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Reliefs of Ancient Civilizations

Intricate marble carvings and reliefs from ancient Greece and Rome, showcasing historical narratives, figures, and decorative elements.

Greek relief of a family sacrificing. Artist: Unknown
Greek relief of a family sacrificing. Artist: Unknown
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the Monument the Monument is a stone Roman Doric column which commemorates the Great Fire of London Copyright: xZoonar.com/tudorxantonelxadrianx 4032049
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Marble busts with goddess, Walhalla, Donaustauf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Grave monument from Smyma with a metrical epitaph for Demokles. Dated 1st Century BC
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Sculpture of goddess Nike in the archaeological site of ancient Ephesus, Turkey, Asia
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Deail from Hadrian's Temple, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey, Asia
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Coimbra, Portugal. University of Coimbra, carved reliefs.
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Funerary stele of Sosias and Kephisodoros. Detail of two soldiers. 410 BC. Pentelic marble. Found at Athens, Greece. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.
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Stele Artist Unknown Hierapolis, Turkey
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1830s ARC de TRIOMPHE SCULPTURE DETAIL BY FRANCOIS RUDE DEPICTS THE FRENCH FIRST REPUBLIC OF 1792 LA MARSEILLAISE PARIS FRANCE
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Aegina West Pediment. Sanctuary of Aphaia, Aegina Island, Greece. Reconstruction by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1884). 19th century. Athena and warriors. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany.
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Detail of the Scala d'Oro in the Doge's Palace, 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.
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Nessus Abducting Dejanira. Artist: Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, Copenhagen 1770-1844 Copenhagen). Culture: Danish, sculpted Rome. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 39 1/2 x W. 49 1/2 x D. 5 3/4 in. (100.3 x 125.7 x 14.6 cm). Patron: Commissioned by Count Paolo Marulli. Date: modeled 1814-15, carved 1821-23 or 1826.In early-nineteenth-century Rome only Antonio Canova rivaled the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. One area in which the Dane was the acknowledged master was the independent relief; a contemporary critic termed Thorvaldsen the "patriarch of the bas-relief." While these tended to be small scale, compact, and restrained, in emulation of the ancient compositions that Neoclassical artists revered, this one is unusual for its large size, bold plasticity, and sensual subject. The well known myth concerns the centaur Nessus's betrayal of Hercules' trust: charged with carrying Hercules' wife across the river Euenus, the centaur tries to abduct her but is slain by a poisoned arrow shot b
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Chiaramonti Museum in The Vatican Museum, Vatican city, Rome, Italy.
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Kneading archer
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Asia, Turkey, Istanbul. Hippodrome, historic Roman Obelisk of Theodosius. Detail of ornate carved marble base of obelisk. (Large format sizes available)
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Brauron, relief of Artemis, c.400. Museum: NATIONAL MUSEUM, ATENAS, GREECE. DIANA (MYTHOLOGY).
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Phoenician art. Cyprus. The Amathus sarcophagus with reliefs depicting a parade with chariots. Limestone. Archaic Period. 5th century B.C. It comes from a tomb at Amathus (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. United States.
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Eumenes II king of Pergamon reigned 197-159 BCE. Hierapolis Museum. Turkey.
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Engaged Capital, 1400s. Southern France, Abbey of Larreule, near Tarbes, 15th century. Limestone; overall: 39.4 x 53.3 x 25.4 cm (15 1/2 x 21 x 10 in.). This capital belongs to a surviving group including other architectural fragments that once decorated the cloister of the Abbey of Larreule. A cloister was a covered walkway or arcade, usually around all four sides of a square area of grass (the "cloister garth"). The seclusion of the cloister was the monks exclusive domain, off limits to others. Here, the monks were supposed to pray, study, meditate, and exercise in privacy and solitude. Such cloister capitals served both to instruct the monks and as a focus for their devotions. Other capitals in this series are installed in the Jardin Massey at Tarbes, near the original abbey. An arch from Larreule has been assembled with other associated French capitals at The Cloisters in New York.
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Europe, Croatia, Dalmatia, Split, Diocletian's Palace. Roman inscription in the Temple of Jupiter
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San Pedro de Arlanza equestrian statue, San Pedro de Arlanza equestrian statue 01
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GREEK ART. The twelve work of Heracles. Fourth work: to capture Erymanthian Boar. Votive relief representing Heracles with boar on his shoulders. Late sixth century B.C. Located in Athens, near Teseio´n. National Archaeological Museum. Athens.
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Italy S-Tyrol Dorf Tyrol Castle Tyrol Chapel portal. Lion
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Relief with winged dogs, Domus Augustana, Palatine Hill, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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blur in iran persepolis the old ruins historical destination monuments and ruin
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Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Relief depicting the Emperor Augustus and his family making an offering on the Ara Pacis Augustae altar, Rome, Italy, Europe
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Marble sarcophagus of prefect Tiberius Flavius Miccalus, Detail of prefect on horse, from Kamaradere
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Sarcophagus, Perge, Roman period, Archaeological Museum, Antalya, Turkey, Antalya, Turkey, Asia
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Altar dedicated to Mars and Venus. 1st C. From Ostia Antica. Relief. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.
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Antalya, capital of the province of the same name, archaeological museum, sarcophagi, excavations from Perge
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View of weathered stone statues sit side by side under a protective shelter, their forms softened by time and the elements, Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Statues, Porta Ercolano (Herculaneum Gate), Necropolis, excavations at Pompeii, Roman archaeological site, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe
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Weathered sarcophagus with relief heads, relief, Museum of Underwater Archaeology, St. Peter's Fort, Castle of the Knights of St. John, Bodrum Fortress, Mugla, Turkey, Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Underwater Museum, Asia
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The Winged Lion of Venice atop of St Marks Clocktower 2013. The lion sits with an open book against a striking blue background with gold stars.
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Europe, Great Britain, England, London, Sir John Soane's Museum
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National Museum, Beirut, Lebanon, Middle East
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Monumento funerario de Cal Posastre, Sant Martí Sarroca, siglo II a.C. Museu del Castell.
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Canada, Quebec, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre. Atelier Pare Economusee de Legendes (aka Woodcarving Economuseum) Carved wooden mural. PR
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Stela nagrobna z przedstawieniem zmarłej Hermiones oraz inskrypcją łacińską. warsztat rzymski, workshop
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Italy, Tuscany, San Quirico D Orcia, The Collegiata Church Of The Saints Quirico And Giulitta. Sandstone Carving Of A Lion Possibly Etruscan At The Base Of A Caryatid Or Zoomorphic Column Of The Entrance To The Church.
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Scissor, type of Roman gladiator. Relief. Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Turkey.
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Relief detail from The Arch of Constantine, a triumphal, or victory arch in Rome. It is positioned between the Collosseum and the Palatine Hill. It commemorates Emperor Constantine's victory in the Battle of Milvian Bridge in the early 4th century AD. It was dedicated in 315 AD and features reliefs/friezes documenting previous Emperors and victory figures.
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Saint_Trophime church tympanum, Arles, Bouches_du_Rhone, France, Europe
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Stone reliefs in the Sacred Area in the ruined city of Herculaneum, Campania, Italy, Europe
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Reconstruction of the east pediment of the Parthenon according to drawing by K Schwerzek (1904) The Parthenon was built on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece in the 5th Century BC.
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The Nereid Monument. Lykian tomb, found in Xanthus, Turkey. Built around 390-380 BC
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Italy. Villa Muti. Freedmen. Reliefs rods and axes used ceremony of freeing a slave, tools moneyer, carpenter c. 30-19 BC. British Museum. London.
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Roman Art. Funerary portrait. Marble. Relief from a tomb. It shows three family members From left: Clodius Tertius (the son), Clodius Metrodorus (the father) and, on the right, Clodia Hilara (presumably wife/mother). The term "medicus" is refered to the profession of the two men. Last third of the 1st century B.C. Villa Taverna in Frascati belonging to the family of the Borghese princess. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.
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Statues of female figures and ruins of houses near the Agora, Cyrene (Unesco World Heritage List, 1982), Libya, Greek and Roman civilization, 5th century BC-4th century AD.
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Funerary stele in Nanto stone, 1st century d. C. Musei Civici agli Eremitani, Padua, Treasury in the heart of Veneto, Italy, Padua, Veneto, Italy, Europe
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Close-up of an inscription, College of the Augustales, Herculaneum, Campania, Italy
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Funerary stele of Publius Longidienus. Portraits and scene of shipbuilding. Limestone. 1st century AD. Ravenna. National Museum, Italy.
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Roman period room, Evora museum, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe.
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Greek Art. Emporium (Ampurias). Greek colony founded by the greeks of Foci., 570 BC. Statue of Asclepius. God of medicin. Neapolis. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe.
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Turkey, Ephesus, fragment of sculpture
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Gravestone of Lisuarte Peres de Andrade, 16th century. Detail. Unknown provenance. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.