Ancient Stone Carvings and Inscriptions

Historical stone artifacts featuring carvings and inscriptions from various ancient cultures, revealing insights into past civilizations.

Central America, Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol. Stone carving of altar 12. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization.

Kilmartin Cemetery, tomb with grave slabs over 500 years old, Scotland, Great Britain

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Cross and star on wall, Monastery of St. Catherine 1900, Egypt, Sinai

Central America, Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol. Stone carving of altar 12. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization.

Earliest known example of Oghams and Runes in Ireland, 11th century. Artist: Unknown

Al Bidea Nabaetean cemetery, Tobuk province, Saudi Arabia, Asia

Cave of John the Baptist Judean mountains Israel

Oman, Dhofar Region, Mirbat. Islamic Gravestone by the Tomb of Bin Ali, Muslim Saint

Tombstone, Ancient Port of al-Baliid, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar, Oman, Asia

sinagoga de Cordoba, 1315, sala de oracion, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain.

Natha Siddha panels on inner side of wall with Mahatripurasundari in Gaur Lena, Panhale Kazi caves number twenty-nine, Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Speyer, Judenhof, Jewish courtyard, one of the most important Jewish medieval sites in Germany, Jewish gravestone details

Stecak tombstones at Radimlja necropolis, Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Roskitil cross-fragment on the Isle of Man, 10th century. Artist: Unknown

Close up of delicate rich carving of Gupta origin on Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sacred place at Ancient monastery Noravank in the mountains in Amaghu valley, Armenia. Was founded in 1205.

Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque, Carved stone slab depicting the priests head with sun necklace in the courtyard of the Palace.

Mexico Temples

in antique cemetery of turkey asia and mystery headstone

temple hindu detail of decorationsl in temple hindu, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 6964320

Stone with ancient carving in the Great Temple of Yeha, Ethiopia

PIca Baptismal de la iglesia de San Justo y San Pastor de Son, Alto Aneu (Pallars Sobirà). Siglo IX-X.

Manistein Manistein in the area of Mustang, Nepal

Nandi statue at Pataleshwar cave Pune Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

St Simeon Stylites on top of his post, 5th century. Artist: Unknown

in antique cemetery of turkey asia and mystery headstone

Mexico, Quintana Roo, near Cancun, Yucatan Peninsula, ancient Mayan ruins at Coba, Stella 11 next to the Church.

Gebel Silsila (margen occidental).

Latin inscription on the entry, church of Santa Maria de Iguacel, Larrosa, Jacetania, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain, Europe

canecillo, Basílica de San Martiño de Mondoñedo, Montoñedo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

Swedish runestone with late Christian influences, 6th century. Artist: Unknown

PINTURA MURAL EN EL INTRADOS DEL ARCO - S XIII. Location: ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. BARLUENGA. HUESCA. SPAIN. CRISTO RESUCITADO.

Egypt, Aswan. Christian cross on a wall inside Philae Temple, built to worship the Egyptian cult goddess of Isis. Cross indicates the temple served as a church during the Roman Era from 30 BC to AD 395.

Carved GUARDIAN on DOOR of the LHAKANG KARPO or WHITE CHAPEL at TSAPARANG, the lost city of the GUGE KINGDOM - TIBET

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.

Sant Joan d'Isil. Isil.Pirineo Catalan. Lleida.Catalunya.España.

old history in the antique kingdom of saudi arabia

Bas-reliefs in the interior of a reconstructed chapel in the Northern Cemetery at Begarawiyah, containing 41 royal pyramids of the monarchs who ruled ...

Tibetan script on a rock Nar-Phu Annapurna Region Nepal

Holy stone engraved buddhist mantra Chame Nepal Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Buddha statue in karla cave chaitya in second century BC Lonavala Maharashtra India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

South East Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, carved detail on wall

Hieroglyph in Copan Ruins, Maya Site of Copan, UNESCO World Heritage site, Honduras

Nepal Mani stones on a Mani Wall in Khumjung. Solukhumbu remote, Mt Everest, Himalayas

Monolith in Kalsasaya Temple, Tihuanaku, Tiawanacu, Tiahuanaco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ingavi Province, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Mask, Nuns' Quadrangle (Cuadrangulo de las Monjas), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Germany, Rhineland-Pfalz, Speyer, Judenhof, Jewish courtyard, one of the most important Jewish medieval sites in Germany, Jewish gravestone details

Asia, Mongolia, Gobi Desert, Gurvansaikhan National Park. Petroglyphs

Maya, Turtle God of Death, Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico

Central America, Guatemala, Petan jungle,Tikal National Park. Stela 16. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization.

Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Sri Lanka carving Carving in buddhist temple Buduruvagala, Sri Lanka Copyright: xZoonar.com/GalynaxAndrushkox 19478969

Sacred place at Ancient monastery Noravank in the mountains in Amaghu valley, Armenia. Was founded in 1205.

Mani stone wall outside Litang Buddhist Monastery in Tibetan region of Litang county, Szechuan Province, China.

Sacred place at ancient monastery Khor Virap in the mountains of Armenia. Was founded in years 642-1662.

emblema gremial,iglesia gotica de Santa Eulalia, siglos XIV-XIX, plaza de Santa Eularia, Mallorca, Islas Baleares, España.

Cross in a bow, Romanesque hermitage of San Frutos, Las Hoces del Rio Duraton Natural Park, Segovia province, Spain, Europe

Epigrafe mortuorio.Catedral romanica de San Vicente.Roda de Isabena.(Romanico s.XII) Valle de Isábena.Pirineo Aragones.Huesca.España.

Pachamana Inca Museum, Creation by Hector Cruz, Amaicha, Tucuman Province, Argentina, Deity, Deities, South America

Labyrinth stele Labyrinth stele, 8th-11th centuries, Labyrinth engraved in stone, path of perfection for salvation, Romanesque church of San Pantaleón, Museum of prehistory and archeology MUPAC, Santander, Cantabria, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21880761

LAUDAS SEPULCRALES. Location: MARIENKIRCHE. NOIA-NOYA. A CORUÑA. SPANIEN.

Campaigning in southern Iraq. Assyrian about 640-620BC. From Nineveh. Assyrian soldiers lead prisoners through a landscape of date-palms, with a river beyond. At the far end heads are counted and the booty piled in front of two clerks recording the details in a book and on a scroll.

A Pict with hooded cloak & Pictish trousers, St.Vigeans, Scotland, c8th - 9th century. Artist: Unknown

Roncesvalles, priors tomb, Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María de Roncesvalles, Santiago's road, Navarra, Spain.

RESTOS DEL MONASTERIO(KAL'AT SIM'âU)-BROCAL DE POZO O DINTEL. Location: MONASTERIO DE SAN SIMEON. ALEPO.

Reneni fue Nomarca de la ciudad de Nejeb durante el reinado de Amenhotep I y también Supervisor de los sacerdotes de la diosa Nejbet.

Buddha stone from the Northern Qi Dynasty on display in the Shanghai Museum, China

Detalle ornamental en la piramide de la serpiente enplumada.Yacimiento Azteca de Xochicalco. Estado de Morelos.Mexico.

China, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum. Ancient carved stone collection, Buddha statue c. 550-577 AD.

Ute petroglyph stone carving with symbol of a medicine man with hoop, Vernal Utah

Bhaja, right end of verandah, inside vihara

Turkish tombstones. .

woman showing her sex, Romanesque carving, Church of San Cipriano de Bolmir, Romanesque temple from the 12th century, Bolmir village, Campoo de Enmedio, Cantabria, Spain.

Hurvat Kanaf remains of a Jewish village

Khachkar or cross-stone Ancient khachkar cross stone in armenian monastery. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MikhailxPogosovx 7938684

Buddhist image from Manthal Rock from the 8th century AD

A historic Native American inscription remains at a Native American site on the Nevada Test and Training Range, May 13, 2022. Many sites remain sacred and are historic to the descendants of the tribes who inhabited the area.

Woman giving birth petroglyph, Utah

There are more than a thousand Fuji Sengen shrines across Japan, dedicated to Princess Konohanasakuya, the Shinto deity associated with Mount Fuj

Mask, Nuns' Quadrangle (Cuadrangulo de las Monjas), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Carving on Mahanavami Dibbhal, Hampi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xHxSatish/DinodiaxPhotox

spiral labyrinth of the enpedrado, Hermitage of the Virgin of Lomos de Orio, baroque of the XVII century, Natural Park Sierra Cebollera, Rioja, Spain.

The mosaic floor of the a sixth-century Synagogue in Beth Alpha

Carved Kilmartin Stones, collection of 79 ancient graveslabs at Kilmartin parish church, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A stela of Lady Eveningstar, mother of King Bird Jaguar IV, decorates a building at the ancient Mayan city of Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico

Pre historic rock paintings at Porivarai in Karikkiyoor, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Oman, Dhofar, Salalah. Ancient Mirbat cemetary that dates back to medieval times, grave marker.

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

Chile, Easter Island, Hanga Nui. Rapa Nui National Park, Ahu Tongariki (aka Tonariki). Detail of hands on large moi statue on the largest ceremonial platform in all of Polynesia.

Mexican Serpent, God and Priest, Pre-Columbian, Maya Culture, 770. Artist: Unknown.

Jewtown,Cochin,India;Gravestones leaning against synagogue wall

Asia, India, Ladakh. A close-up of finely-carved Mani stones in Ladakh, India, reveals the prayers they send.

West wall of the chapel of Kaemsenu with niches for Iretnub, Kaemsenu and Werdjedptah ca. 2420-2250 B.C. Old Kingdom Kaemsenu was a priest associated with the cult of King Sahure, with the sun temple of King Neferirkare, and with the pyramid of King Niuserre. The wall of his chapel incorporates three offering niches: the one on the left for his wife Iretnub, in the center for himself, and on the right for Werdjedptah (probably a relative) and his wife. One of Kaemsenu's statues has been placed behind the wall where it originally sat in the small serdab (statue chamber) and is visible through a slot in the wall. The hieroglyphs preserve an array of colors: pale yellow, red and brown from ochers, green from malachite, blue from Egyptian blue (a composite material used as a colorant), white from gypsum, and black from a form of carbon. In many cases, the pigments clearly were chosen to approximate the colors that the figures and objects forming the hieroglyphs would have had in nature. Ot

Pre historic rock paintings at Porivarai in Karikkiyoor, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Aboriginal rocks Aboriginal rock art paintings in landscape Australia Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 7199908

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Khatchkar (Stone Cross) Besalt. Province of Lori, Republic of Armenia. The Armenians, who recognised Christianity as their state religion at the beginning of the 4th century, have long maintained an independent Christian tradition.

Sahasralinga - place is known for thousand lingas are carved on the rocks in the river Shalmala. Sahasralinga - place is known for thousand lingas are carved on the rocks in the river Shalmala. Lingam and statue of Nandin and cave drawings Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaratxYakhinx 15007962

Cemetery with cross stones, Noratus, Gegharkhunik, Armenia, Asia

lapida, oratorio de Sant Blai, Campos, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

Vietnam: Tu Duc's self-penned epitaph in the Stele Pavilion at the Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Hue. Emperor Tu Duc (22 September 1829 - 17 July 1883) (full name: Nguyen Phuc Hong Nham, also Nguyen Phuc Thi) was the fourth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam and reigned from 1847-1883. The son of Emperor Thieu Tri, Prince Nguyen Phuc Hong Nham succeeded his father on the throne, with the reigning title of Tu Duc, but family troubles caused his era to have a violent start. Thieu Tri had passed over his more moderate eldest son, Hong Bao, to give the throne to Tu Duc.

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