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Ancient Symbolism and Reliefs

Reliefs and carvings showcasing ancient symbols and inscriptions from Egyptian and Islamic cultures, highlighting intricate designs and historical narratives.

Marble Roman slab of the Fox and Grapes. Artist: Unknown
Marble Roman slab of the Fox and Grapes. Artist: Unknown
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Kotor, Montenegro. Ancient religious bronze door with biblical figures and story
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FIGURAS DEL CENTRO DE LAS HILERAS TERCERA Y CUARTA DEL RELIEVE EN LA PARED POSTERIOR DE LA SALA E, JUNTO AL JUEGO DE PELOTA DE CHICHEN ITZA. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Elephants beautifully carved in stone panel on wall of chhatri at Maheshwar temple, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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R-FRISO CERAMICA LLAMADO ARQUERO DE DARIO-PERSA. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.
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in iran the bas relief of an antique warrior
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Bronze gate ornaments showing the achievements of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) Assyrian Balawat, near Nimrud. These embossed bronze hands, like those of Shalmaneser III displayed to the left, were attached to the leaves of a door in a small palace. The
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Vietnam, Hanoi. Vietnam Military History Museum, frieze with Ho Chi Minh
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The inscription on this black marble obelisk, uncovered in Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) dates to Shalamaneser III (ninth century B.C.)
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Plaque or brick decorated in relief with religious motif. Chrismon with geometric decoration. Baked clay. 4th-5th centuries. Provenance unknown. Museum of Visigoth Councils and Culture. Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
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Turkey a relief from Carchemish Queen Tawarisas wife of King Araras with her youngest child and a goat 8th century BC now in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara
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Spandrel Fragment. Turkey, 13th century. Stucco. Stucco, molded
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Terracotta figureines showing a Thracian fighting a Hoplomachus. Roman, 1st-2nd Century AD. Both these types of gladiators had distinctively small shields. The Thracian's (right) was rectangular, that of the Hoplomachus was round The Hoplomachus could also be armed with a spear
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Erleichterung durch eine segnende Hand Erleichterung durch eine segnende Hand LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23160089
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Roman tombstone of Gaius Musius. Artist: Unknown
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Panel 14th-15th century. Panel 445098
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reliefs in the wall, church of Sant Felix de Vilac , Vilac , municipality of Vielha e Mijaran , Valle de Aran, cordillera de los Pirineos, Spain, europe.
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Palm Column of Sahure ca. 2458-2446 B.C. Old Kingdom This massive column is one of sixteen that surrounded an open courtyard in the pyramid temple of the pharaoh Sahure, whose names and epithets are inscribed in the panel. The column is a single block of granite, originally 21 1/2 feet high (6.45 m). The stone was quarried at Aswan and ferried downstream more than five hundred miles to the pyramid site at Abusir. Many elements in pharaonic stone architecture are stylized representations of wood and reed elements that may have existed only in very early structures. The palm column seems to imitate a wooden pole with date-palm fronds lashed to the top with rope. The end of the rope, tucked under the lashings, reappears beneath as a loop. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3245. Palm Column of Sahure Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available
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A view of a wall plaque on the Campo San Luca.
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Lintel with Indra and Two Attendants 11th-12th century Thailand. Lintel with Indra and Two Attendants 38302
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Roman merchant ship. Carved. Altar dedicated by the prefect ot the grain supply of Rome (Annona) Aurelius Avianus. 337-350 AD. Rome. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.
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Carved statue on pillar in Kadalekalu Ganesha temple, Hemkuta hill, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox
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Assyrian wall relief showing an attack on Lachish, about 700-692 From Nineveh, South-West Palace, during Sennacherib’s campaign of 701 BC, the capture of Lachish in the kingdom of Judah
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Archeological site of Monte Alban(500BC-AD900-1000).´Danzantes´.UNESCO World Heritage Site. Oaxaca, Mexico..
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Copy of the tomb slab of Ludwig II the Iron, Wartburg, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, Europe
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Sculpture workshop, production of sculptures, monochrome fresco painting by Diego Rivera in the arcades of the Palacio Nacional, National Palace, Zoccalo, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America
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Funerary lamp of Don Pedro Manrique Funerary lamp of Don Pedro Manrique, II lord of Molina, monastery of Santa María la Real de Huerta, built between the 12th and 16th centuries, Santa María de Huerta, Soria, autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21359530
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marble font, 6th century, hospital of Santa Catalina, Museu de Mallorca, Palma, Majorca, Spain.
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Old gravestone on the old cemetery in Freiburg im Breisgau - Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe., Europe
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Etruscan funerary fallic stele. Finished in phallus form. Travertine. Etruscan inscription. From Chiuse-Perugia. 1st-2nd c. BC. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.
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Stucco relief (Roman) depicting a horse. 1st Century AD
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Relief of Cybele type. Louvre , Antiquities, Bas-reliefs, Cybele Goddess. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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The Valpjofsstadur door is a medieval carved church door in Iceland. 1200 AD Romanesque style. It depicts a version of the Lion-Knight legend in which a knight slays a dragon, freeing a lion that becomes his loyal companion
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Ancient fragments of sculptures in the Grado Lapidarium, Basilica di Sant Eufemia, Grado, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe
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in iran the bas relief of an antique warrior
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Decorative elements on the pediment of the Tomb of the Mermaid, Archaeological Area of Sovana, Tuscany, Italy, Etruscan civilization, 3rd-2nd century BC.
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Gajasimha. conservatory of My Son, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Panel from a Door or Minbar. Dimensions: H. 70 3/4 in. (179.7 cm)W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)Mount: H. 75 1/2 in. (191.8)W. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm)D. 6 in. (15.2 cm) Wt. 79lb. (35.8kg). Date: late 8th-first half 9th century.Probably from a door or a minbar (mosque pulpit), this carved teak panel is composed of two boards at the sides and of alternating hexagonal and square panels set vertically in the center. The vine scrolls, particularly those carved in high relief in the central panels, exhibit close affinities with their Late Antique prototypes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Column Capital. Dimensions: H. 90cm (35 7/16 in); Diam. at base 66 cm (26 in). Date: A.D. 41-68.This capital and its companion piece (11.154.5) are carved with a stylized palmette pattern, with the plants arranged in two tiers of different sizes. The palmette pattern--once brightly painted--covers the unstructured bell-shaped core like a dense net. This surface treatment is a typical stylistic feature of the architecture of the period.Both this capital and its companion probably came from the temple of Harendotes--the name of the god Horus in his role as avenger of his father, Osiris, who was slain by Seth. The temple, which was built under the emporers Claudius and Nero, was located west of the great Isis temple on the Island of Philae. The building stood on a platform with a central staircase leading to the front. The facade was similar to that of the Museum's Temple of Dendur (68.154); the Harendotes temple, however, had four front columns. In late antiquity, the building was raze
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seal of the customs house in Lelów. komora celna, signatory
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Sarcophagus of the general Pedi iset, 746-332 BC granite Sarcophagus of Anch-Hor with illustrations of daemons of the Netherworld, 746-332 BC Memphis Granodiorite.
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Terracotta high relief of Saint Bovo
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The head of Medusa at the base of a column, Basilica Cistern, Yerebatan Sarnici, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
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An ancient column base with floral stone reliefs in the open air, Archaeological Museum, Archea Korinthos, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe
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Sarcophagus decorated with garlands, genii of death, giants, victorias and masks. 2nd century AD. From Archar (Ratiaria), Vidin province, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.
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Niche with painted bird, wall of the scriptorium, Abbey of St Mary Nascent, Morimondo, Lombardy, Italy, 12th century.
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Gravestone of Lourenço Filgueira, his wife and heirs. Detail. Carmo Church (Lisbon), 18th century. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
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Ankh or key of life. Relief. First courtyard of Ramses II. Temple of Luxor. Dynasty XIX (1320-1200 B.C.). New Empire. Egypt.
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PANEL O PILAR HISPANOVISIGODO - SIGLO VI - DECORACION GEOMETRICA EN RELIEVE. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE ROMANO. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPAIN.
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Playing card signs of queen painting on wall, gujarat, india, asia Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox
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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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VIGA TOLEDANA S XII. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.
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Exvoto, 1691, Ermita de Sant Simó, Mataró.
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Tomb of Amenhotep II (15th century BC) , ruled 1450-1425 BC. Sarcophagus containing the king's mummy. Luxor . Thebes,
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Stele Licinia Amias. Ancient Christian inscription. Greek letters. Symbol: Fish and anchor. Marble, early 3rd century CE. Vatican Necropolis. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome, Italy.
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Funeral stele of a freedman whose father had no legal existence. He received the name of his former master (Messulenus) who gave him the freedom. Found in Bonner Street, 130, Cologne (Germany). Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.