Iberian and Ancient Relief Art

Ancient relief sculptures depicting scenes involving rituals, battles, and figures from Iberian and Egyptian cultures, showcasing detailed craftsmanship.

Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Reliefs of Osuna. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Ashlar of Group A. Reliefs which depict a ritualized battle between two young men, accompanied by processions to the sound of the music. Corner ashlar with two women carrying offerings. Iberian culture. Osuna (Seville province, Andalusia). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Górny fragment węgara. warsztat nubijski, workshop

Relief Fragments Depicting a Court Scene ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period This block is an excerpt from a family scene, a genre that reinforced the notion of royal family as the blessed children of the Aten. The curved back of a cushioned seat stands in a pavilion. One of its supporting poles is decorated with plants and animals. Above the chair floats what is probably the streamer of a crown. The royal family gathered in pavilions such as this to pass the hot afternoon or to dine. Outside, a group of musicians enhance the atmosphere: the overlapping profiles of the legs of two women and the long vertical bar of what is probably an upright harp mark their presence.. Relief Fragments Depicting a Court Scene. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Limestone, paint. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18

Punic Votive Stele

Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Relief fragment, tomb of Meketre 562086

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Ceramic imitation of bronze roller with two kilted figures ca. 2100-1750 B.C. This terracotta relief was produced by pressing wet clay into an inwardly-carved mold. The edges of the clay wrap forward and traces of fingerprints are available on the flattened back. Two brackets and three figures appear on the impressed image: in the center a small nude female with indistinctly rendered arms stands between the brackets; on either side of her, two larger kilted males stand legs askew with outer arms supporting the upper bracket. All three figures face outward toward the viewer. Thermoluminescence dating shows that the object was fired in antiquity, hardening the clay and preserving the impression.The appearance of brackets and the selection of figures on the piece call to mind openwork bronzes produced in the early second millennium B.C. (see especially 1998.31), but this object is smaller in size than many bronzes and is also reminiscent of terracotta plaques, known in much larger quantit

Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with men's head and the letters V i in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Huggeststones met pasteoral scène, c. 1550 - c. 1575 Hearing stone with pastoral scene. In the foreground two shepherds (one of which plays on a bagpipe) on either side of a fountain; On the hilly background a herd of sheep, a few trees and a temple. Very worn. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with pastoral scene. In the foreground two shepherds (one of which plays on a bagpipe) on either side of a fountain; On the hilly background a herd of sheep, a few trees and a temple. Very worn. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Molded plaque: couple ca. 2000-1700 B.C. Isin-Larsa-Old Babylonian. Molded plaque: couple 322602

Stele with relief depicting Assyrian official Bel-Harran-beli-usur praying in front of divine symbols. 8th century BC. Marble. From Tel-Abda. Archaeological Museum. Museum of Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Relief from the Offering Niche of Inpuemhat ca. 2100-2010 B.C. First Intermediate Period This block faced the side of a niche on the exterior of mud brick mastabas at Saqqara; the back part of the niche would have held a false-door stela. This block has three registers: offering bearers appear in the two top registers, and in the lowest register a lector-priest presents incense to Inpuemhat and his wife Sitsobek.. Relief from the Offering Niche of Inpuemhat 543997

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Quartzite, ink. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, Foot of Hatshepsut's causeway, Ptolemaic radim, MMA excavations, 1915-16. Dynasty 18

Tunisia, Carthage, Limestone votive stele with male figure, found in Carthage (Tunisia)

Limestone votive relief of three men. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 in. (18.4 x 14 x 5.1 cm). Date: 4th-3rd century B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fireplace of baked earth with diamond-shaped distribution, with a woman's head and face in each window. Fireplace of baked earth with diamond-shaped distribution. A women's head and face in every window.

Anonymous, door (usual name), 0025. Sandstone engraved. Cernuschi Museum, Asia Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.

Grave frame from the epitaph; 300 CE (300-00-00-300-00-00);

Inlay: skirt-clad figure carrying fish ca. 2600-2350 B.C. Sumerian. Inlay: skirt-clad figure carrying fish 324881

Double -sided gingerbread form

Plaque ca. 1295-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Plaque 565101

Magical Figure. Dimensions: H. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 13-SIP. Date: ca. 1802-1550 B.C..These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for i

Corbel with Man BlowingTrumpet. Artist: Unknown

Pre-Colombian ceramic art in Larco Museum, Lima, Peru.

Paibo tomb; around 300 (295-00-00-305-00-00);

Statuette of a Nude Venus. Unknown

Cuniform Tablet Inscribed on Both Sides. Egypt, Probably New Kingdom (1569 - 1081 BCE). Tablets. Clay

Seated Ascetics, AD 300s. India, Kashmir, Harwan, 4th century. Terracotta; overall: 50.8 x 30.6 x 5.2 cm (20 x 12 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.).

Fireplace with a men's and a women's head, placed in two windows. Fireplace with a man's and a women's head, placed in two windows and accompanied by the year 1585.

Hearing stone with lion's head in profiled diamond, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with a representation of Leeuwenkop in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled diamond, which motif repeated itself in the half windows on the sides. The Hale windows at the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with a representation of Leeuwenkop in Lauwerkrans, placed in profiled diamond, which motif repeated itself in the half windows on the sides. The Hale windows at the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Relief showing part of a temple of Ptah with Haremhab smiting an enemy in front of the god. Dimensions: H. 5.8 × W. 7.8 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Haremhab. Date: ca. 1353-1295 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Magical Figure ca. 1802-1550 B.C. Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Niche Stela with a Man Reciting individual offering Solar Hymns ca. 1550-1400 B.C. New Kingdom This is the upper section of a niche stela in which the man dedicating the monument is depicted in the niche with his arms upraised in a prayerful pose. The inscriptions on either side of the niche are prayers to the sun god Re.. Niche Stela with a Man Reciting individual offering Solar Hymns. ca. 1550-1400 B.C.. Sandstone. New Kingdom. From Egypt. Dynasty 18

Grave Monument 10th century Byzantine. Grave Monument 474447

Body Fragment of a Relief Pithos. Unknown

Relief fragment: cavalryman leading his horse beside a stream ca. 704-681 B.C. Assyrian This relief fragment dates to the time of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 704-681 B.C.), and comes from the great Southwest Palace, called by Sennacherib the "Palace Without Rival," at Nineveh in northern Iraq. It shows an Assyrian soldier leading a horse beside a large river, and comes originally from a much larger scene depicting an Assyrian campaign that filled a room of the palace.The soldier is equipped in typical Assyrian fashion with a high conical helmet, a short spear, a bow (seen with quiver on his back), and a short sword, worn at the hip and apparently attached to a strap running across the chest. The body armor, worn over typical Assyrian male clothing of a tunic and wrap, consists of scales that were made of leather or metal, and the hatched pattern seen on the legs above the high boots also represents some kind of protective covering. In his left hand the soldier holds the rein by w

CENTRO CEREMONIAL-LOS DANZANTES-RELIEVE EN LOSA-ZAPOTECAS. Location: EXTERIOR. MONTE ALBAN. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Furniture plaque carved in relief showing two winged, male figures flanking an infant on a lotus flower ca. 9th-8th century B.C. Assyrian During the early first millennium B.C., ivory carving was one of the major luxury arts that flourished throughout the ancient Near East. Elephant tusks were carved into small decorative objects such as cosmetic boxes and plaques used to adorn wooden furniture. Gold foil, paint, and semiprecious stone and glass inlay embellishments enlivened these magnificent works of art. Based on certain stylistic, formal, and technical characteristics also visible in other media, scholars have distinguished several coherent style groups of ivory carving that belong to different regional traditions including Assyrian, Phoenician, North Syrian and South Syrian (the latter also known as Intermediate).Several ivories in the Metropolitan Museums collection are from the Aramaean town of Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, in northern Syria just east of the Euphrates River, clo

Hearthstone, 'Antwerp', without frame, with two lions, natural stone fireplace component ceramic brick, fried Hearth stone of the Antwerp type without frame showing two climbing lions placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif the half and quarter panes on top and bottom are filled up with star motif building history heating

Hearing stone with a performance of climbing lion, c. 1575 - c. 1625 Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware Hearing stone with a show of climbing lion to the left (heraldic), placed in profiled window. A double -headed eagle in the half windows on the sides. The half windows on the top and bottom are filled with half medallions with star motif. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Fireplace, baptism in the Jordaan. Fireplace, baptism in the Jordaan. Baked.

Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple ca. 1479-1458 B.C. New Kingdom. Inscribed Stone from Hatshepsut's Valley Temple. ca. 1479-1458 B.C.. Quartzite, ink. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, Foot of Hatshepsut's causeway, Ptolemaic radim, MMA excavations, 1915-16. Dynasty 18

Fragment of architerava with hieroglyphs; around 1479 1425 BC ; New state, 18 dynasty () (-1484-00-00--1420-00-00);Scen.Gal.Eg.

Ancient Near East. Unfinished kudurru. A horned serpent, symbol of the god Marduk, is coiled round the base. White limestone. Kassite period, 12th century BC. Found in Susa, Iran. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Fragment of a terrracotta plaque 7th century B.C. Greek, Cretan Body of a warrior carrying a round shield. The device in low relief appears to be the muzzle of a quadruped.. Fragment of a terrracotta plaque 254731 Greek, Cretan, Fragment of a terrracotta plaque, 7th century B.C., Terracotta, 5 1/2 in. x 4 in. (14 cm x 10.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Archaeological Institute of America, 1953 (53.5.6)

Olmec Colossal Head, 1200-600 BC, from San Lorenzo, Veracruz, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Horseman of Osuna. 3rd BC. It was part from the decoration of a funerary monument. Iberian art. Relief on rock. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. SEVILLA. Osuna.

Yaksha Relief 8th-9th century Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, possibly Deopatan Yakshas are nature deities venerated in the subcontinent since antiquity. In Buddhism they served as guardians of the underworlds treasures. They are typically represented as obese dwarfs and are renowned for their mischievous and malevolent nature if not appeased. Here a bearded figure with a deeply furrowed brow, a headband, and jewelry squats in a rocky grotto. The stylized rock formations rendered in perspective derive from northern India conventions exemplified in the sixth-century mural painting at Ajanta. This panel likely functioned as a caryatid supporting a pillar of a Licchavi-period religious structure, a shrine, or pavilion (mandapa).. Yaksha Relief 38475

Abruzzo Chieti Chieti Museo Nazionale di Antichita56. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of part of the former Villa Frigeri, which along with a neighboring palazzo, houses the Museo Nazionale di Antichita. Views also of the gardens, fountain (17th century) and the restored interior. The so-called "Capestrano Warrior" (5th century B.C.) is found in the Antiquities core collection under Men, Youths, Warriors--Stone--Etruscan, Italic. Hutzel views include statues, funerary monuments, portrait busts and mosaics, many of which were excavated from Alba Fucens. Hutzel paid particular attention to the colossal statue of Hercules (late Hellenistic); the funerary temple reliefs of Lucius Storax; various nudes, torsos and heads, including the portrait bust of Agrippina Minore and the sepulchral portrait relief of Lucius Poditius (1st century A.D.); gravestones with inscriptions and bas-reliefs; Roman coins; bronze figurines (mainly warriors); and bronze vessels, utensils, helmets and ornaments

VIGA TOLEDANA S XII. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.

Magical Figure Late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period ca. 1802-1550 B.C. These tablets of unfired clay with attached crude faces were found as a group by the Museum's excavators at Lisht South in loose surface sand west of the mastaba of Senwosretankh, a high official and possibly the architect of the pyramid complex of Senwosret I (ca. 1961-1917 B. C.), east of which he erected his own very elaborate mastaba tomb (see acc. nos. 33.1.2 and other pieces). The mud figures and little coffin (acc. no. 33.1.66) that had contained some of them must have been buried, however, considerably later than the early twelfth dynasty tomb close to which they were found. In fact, during the thirteenth and following dynasties people deposited a number of objects in the by then sacred area around a legendary ruler's pyramid and its dependant monuments, believing conceivably that potent magical powers could thus be released. These flat mud figures, for instance, are inscribed in now much-faded red

Fruitseller. Romano German period relief GERMANY.

Fragment of the lintel; Unknown Nubian workshop; I-III century (Meroic period) (1-00-00-300-00-00);Floral decorations, architectural elements, lotus, lintels, nubian arts

Fragment sculpture, anonymous, 800 - 900 Corner fragment of one of the bite temples from Candi Sewu. Two heads in Haut-relief with rich headdress. Sewu Temple andesite Corner fragment of one of the bite temples from Candi Sewu. Two heads in Haut-relief with rich headdress. Sewu Temple andesite

Relief from the Offering Niche of Inpuemhat. Dimensions: H. 69 cm (27 3/16 in.); W. 29 cm (11 7/16 in.); D. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 9-11. Date: ca. 2100-2010 B.C..This block faced the side of a nichs on the exterior of mud brick mastabas at Saqqara; the back part of the niche would have held a false-door stela. This block has three registers: offering bearers appear in the two top registers, and in the lowest register a lector-priest presents incense to Inpuemhat and his wife Sitsobek. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stove plate with the sacrifice of Isaac, Anonymous, in or after 1570 - c. 1575 Stove plate made of cast iron, divided into two zones. In the upper zone there is an image of Abraham with raised sword, ready to kill the kneeling Isaac in the lower right corner. The sword is stopped by a putto. Above that the year 1570 with a cartouche with a partly illegible inscription and the figures 22, a reference to the Bible book, from which this performance is derived (Genesis 22). Entirely at the top of the back of it the inscription Abraham. In the lower zone a grid of horizontal lines. The whole is closed on the sides with decorated pillars. Germany iron (metal) casting Stove plate made of cast iron, divided into two zones. In the upper zone there is an image of Abraham with raised sword, ready to kill the kneeling Isaac in the lower right corner. The sword is stopped by a putto. Above that the year 1570 with a cartouche with a partly illegible inscription and the figures 22, a reference to the

Relief with head and foot ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Relief with head and foot. ca. 1353-1336 B.C.. Limestone, paint (mostly modern). New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18

Hearing stone with imperial heads, placed in two profiled windows, Anonymous, 1594 Hearing stone with representation of emperor heads, placed in two profiled windows and accompanied by the year 1594. Southern Netherlands (possibly) earthenware Hearing stone with representation of emperor heads, placed in two profiled windows and accompanied by the year 1594. Southern Netherlands (possibly) earthenware

Archangel Michael. Relief. 13th century. From Constantinople. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone, varnished. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber E. wall; 3rd register probably, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26

Relief with a head of a Nubian ca. 1550-1295 B.C. New Kingdom. Relief with a head of a Nubian 545917

Reliefs of Osuna. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Ashlar of Group A. Relief depicing a ritualized battle between two young men, accompanied by processions to the sound of the music. Ashlar with a warrior with shield. Iberian culture. Osuna (Seville province, Andalusia, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

stele of San Vicente de Toranzo, around the 1st century AD., Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Babylonian Terracotta Plague of Goddess Astarte, c2000BC-1600 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Doric frieze of a roman funerary monument with metopes and triglyphs depicting tragic mask. 1st century. Sandstone. From Montjuic, Barcelona. Archaeological Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain.

Hearing stone with image of a men's and a women's head, Anonymous, 1587 Fire brick of baked earth with two royal busts; a man and a woman. With the year 1587. Southern Netherlands earthenware Fire brick of baked earth with two royal busts; a man and a woman. With the year 1587. Southern Netherlands earthenware

Charles Von Urban, Pa German Stove Plate, c 1942 Pa. German Stove Plate

Capital of a Column with an Armored Knight on Each Side ca. 1100 Italian Bashford Dean (1867-1928), founding curator of the Department of Arms and Armor, formerly owned this early medieval capital. As part of his large private collection of arms and armor, Dean eagerly sought out and acquired works of art, which he called documents, if they accurately depicted historical armor and weapons, particularly rare or early types. In this case, the capital is carved with an armored cavalryman, equipped with a teardrop-shaped shield, and shows features that were characteristic of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.. Capital of a Column with an Armored Knight on Each Side 34027

Amphora with scene of Trojan War in relief, detail depicting Trojan horse, 7th Century B.C.

Anthropomorphic figure carved from a mammoth tusk, Czech Republic. Upper Paleolithic Age.

Cuneiform tablet: administrative account with entries concerning malt and barley groats ca. 3100-2900 B.C. Sumerian This tablet with early writing most likely documents grain distributed by a large temple. Scholars have distinguished two phases in the development of writing in southern Mesopotamia. The earliest tablets, probably dating to around 3300 B.C., record economic information using pictographs and numerals drawn in the clay. A later phase, as represented by this tablet, reflects changes in the techniques of writing that altered the shapes of signs. Symbols stood for nouns, primarily names of commodities, as well as a few basic adjectives, but no grammatical elements. Such a system could be read in any language, but it is generally accepted that the underlying language is Sumerian. Indeed, by the first half of the third millennium B.C., the script had sufficiently developed to faithfully represent the Sumerian language, and the scope and application of writing was expanded to in

Relief with Head of King Ahmose Wearing the Red Crown ca. 1550-1525 B.C. New Kingdom Ahmose, first king of Dynasty 18 and founder of the New Kingdom, was the son of Seqenenre and brother of Kamose, the last two rulers of Dynasty 17. Continuing the work of his father and brother, he succeeded in driving the Hyksos rulers out of Avaris (modern Tell el-Daba in the Delta and reunited Egypt after Second Intermediate Period. Further campaigns consolidated Egypt's control over Nubia. Like the rulers of Dynasty 11, who reunited Egypt at the beginning of the second millennium B.C., Ahmose was of Theban origin and was buried at Thebes.This relief of Ahmose wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt comes from his funerary cenotaph at Abydos. Since the Early Dynastic Period (ca. 3100-2649 B.C.), when the first kings of Egypt were buried there, Abydos had been regarded as the tomb of Osiris, god of the afterlife, and both royal and private individuals set up cenotaphs there.. Relief with Head of King Ah

RELIEVE EN PIEDRA CON FIGURA HUMANA - MUSEO CONCILIOS. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN ROMAN-MUSEO DE LOS CONCILIOS. Toledo. SPAIN.

Egyptian block statue of Teti. 18th Dynasty (approx. 1450 BC), probably from Karnak. Teti shown seated on a matt with his feet and arms protruding from a leopard skin coat.

Celtic civilization, France, 3rd-2nd century b.C. Frieze with engraved horse heads. Detail of the architrave of Roquepertuse Sanctuary.

Panel with the god Shiva/Oesho and worshiper. Culture: Kushan. Dimensions: 22-1/2 x 21 x 1-1/4 in. (57.2 x 53.3 x 5.7 cm)52 lbs. Date: ca. 3rd century A.D.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Roman Altar from York dedicated to mother goddesses. Artist: Unknown

Furniture plaque carved in relief with a "woman at the window". Culture: Assyrian. Dimensions: 3.27 x 4.72 in. (8.31 x 11.99 cm). Date: ca. 9th-8th century B.C..During the early first millennium B.C., ivory carving was one of the major luxury arts that flourished throughout the ancient Near East. Elephant tusks were carved into small decorative objects such as cosmetic boxes and plaques used to adorn wooden furniture. Gold foil, paint, and semiprecious stone and glass inlay embellishments enlivened these magnificent works of art. Based on certain stylistic, formal, and technical characteristics also visible in other media, scholars have distinguished several coherent style groups of ivory carving that belong to different regional traditions including Assyrian, Phoenician, North Syrian and South Syrian (the latter also known as Intermediate).Several ivories in the Metropolitan Museum's collection are from the Aramaean town of Arslan Tash, ancient Hadatu, in northern Syria just east of

Korbeel with the weapon of Dantzig, hanging on a mascaron, anonymous, c. 1580 Korbeel of oak. On the consolorous front piece, in relief, hanging on a mascaron, the weapon of Dantzig, two Andries crosses with two lions. Coming from the broken house Warmoesstraat 145 in Amsterdam. Amsterdam oak (wood) Korbeel of oak. On the consolorous front piece, in relief, hanging on a mascaron, the weapon of Dantzig, two Andries crosses with two lions. Coming from the broken house Warmoesstraat 145 in Amsterdam. Amsterdam oak (wood)

Lintel of Neferi, 2311-2140 BC. Egypt, Giza,, western cemetery, excavations of Montague Ballard, 1901-1902, Old Kingdom, Probably Dynasty 6, 2311-2140 BC. Limestone; overall: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.).

Grave stele, Whitaker Museum, Phoenician island of Mozia, outpost for merchants and seafarers, 12th century BC, Sicily, Moiza, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Figurka kobiety na łożu. unknown, author

Relief fragment, tomb of Mereri ca. 2100-2090 B.C. Old Kingdom-First Intermediate Period. Relief fragment, tomb of Mereri. ca. 2100-2090 B.C.. Limestone. Old Kingdom-First Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Dendera, Tomb of Mereri, Behind Temple of Hathor. Dynasty 7-10

Roman stele of Lerga, hermitage of Santa Barbara, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra,Spain.

Caves of Catullus, ruins of a Roman villa, 1st century AD Sirmione, tourist attraction and thermal spa on southern Lake Garda, Italy, Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy, Europe

Stela of Hernan Perez VI. Granite. Early-Middle Bronze Age. Hernan Perez, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Plaque with an Eros 4th-5th century Coptic Bone plaques were used to decorate couches, chests, and other furniture. Some were carved in relief; others were carved in intaglio with the incised designs often filled with colored wax. Both styles could be used on the same object. The designs frequently represent Dionysiac themes.. Plaque with an Eros 466040

Limestone ReliefFragment

Historic, Babylon. Babylonian relief, god with vase of ever flowing water, 2000-1750 BC, Ur

BASILICA ROMANO CRISTIANA-RELIEVE. Location: SANTA EULALIA DE BOVEDA. BEGONTE. LUGO. SPAIN.

Relief Depiction ofMaat, Painted limestone, 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19 × 19cm), Egyptian, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, Sculpture

Bell BREAK (St. Wacław) Zygmuntów Tower, Wawel Cathedral, Krakow

Raised relief fragment 664-610 B.C. Late Period, Saite see 23.3.468. Raised relief fragment. 664-610 B.C.. Limestone. Late Period, Saite. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), 1st chamber W. wall; 6th-8th register, MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 26

Warrior stela. Slate. Late Bronze Age. Solana de Cabanas, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain. Detail.

Stela 1, dating from 741AD, with sides cut by looters, Aguateca, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

Relief Fragment with Two Birds in the Papyrus Thicket ca. 1925-1900 B.C. Middle Kingdom This exquisitely carved and delicately painted relief shows a gray heron and another bird, possibly a purple heron, perched within a mass of papyrus plants. In the upper right, the curved form with painted X-marks likely represents a nest that contained either baby birds or a mother sitting on eggs, both of which are common vignettes in marsh scenes. Originally part of a larger tableau, the small fragment is jewel-like in its fine detail.. Relief Fragment with Two Birds in the Papyrus Thicket 556809

Celestial musician. Rock. China, Northern Wei Dynasty. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 55161-3 Chinese art, China, wei dynasty of the North, Celeste musician, stone, statue

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