415

Alaró Cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Spain. Aragon. Huesca. Cathedral of Saint Mary. The doorway with Apostles. Gothic.

Mourning. detail of a mourning sculpture on a cemetery

St. Michael slaying the dragon, Sainte_Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

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Joan Rebull / Sepulcro del abad Antoni Maria Marcet i Poal, siglo XX. Monasterio de Santa Maria de Montserrat.

Toes of the idol of Lord Ganesh, Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Seven-headed Naga sculpture at end of walkway in Khmer temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia

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Ancient statue in Bali

die jungfrau maria und das kind virgin mary and the child, thirteenth century, Mas del puig de sant andreu d ullastret, baix empordà, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282587

Japan, Central Honshu, Kiso Valley, Narai, stone figures,

Buddha statue hand close up detail. Sukhothai, Thailand

Devil figure on choir steps

DETALLE ANGELES DEBAJO DEL OSTENSORIO (1769). Author: JOSE DE ELEJALDE (S XVIII). Location: CATEDRAL. LUGO. SPAIN.

Statue of Madonna and Child

Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Medusa column base. Detail.

Buddhist caves of Dazu, World Heritage Site, a buddhist monk started in the 11th century to do this carvings in the rock, Mahayana buddhism, tourists, Dazu, Chongqing, People's Republic of China

VIETNAM, NHA TRANG, LONG SON PAGODA, RECLINING BUDDHA

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. IGLESIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL CASTILLO. Detalle de un CAPITEL del pórtico decorado con motivos vegetales. La iglesia data de finales del siglo XV. FUENTE OBEJUNA. Comarca del Alto Guadiato. Provincia de Córdoba. Andalucía.

Mourning. detail of a mourning sculpture on a cemetery

A woman in trailing robes with an unspecified object in her hand a cornice of the cornice crowning the southern wall of the presbytery (SEB) Basilica. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Mariacki), Kraków

Sunlit Stone Elephant Elephant carved in stone lit by morning sunlight at Jagadeesh Temple, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16783830

Detail of Durga puja deity made friom river mud and straw for Durga Puja celebrations, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Descendimiento de la Cruz de Erill la Vall, detalle, siglo XII. Museu Episcopal de Vic.

Small carved African figures

Montuiri cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Ancient carving of an angel, Israel National Museum, in Jerusalem, Israel

Sri Lanka, Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Gal Vihara, reclining Buddha statue

Asian religious art. Ancient sandstone sculpture of Buddha at Wat Mahathat ruins. Ayutthaya, Thailand

Ancient sandstone sculpture of Buddha at Wat Mahathat ruins. Ayutthaya, Thailand travel landscape and destinations Asian religious art. Ancient sandstone sculpture of Buddha at Wat Mahathat ruins. Ayutthaya, Thailand Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 6390906

Nigeria, Jos, Traditional game of africa, made of wood

Carved figures on Jain Temple, Jaisalmer, India

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.

Colmar, France. St. Martin Church built between 1235 and 1365

Malaysia, Penang, Georgetown, Wat Chayamangkalaram. Interior. Detail Of Face Of Thirty-Two Metre Long Reclining Buddha.

Lion portal in the sacristy, detail left lion, St., Sankt, Saint

Cambodia, Angkor Wat. Headless statues. (Large format sizes available)

Mary Magdalene weeping for the body of Christ, Soller cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

part of the hand of the big buddha statue of wat Si Chum

Lying Buddha statue, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia

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