Ancient Wall Paintings and Textiles

Features historical paintings from ancient sites, textile fragments, and ornate wooden carvings, reflecting intricate designs from various cultures.

Asia, Middle East, Turkey, Ephesus. Carving details

reconstruction of the Sutton Hoo helmet, a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered during the 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Buried around 625 AD. it is believed to have been the helmet of King Raedwald; for whom its elaborate decoration may have given it a secondary function almost akin to a crown.

Human torso in sandstone; Jordanian from Mshatta 8th century AD

Engaged Capital with Windblown Acanthus, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Limestone; overall: 51.1 x 76.9 x 75 cm (20 1/8 x 30 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.).

Roman British mosaic. Winter, Bignor Roman Villa, 4th cent. AD. ENGLAND.

Set of Fire Linings, c. 1770-1780. France, style of Louis XVI, 18th Century. Cast iron; average: 93.4 x 134.6 x 44.5 cm (36 3/4 x 53 x 17 1/2 in.); panel: 78.1 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm (30 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 1 in.).

Italy. Rome. Ara Pacis Augustae. Altar dedicated to Pax. 13-9 BC. Scrolling acanthus relief.

Bronze Plaquette of World War I Infantry Man(Poilu). Artist: Auguste Pommier, French, 1880-1944

PIEZAS DE LA EXPOSICION "ARTE SIN ARTISTAS": REPLICA DEL PANEL GRABADO DEL YACIMIENTO DE SIEGA VERDE (VILLAR DEL CIERVO, SALAMANCA). CABALLOS AL GALOPE.

Wall decoration from royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Fragments of painted wall-decoration from the tomb of Sety I; 19th Dynasty, reign of Sety I, about 1294-1279 BC

Egyptian Art. Sarcophagus of Wennefer. Late Period. Dynasty 30-2nd Persian Period. 380332 B.C. Memphite Region, Saqqara, Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States..

Cylinder seal ca. 1900-1600 B.C. Elamite. Cylinder seal. Elamite. ca. 1900-1600 B.C.. Faience. Old Elamite. Western Iran

WA, Vantage, Indian Petroglyphs, at the Ginko Petrified Forest Interpretive Center

Full scale reconstruction of the gates from the palace of Shalmaneser III (585-824 BC) at Balawat. It is made of cedarwood and fitted with electrotype copies of the original bronze bands.

Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Tarxien Temple Complex. Malta. Built in honour of a mother goddess of fertility. Reliefs on one of the stone blocks, decorated with borders. National Museum of Archaeology. Valletta. Malta.

14th century, plate, earthenware, green and black stannifera technique, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Mosaic depicting a deer, from Manastirine (Salona), Tusculum Museum, Solin, Croatia. Paleo-Christian civilization.

Thanatos and Hypnos carry a dead warrior, after having died in battle. Dated 5th Century BC

Relief from the Carolingian period around 780, Millstatt, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

ESCULTURA DE SIKHARA(TORRE)S XII-ARTE CANDELLA-(NORTE INDIA). Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. SARNATH. India.

Joined Fragments late 15th-16th century. Joined Fragments 451461

Denderah Dandara (Tentyris). 1. Détail colorié d'une colonne du portique; 2-7. Profil et plans de la colonne.. Prints, Illustrations. 1817. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Columns , Egypt , Dandara

Ruta Maya, Maya, Mexico, Tonina,

BARAJAS PINTADAS EN CUERO CORTESIANO. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPANIEN.

Amphitrite driving the chariot of Poseidon from the Parthenon reliefs. Hephaestus Ancient Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.

Brass talisman plaque, Egyptian 12th-15th century AD. Such plaques were considered magical or of good fortune in Islamic culture.

Bas-relief Vietnam, Hoi An Central. Chinese Temples

Egypt, Cairo, Egyptiam Museum, Egypt of the Pharaohs, Narmer Palette, mythical beasts, Narmer depicted wearing Red Crown

Frieze depicting the Eye of Horus or Ra, an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power, and good health

Ivory depicting a winged sphinx trampling an enemy

Rikud ha-teyashim veha-ʻizim Haruze zikaron רקוד התישים והעיזים חרוזי זכרון. 1800 - 1900. Shelomoh Hazan Tsevi. text. Manuscripts, Hebrew, Manuscripts. Dorot Jewish Division. Manuscripts, Hebrew, Dance , Religious aspects

Lazio Roma Albano Laziale Santa Maria della Rotonda9. 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.

GRIFOS EN EL INTERIOR DE UN CIRCULO - DETALLE DEL LATERAL DEL SARCOFAGO DE DOÑA SANCHA - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ARAGONES. Author: MAESTRO DE DOÑA SANCHA. Location: REAL MONASTERIO DE BENEDICTINAS. Jaca. SPAIN.

Quadriga drivers in an amphitheatre. Chariot racing. 2nd-4th cent. AD. Roman period mosaic. Gafsa. TUNISIA.

Bliżej Kultury Kiebisiński, Kajetan Wincenty (1808 1849), Jaroczyński, Marian Jakub Ignacy (1819 1901), Żupański, Jan Konstanty (1804 1883)

REVERSO DE UN "BACIGRAN" O BRASERO DECORADO CON BUITRE Y HELECHOS - MANISES - SIGLO XV. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Greenstone cylinder seal. The owner of the seal, between two goddesses, is being led before the king who is seated on an elaborate throne. The cuneiform inscription reads 'Ur-Nammu, strong man, king of Ur, Hash-hamer, governor of the city of Ishkun-Sin, is your servant'. About 2100 BC (reign of Ur-Nammu) from Babylon.

Sea Horse mosaic, 2nd c. AD, Fishbourne.

Russia, Volga-Baltic Waterway, Goritzy. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Monastery Museum, 15th century wall tiles.

Norman (English) inlaid floor tiles, with stag and dogs. About 1200-1300 Earthenware, lead-glazed

South America, Peru, Cuzco. The cubist geometry of this multi-sided Inca Carved Stone both catches and hides the light, Cuzco, a World Heritage Site, Peru.

Bible illustrations, c. 1550 - c. 1699 wood (plant material)

estela estela, Museo de la Romanización, Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21624429

The campaign in Nairi and capture of Suguni in Ararat (upper row); The siege of Suguni in Ararat (lower row).. Birch, Samuel (1813-1885). Photographs, Illustrations. 1880 - 1902. General Research Division. Gates , Assyria, Bas-reliefs , Assyria, Shalmaneser III, King of Assyria, active 9th century B.C. , Palaces

Sultan Osman III's monogram, Turkey 18th century.

Museo de la Romanización, Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain, Europe.

pila califal, siglo X, museo,Mezquita-catedral de Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain.

Turnbuckle used in the construction of the dome, by Florentine work, 15th Century, iron and bronze. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Whole artwork. Tool turnbuckle iron bronze wall

Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Luxor, Egypt

BARCO ROMANO - FRESCO POMPEYANO. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.

BARCO ROMANO - FRESCO POMPEYANO. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.

The Gundestrup cauldron is a richly decorated silver vessel; thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD; placing it within the late La Tène period or early Roman Iron Age. The cauldron is the largest known example of European Iron Age silver work. It was found in 1891 in a peat bog near the hamlet of Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland; Denmark

Propylaia. Ceiling panel with coffers. Decorated with painted mouldings and gilt stars in the center. 437-432 BC. Pentelic marble. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

Francesc Costa, Cruz Procesional, 1414, Iglesia parroquial Santa Coloma de Queralt.

Neo-Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing mythical beings making offerings. Artist: Unknown

The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La Te_ne period or early Roman Iron Age. Gundestrup in the Aars parish of Himmerland, Denmark. Ritual sacrifice of three bulls by three men with a sword. Each bull has a dog at its feet and another above its back. National Museum of Denmark.

Greek Art. Base of funerary Kouros. Four-horse chariot and hoplites. 510-500 BC. Relief. Found in the Kerameikos, built into the Themistokleian wall. National Archaeological Museum of Athens,.

Boscoreale treasure, Gold and silver bowl, relief depicting bust of woman wearing elephant's trunk headdress and holding cornucopia or horn of plenty, From Boscoreale (province of Naples)

Relief with winded genius. 9th century BC. Neo-Assyrian. Reign of Ashurnasirpal. Nimrud (ancient Kalhu). Northern Mesopotamia. Alabaster. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ny. USA.

Pair of overdoor panels ca. 1783 French, Montfermeil. Pair of overdoor panels 201914

Albert Edmann (1879-1914). "Victor Hugo" bronze. Paris, Mason de Victor Hugo. 102064-9 BRONZE, STATUE

Surviving bronze bands of the Balawat Gates (858-824 BC) from the palace of Shalmaneser III, Iraq. Bronze strips embossed with scenes of Shalmaneser's campaigns. First depictions trees and mountains in Assyrian art. Currently at the British Museum, London.

Scythian cedar wood saddle ornament, 5th century BC. Artist: Unknown

A photograph taken within Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty. Merneptah or Merenptah (reigned July or August 1213 BC - May 2, 1203 BC) was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

Blue-Painted Jar Fragment from Malqata. Dimensions: L. (Diagonal) 42 cm (16 9/16 in), w. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1390-1353 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze PlaquetteSerenite. Artist: Paul-Marcel Dammann, French, 1885-1939

HUEVOS DE AVESTRUZ CON DECORACION PINTADA ENCONTRADOS EN LA NECROPOLIS DE PUIG DES MOLINS - SIGLOS V/IV AC. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO / MUSEO DE PUIG DES MOLINS. IBIZA. SPAIN.

ARCA DE HIERRO - SIGLO XVII - DETALLE DE LOS 14 CERROJOS DE LA TAPA. Location: ESCUELAS MENORES-MUSEO UNIVERSITARIO. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

OBRA DE LITOESPACIO EN JARDIN. Author: MORAL JUAN. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Torrelodones. MADRID. SPAIN.

Polychrome ceramic from Panama. Depicting a snake monster. The ceramic would have been used in funerals and would have sat on a bed of ash.

Album with calligraphic writing examples of Bastiaan and Maarten Boers, Bastiaan Boers, 1660 - 1751 Album with 37 performances on 37 album blades. It is about calligraphic writing examples of Bastiaan and Maarten Boers. Album with decorative paper, in the front and a bract. paper decorated paper / engraving Album with 37 performances on 37 album blades. It is about calligraphic writing examples of Bastiaan and Maarten Boers. Album with decorative paper, in the front and a bract. paper decorated paper / engraving

VISTA GENERAL DE LA BOVEDA DE LA ESTANCIA DE LA RECEPCION CON ESCENAS ARTESANALES - FRESCOS OMEYAS - SIGLO VIII. Location: CASTILLO. QUSEIR AMRA.

Isamu Noguchi, Moon Tablet, 1961, graniteCasa Milà-La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Fragment of a ceramic jar of indigenous tradition, Carratiermes Necropolis, 1st-2nd century AD, Tiermes Archaeological Site Museum, Soria, Spain.

Akkadian cylinder-seal and impression of the flood epic. Artist: Unknown

Tristan and Isolda playing chess spied by King Marco, Cadira d Alfàbia, 15th century, - la cadira del rei moro -, Alfabia, Bunyola, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Surviving bronze bands of the Balawat Gates (858-824 BC) from the palace of Shalmaneser III, Iraq. Bronze strips embossed with scenes of Shalmaneser's campaigns. First depictions trees and mountains in Assyrian art. Currently at the British Museum, London.

Fresco of the Poppea Villa (Villa Poppaea), Oplontis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Urbania (Marche - PU), Palazzo Ducale, Sala dei Globbi. Gerardo Mercatore, Celestial Sphere, 1551 (etching on paper with watercolor interventions, glued on support)

Tile with phoenix and Quranic text. Iran. 1275-1325. Moulded fritware with color i and lustre over glaze. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Interior of Pre Colombian Museum of Santiago, Chile

RESTAURACION " HABITACION E " CASA DE LOS GRIFOS- Complutum ( Alcalá de Henares).La "Casa de los Grifos" es una domus del siglo I dc y que estuvo en uso hasta el siglo IV. Perteneciente al conjunto arqueológico de la ciudad Hispano - romana de Complutum, siendo una de las mejores Domus de la ciudad, que pertenecia a una importante familia complutense dedicada a actividades comerciales y artesanales , con un amplio interior rodeado con un peristilo de doce columnas que articulaba una serie de estancias, en ellas se ha encontrado pintura mural en la que destacan unos " Grifos". En el 2008 se ha restaurado la denominada estancia E, cuyo uso seria recibir a los clientes ( Tablinium ) abierta al peristilo, las pinturas son de estilo pompeyano y representan una arquictetura figurada ( 7,60x 4,90 )metros.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) second quarter of the 5th century B.C. Greek, Attic Obverse, man wearing petasos, chlamys, and boots, holding sword with right hand, woman with chiton and himation (Menelaos and Helen); Reverse, palmette, woman holding sceptre in left hand and tendril in right, running woman, volute. Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. second quarter of the 5th century B.C.. Terracotta; red-figure. Classical. Vases

Close up of inscription on large stone

Indian rock art Star gods, Chicago Museum

TAPIZ - MAREJOL 290*150 CMS. Author: OROMI DOLORES. Location: PREMIO NACIONAL DE TAPICES. Aranjuez. MADRID. SPAIN.

Model Funerary Barque of Ukhhotep ca. 1981-1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Model Funerary Barque of Ukhhotep. ca. 1981-1802 B.C.. Wood, paint, stucco. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Khashaba excavations, 1910-11; Probably from Meir, Tomb of Ukhhotep. Dynasty 12

Geometrically shaped mosaic . Art olmèque. Villahermos, Museo de la Venta. Mexico. Location: MUSEO DE LA VENTA. VILLAHERMOSA. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Eduardo Chillida, Mendi huts I, 1984, alabaster, Casa Milà-La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Chinese carving of an erotic scene. Made from ivory.

TEJIDO ESPANOL EN SEDA - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

USA, New York City, Metropolitan Museum of Art, African Exhibits

Spanish school. Sabata. 1995. Mixed technics (46 x 55 cm). Barcelona, Antoni Tapies Foundation. Author: ANTONI TAPIES (1923-2012). Location: FUNDACION ANTONI TAPIES. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Panchedi work, combination of wax blocking and block printing to make paintings on cloth, Gujarat, India, Asia

On display in Stockholm, this is the stern of the Vasa ship which sunk in 1628 on it's maiden voyage. The ornamentation has been painstakingly restored.

Madrid, 12/03/2015. Exhibition at the Casa de América "Bernardo de Gálvez and the presence of Spain in Mexico and the United States." Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

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