Religious and Mythical Sculptures

Stone carvings and bas-reliefs depicting deities and mythological themes from various cultural heritage sites.

Honduras, Copan (aka Xukpi in Maya). Great Plaza of the Stelas aka Plaza Grande de las estelas. Stela C, representation of ruler 18 Rabbit in his youth.

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, Khajuraho

Bas relief of Hindu deity with elephants at Ta Som, built by Jayavarman VII in the 12th century - Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Asia, India, Khajuraho. Erotic carved figures remind visitors to leave sexual or physical desires outside the temple.

Tympanum of Sainte Foy Abbey, The Last Judgement, Pilgrim's Way, Via Podiensis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aveyron Department, Occitania, France, Europe

UNESCO World Heritage Site sculptures in Papanatha temple 8th century dedicated to Mukteswara in Pattadakal Karnataka Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Cave n°26 sculptures

Sculpture of Yashoda making curd at the Vittala Temple, Hampi, Karnataka, India. Sculpture of Yashoda making curd at the Vittala Temple, Hampi, Karnataka, India.

Sculptures on the western facade of Notre Dame la Grande church, Poitiers, Vienne, Poitou_Charentes, France, Europe

Honduras, Copan (aka Xukpi in Maya). Great Plaza of the Stelas aka Plaza Grande de las estelas. Stela C, representation of ruler 18 Rabbit in his youth.

Male stone sculpture, Vijaya Stambha victory tower, Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Vali and Sugreeva in combat in Ramachandra temple in Hampi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nort-Central India, XI century A. D. Sandstone

Three Angkor Wat Khmer Venus

Europäer im Haus einer indischen Kurtisane Europeans in an Indian courtesan s house, North Bengal, India, 18th century, terracotta, MuEC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 23171277

Bas-relief of Apsara, Bayon Temple ruins, Angkor Thom (12th century temple complex), Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia (Large format sizes available)

Uma Maheshwar Ravnanugrah 10th century AD Shaiv cult, Kalchurian period found at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Trivikrama Bas relief in Cave 3, Badami, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Relief, Banteay Srei Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Bas-relief of an episode from Mahabarata, in the Khmer Hindu Temple, Banteay Srei, Angkor, Siem Riep, Cambodia, Asia

India, Madhya Pradesh, Sanchi, Detail Of Stupa Carving.

Ellora caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Detail of the sculptural panel on the main Kailash temple wall (exterior)

Relief of dancers, Bayon temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Relief on the gate of Stupa No. 1 in Sanci, Madhya Pradesh, India- 2nd C. Satavahana Art

Vishnu as Varaha. 10th century. Sculpture depicting the boar-headed Varaha, who saves the earth goddess from a demon trying to drown her. Sandstone. From Madhya Pradesh, India. Dallas Museum of Art. State of Texas. United States.

Ancient guardstone bas relief at Vatadage in Pollonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Ancient guardstone relief

Hercules and the Cercopes, Metophen of the Tempesl Selinunte, Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas, Collection of Etruscan, Roman, Egyptian and Greek Works, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Sandstone wall of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Wall Panel of Warriors, Melukote Stone carving of warriors on elephant and horse back on wall at Rayara Gopura Royal Tower in Melukote, Mandya District, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16835015

Asia, India, Khajuraho. Erotic carved figures remind visitors to leave sexual or physical desires outside the temple.

Vintage Photograph. Ancient stone carving at borobudur temple, showcasing intricate cultural artistry.

Carvings on stone wall

Erotic statue carved on pillar in Vitthala temple complex, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Prambanan 9th century Hindu temple. Bas-reliefs telling the story of the Hindu epic Ramayana and Bhagavata Purana. Java. Indonesia.

Sculpture - Rani s vav , step well Patan , Gujarat , India Copyright: xAjitxParekh/DinodiaxPhotox

Prambanan 9th century Hindu temple. Detail of bas-relief carving on wall. Lokapala god, Shiva temple. Java. Indonesia.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo60. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued 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.

Yama sculpture on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mithuna, relieve erotico en el templo de Kandariya Mahadeva(s.XI). Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia.

Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Centre region, Da Nang Museum of Cham art and sculpture, Tra Kieu dancer sculpture

Apsara Apsara, erotic relief in the temple of Devi Jagadambis.X. Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ToloxBalaguerx 21893188

Bas relief depicting Hindu god Hanuman in Achyutaraya Temple. Hampi, Karnataka, India. Bas relief depicting Hindu god Hanuman

Prambanan 9th century Hindu temple. Bas-reliefs telling the story of the Hindu epic Ramayana and Bhagavata Purana. Java. Indonesia.

Statue carved in Ramchandra temple, Hazara rama, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

ancient carve

Pecado original.Claustro romanico de Sant Domènec(Romanico s.XII).Peralada.Alto Ampurdan.Girona.Catalunya, España.

Bas Relief at The Bayon, Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park,

Sculpture at Papanatha Temple, Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Built In 800 A.D., Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Relief on the outside the Lakshman Temple displaying a sodomist scene of men copulating with a horse, temple district of Khajuraho, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Sculpture of vishkanya on the wall of queens step well Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

JONAS SENTADO A LA SOMBRA DE UNA HIGUERA - DETALLE DE UNA ARQUIVOLTA DE LA PORTADA ROMANICA DEL MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA DE RIPOLL - SIGLO XII. Location: MONASTERIO DE SANTA MARIA. RIPOLL. GERONA. SPAIN.

Detail photo at a grave site, Berchtesgaden cemetery, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sculptured frieze, detail of the Igel Column, funerary monument of the Secundini family (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1986), red sandstone, Igel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Roman civilization, 3rd century AD.

Donar couple, Kanheri cave 2nd century AD, Borivali, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

BODISATUA KHASARPANA LOKESVARA-BUDA DE LA COMPASION-INDIA-BENGALA-PERIODO PALA S XI-XII-BUDISTA. Location: MUSEO KIMBELL. FORT WORTH-TEXAS. TARA DIOSA BUDISTA INDIA. HAYAGRIVA DIOS BUDISTA.

Chimera carved in stone wall of Notre Dame de Paris

Arch segment. Vine ornament with centaur and bear. Fragment from a portal. Limestone. Cologne, c. 1200-1230. Germany. Schnu_tgen Museum. Cologne, Germany.

Sculpture Cambodia - Angkor, Ta Prohm temple

Sursundari Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Apsaras

On the wall of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Cippus of Horus (magical stela) 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. Cippus of Horus (magical stela). 664-30 B.C.. Anhydrite. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Bas Relief. Jain Temple. Golden Sandstone Fort. Jaisalmer Fort. 10th Century. Jaisalmer. World Heritage Site. Rajasthan. India.

Rishabaroodar lord Shiva with Rishaba UNESCO World Heritage Site sculpture in Pattadakal temple eight century Karnataka Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of a French frieze depicting the flight into Egypt, 12th century. Artist: Unknown

The Jain Goddess Ambika. India, Bihar, Shahabad District, 6th-7th century. Sculpture. Sandstone

Statue of Garuda from Bantay Srei, dating from the 10th century, National Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Honduras, Copan Ruinas, Copan Archeological Park, Stela N, Ad 761

Statues carved on wall in Heritage architecture, Step well Rani ni Vava, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Plaque with Mithuna (Loving Couple) 1300 India. Plaque with Mithuna (Loving Couple) 38353

Statue of a man sitting on a rock statue of a man sitting on a rock

The Shipping House (Scheepvaarthuis), now the Grand Hotel Amrath, Amsterdam is an example of the Amsterdam School, characterised by "expressive dynamism, lavish ornamentation and colourful embellishments". The first part was built 1913 - 1916. The building's design and execution were entrusted to the brothers Johan Godart and Adolf Daniel Nicholas van Gendt.

Sculpture at Khajuraho temple Madhya pradesh India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

warriors romanesque capital, monastery of San Cugat del Vallés cloister, San Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue carved on stone, Great platform, Mahanavami dibba, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Ancient khmer stone carving in Angkor Thom in Cambodia. May be used as background

Statues of Musicians carved on stone, Great platform, Mahanavami dibba, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Elephant reliefs on the outer wall of the Hoysaleswara Temple, Hoysala style, Halebidu, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

erotic sculptures on wall of jagadambi temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Vidyadevi (Goddess of Learning), 900s-1000s. India, Western Rajasthan, 10th-11th century. Marble; overall: 106.2 cm (41 13/16 in.).

Plaque, 1500s-1600s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild. Copper alloy; overall: 49.4 x 30.6 cm (19 7/16 x 12 1/16 in.).

Sculptures on the walls of Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

King 18th, Mayan ruins in Copan, UNESCO World Heritage site, Honduras

Statues of Vali and Sugriva, Ramchandra temple, Hazara rama, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Carvings on a wall, Arjuna's Penance, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Cast of Stela H from The Great Plaza, Copan, Honduras. Dated 400 AD

Panel ca. 6th-7th century A.D. () Sasanian. Panel 323734

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Corcumello, S. Nicola, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Sculpture of horse trader on the wall of vitthal temple Hampi Karnataka India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Eight Armed Shiva Dancing Between Two Pillars, 900s-1000s. India, Rajasthan, Chandela Dynasty, 10th - 11th century. Sandstone; overall: 46.4 x 45.7 x 22.2 cm (18 1/4 x 18 x 8 3/4 in.).

India, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh State Temple of Kandariya with a profusion of stone carvings

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Detail of door panel at the City Palace

Right Side of the Main Portal of Saint Trophime, Arles, with Two Evangelists and the Damned; Charles Nègre (French, 1820 - 1880); 1852 - 1853; Salted paper print; 32.5 x 22.2 cm (12 13,16 x 8 3,4 in.)

Erotic images on exterior of Kandariya Mahadeva temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues carved on wall in Heritage architecture, Step well Rani ni Vava, Patan, Gujarat, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Tombstone of Frederick IX of Ptuj, Castle in Ptuj, town on the Drava River banks, Lower Styria Region, Slovenia

Ancient stone carvings, stone sculptures, Angkor Thom, Cambodia, Asia

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

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