Ancient Sculptures and Artefacts

Photographs of ancient sculptures and historical artefacts, including Egyptian and Hindu pieces, highlighting the artistry from different cultures and eras.

adult figures holding hands are often reproduced either on pictures on walls or on marble like this one

Sandskulpturen Ausstellung Prora, Ostseebad Binz, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland *** Sand sculptures Exhibition Prora, Baltic seaside resort Binz, Rügen, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany 1020927355

Code of Hammurabi, Babylon, 1792-1750 BC. Stele.

Lucca, Italy, Detail of the Gothic tomb and monument of Ilaria del Carretto by Jacopo della Quercia in the San Martino Cathedral

Theatrical Mask, Myra, Turkey

Greece, Aegean Sea, Delos. Delos Archaeological Museum. Carved statue in front of mosaic art. (Editorial Usage Only)

Egyptian Art. Necropolis of Saqqara. Mastaba. Room decorated with the deceaseds' sculptures. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egypt.

Saint John, polychrome wooden sculpture from the 13th century, Valladolid Museum , Castile and Leon, Spain.

Ménsulas del Palacio Marc o Gualbes de Barcelona, siglos XII-XIII.

Saint Alban of Mainz, cloister, Mainz Cathedral, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Djehapimu sarcophagus lid. High Royal official. Late Period. 746-332 BC. Granite. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Historical statue at Ephesus in Turkey

DETALLE DEL ROSTRO DE LA VIRGEN - ADORACION DE LOS REYES - RELIEVE DEL RETABLO DE SAN BENITO - 1526 - MANIERISMO ESPAÑOL. Author: ALONSO BERRUGUETE (1488-1561). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ESCULTURA-COLECCION. Valladolid. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, 'Vatican City Museum Part Of The Reconstruction Of Hadrian'S Villa (Tivoli) Showing The 2Nd Century White Marble Statue Of The God Anubis, Lord Of Mummification, Who Guided The Dead To The Underworld, Here Represented According To The Roman Style As A Personage Clad In A Toga, But Following An ''Egyptian'' Iconography. In His Right Hand He Holds A Sistrum, While In The Left He Has The Caduceus Of Hermes, Which Was Used To Guide The Souls In The Greek-Roman Religion'

Terracotta Army Museum, Warriors and Horses depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, funerary art, Xi'an, China

DETALLE DE LA ESTATUA DE SAN ISIDRO. Location: MUSEO DE SAN ISIDRO. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN ISIDRO LABRADOR.

ROME, VATICAN STATE - CIRCA AUGUST 2020: classic statues perspective in Vatican Museum

Cupid Cupid, Alabaster, Mediavilla Street, 1st century, Romanization Museum, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain, Europe

AUTORRETRATO - 1945 - ESCULTURA. Author: HERNANDEZ MATEO. Location: MUSEO MUNICIPAL, BÉJAR, SALAMANCA, SPAIN.

Egypt. Nubian monuments at Abu Simbel (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Great Temple. Painted ceiling at main hall and colossal figures of Ramses II

MUSEO - CAPITEL ROMANICO CON DECORACION VEGETAL- S XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA. BOTAYA. HUESCA. SPAIN.

busto femenino y figura masculina, 450-425 antes de Cristo, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Red granite statue of Ramesses II in Memphis, Egypt

Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, marble sculpture by Adelaide Johnson, 1920

ESTATUA DE GARCIA IV SANCHO III DE NAVARRA LLAMADO EL DE "NAJERA" REY DE PAMPLONA DESDE EL 1035/54 EN EL PANTEON REAL - SIGLO XVI - RE. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA LA REAL DE NAJERA. NAJERA. Rioja. SPAIN.

Campania Salerno Salerno-S. Matteo, Cathedral12. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 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.

Africa, Egypt, Aswan, Nubian Museum, Black stone statues dedicated to the preservation of the Nubian culture (Editorial Usage Only)

Lintel of the Roman theater of the city, in honor of the aedil Lucius Aemilius Rectus, who financed the reform of the same one. Late of the 1st-early 2nd centuries AD. Marble. From Carthago Nova (Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Low angle view of a details of a carving, Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg, Russia

Greek figure sculptures, Olympia Museum, Olympia, Greece

GALINDO, BEATRIZ. HUMANISTA ESPAÑOLA. SALAMANCA 1475-1534. SEPULCRO. MUSEO MUNICIPAL DE MADRID.

Sarkophag von Jaume III. sarcophagus of Jaume III, mausoleum of the kings of Mallorca, built in 1329 by king Jaime II, chapel of the Trinitat, Cathedral of Mallorca, 13th century, Historical-artistic monument, Palma, mallorca, balearic islands, spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22896992

Campania Benevento Sant'Agata de' Goti Cathedral8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture and architectural sculpture (10th-12th centuries); frescos (14th century); stoup. Post-medieval: Baroque additions to exterior and complete remodel of interior, including extensive stucco work; elaborately carved wooden choir stalls (17th century); paintings on canvas; tessellated pavement; sculpture; inscription; crucifix Antiquities: Corinthian columns reused in portico and crypt 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.

Detail of the colossal sculpture of Ramesses II, Mit Rahina museum, Memphis, Egypt, Africa

Tindari, Patti, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Stone carving, stone art, a woman's face

Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic God holding two men, Danish, c100 BC. Artist: Unknown

England, London, Regents Park. Wooden sculpture in the grounds of Regent's Park.

GREECE, CRETE, Hania Province, Hania: Bas Reliefs for Sale with themes from Greek Mythology

Italy, Roma, 2022-04-15. Tourism through the city of Rome, the Italian capital, with its monuments and archaeological sites.Italie, Rome, le 2022-04-15. Tourisme a travers la ville de Rome, capitale italienne, entre ses monuments et ses sites archeologiques.

Lion-head waterspout of the Northeast corner of the Parthenon. Marble. 5th century BC. Acropolis of Athens. Greece.

LEDA Y EL CISNE-RELIEVE-COPIA ROMANA. Location: PALACIO PILATOS. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Man focusing on intricate details while carving a wooden statue in a workshop

Clay Sarcophagus so-called 'of the mother-in-law' - Tuscania, by Unknown, 3rd Century, terracotta . Italy, Lazio, Rome, Villa Giulia National Museum. Whole artwork. Clay sarcophagus female figure reclining triclinium pulvinum tunic paludamentum realistic face portrait.

Parthenon. 447-432BC. Greek Classical period. Sculptures from the West Pediment. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

The Lion of Korakou, stone sculpture of a lion from antiquity with clear details, Archaeological Museum, Archea Korinthos, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Trasacco, SS. Rufino e Cesidio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Close-up of marble bust of child in marble alcove

A putto on a dragon, fountain adorning the nymphaeum of Villa Litta, Lainate, Lombardy, Italy, 16th century.

Cairo, Egypt, October 2020: The beautiful Egyptian sculptures of ancient Egyptian pharaohs in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Africa

Europe, Italy, Campania, Pompei, Thermopolium

France, Corsica, La Balagne, Calvi, Citadel, Cathedrale St Jean Baptiste cathedral, interior statues

Ancient Egyptian painted wooden model representing baking, brewing and butchery; From the tomb of Sebekhetepi at Beni Hasan, Egypt Middle Kingdom, 2125-1795 BC,

Treasure Museum of the San Lorenzo Cathedral, Genoa, by Albini Franco, 1954 - 1956, 20th Century, . Italy: Liguria: Genoa: San Lorenzo Cathedral. View interior exhibition museum hall statue ceiling black stone concrete floor

The Aga Khan Museum is a museum of Islamic art, Iranian art and Muslim culture in Toronto, Ontario.

Paris 6th district - Chapel of the Institute of France - funeral Sculture decorating the wall of the grave of Mazarin

China, , Shaanxi, Terracotta warriors

Italy. Rome. Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Via Appia. 1st century BC. Statues inside fortification (castrum).

Georgia, Gori City, Stalin Museum, Stalin Sculpture,

Egypt. Mastaba of Ptahhotep and Akhethotep. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Egyptian viziers. Father and son. Relief depicting the deceased Ptahhotep seated before an offering table and standing with a scepter.

England, London, Westminster Abbey, Tomb of Queen Elizabeth I

Giuseppe Verdi;Bust by V.Gemito

Marble statues of gods and emperors of antiquity in the Museum of Antiquities of Antalya, Turkey. Antalya, Turkey - May 20, 2019: Marble statues of gods and emperors of antiquity in the Museum of Antiquities of Antalya, Turkey. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LeonidxEremeychukx 14024805

Big greek sarcophagus in Archeological museum in Istanbul, Turkey

Close up of an artisan craftsman, a wood carver working on a wooden figurehead with a human face and floral shapes in a workshop, holding a small chisel.

ENTERRAMIENTO 35OO AC EN EGIPTO. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.

the statues of london book sir winston churchill by ivor roberts-jones (1913-1996) material bronze unveiled 1973 location parliament square, sw1

Restorer at Fuchs&Gierke, here a metal sarcophagus from a family vault is expertly cleaned and secured

bust of pharaoh Echnaton (Akhenaten, aka Amenhotep IV) around black background .

POMPEII, ITALY, MAY 04, 2022, Pompeiian inhabitants petrified in their last situation of life, Southern Italy

Marble and Bronze Statue of an Assistant Priest A.D.

Jordan, Middle East, Amman. Jabal al-Qal'a Citadel and the Roman Temple of Hercules. the , three fingers of Hercules, remains of a gigantic statue

Terracotta Army Museum. Finds from excavation N° 2. General of the army. Shaanxi, Xi'An, China

Terracotta army, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China

Holy-water font. Stupovi in Biskupija near Knin. Medieval art. Croatia. Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments. Split. Croatia.

Contemporary History Forum Leipzig, Permanent Exhibition, Saxony, Germany, Europe

José de Arimatea, conjunto gotico del descenso de la cruz de la capilla del Salvador, finales del siglo XII, sala Artur Perez cabrera, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Naples Campania Italy. Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is one of the most popular tourist att

Europe, Scandinavia, Denmark, Jutland, Silkeborg, preserved body of the Tollund Man, hung to death in 300 BC, Silkeborg Museum

Saint Joseph. Unknown Neapolitan artist. 17th century. Polychrome sculpture. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta, Malta.

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. SEPULCRO DE LA BEATA URRACA, abadesa e impulsora del convento, muerta en 1262. Obra realizada en el s. XIII por Ruy MARTINEZ DE BUREBA. Detalle de la efigie de la difunta. ABADIA DE SANTA MARIA DEL SALVADOR CAÑAS. La Rioja.

Netherlands, Amsterdam, summer 2020. Illustration of daily life in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Museum of the Navy. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, ete 2020. Illustration de vie quotidienne a Amsterdam au Pays-Bas. Musee de la Marine. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

England, Kent, Canterbury. Canterbury Cathedral. The Black Prince's (Edward Plantagenet) tomb, copper effigy of Edward III's son who died in 1376.

Alabaster Canopic chest with canopic jars, found in Tutankhamen's Tomb. They were used to contain the internal organs removed during the process of mummification. Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 13321323 BC)

Statue of a female figure and ruins of houses near the Agora, Cyrene (Unesco World Heritage List, 1982), Libya, Greek and Roman civilization, 5th century BC-4th century AD.

Statue of Aged Man, Delphi Museum, Delphi, Greece

statue by Antonio Aspetti, depicting Atlas bending beneath the starry firmament. located on a terraced balcony in the Doge's Palace Courtyard, Venice. Built in Venetian Gothic style the palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice (the supreme authority of the rublic of Venice). It is now open as a museum.

Reclining Colossal Statue of Ramses II, Museum, With Rathina, Memphis, Egypt, Africa

Tauromorph sarcophagus. Avenc de la Punta (Pollensa, Majorca).. ca. 310-110 BC, pollensa museum, Spain.

Bear of Porcuna. Limestone. Late Iberian culture. 1st century BC-1st century AD. Porcuna, Jaen, Spain. Detail. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Mid section view of a naked female statue, Florence, Italy

Roman relief, Naval Battle of Actium and Tourists, 1st century, Duques de Cardona Collection, Cordoba, Region of Andalusia, Spain, Europe.

Lenbachhaus Munich, Municipal Gallery in Lenbachhaus, after total refurbishment in 2013, sculpture by Erwin Wurm, Adorno as Oliver Hardy, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tauromorph sarcophagus. Avenc de la Punta (Pollensa, Majorca).. ca. 310-110 BC, pollensa museum, Spain.

England, London, The Wellcome Collection, Exhibit of German Anatomical Wooden Figure dated 1700

LABYRINTH (1986), directed by JIM HENSON.

Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes - Artefact Palace of the Grand Master of the Ritter of Rhodes - Artefact

Italy, Tuscany, Carrara, marble sculptures

Elk203-6319 Canada, Alberta, Calgary, Chinese Cultural Center, terra cotta chariot

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Model. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

New York, New York: 1940 Isamu Noguchi playing with a cat on the Associated Press Building Plaque, which was carving in plaster and cast in stainless steel - at that time the largest-ever stainless steel casting. It is still installed in Rockefeller Center. Another cat is on his shoulders.

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