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Religious Carvings and Sculptures

A collection of intricately carved stone reliefs featuring crosses, angels, and coats of arms, showcasing historical religious art across various cultural sites.

Vatican State symbol - two crossed keys and a tiara, Vatican City State, Europe

Carved stone madonna and child

Western wall decor

Historical inscription on the exterior façade of St Mary's Church, pilgrimage church, pilgrimage, pilgrimage path, church, pilgrimage, rose garden-Rieden, Rieden, rose garden, Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Heilbronn-Franken, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

estela funeraria, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Iranzu, siglo XII - XIV, camino de Santiago, Abárzuza, Navarra, Spain, Europe.

Runde Terrakotta-Tafel mit Szenen aus Krishnaleela im Ram Chandraji-Tempel, Guptipara, Hooghly, Westbengalen, Indien. Circular terracotta panel depicting scenes from Krishnaleela on Ram Chandraji s Temple, Guptipara, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22624976

Stone carving with flower design in church of St. Augustine, UNESCO World Heritage, Old Goa, Velha Goa, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Choir stalls, misericordia with leaf mask, St., Saint, Saint

Gravestone symbol seeding hands in Jewish cemetery Jewish cemetery Groß-Gerau, Hessen since 1841

Parshvanata Medallion, Adinatha Temple, Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, L'Anse Aux Meadows. Norstead Viking Village. Replica of ancient Norse stone rune.

Lazio Viterbo Tarquinia S. Giovanni Battista9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 The church was built in the 13th century, and was connected to the Knights of Malta. The main portal is flanked by two other portals using fronts of sarcophagi for architraves. Photos show the exterior generally, the details of the portals and some side walls. Interior photos show the nave, altar and absidal chapels with their gothic vaulting. There are several photos of capitals with vegetal, animal and human motifs, the baptismal font and miscellaneous architectural details. The paintings include a Deposition (1400s), and two from the 18th cent. of a bishop and of S. Carlo Borromeo. There is a large crucifix over the altar (1310) and a ciborium behind the altar. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign dates: February 20, 1984 and December, 1985. 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

Drübeck/Harz, monastery church

CAPILLA DEL REY CASTO - PANTEON REAL - SARCOFAGO VISIGODO DE DEL NIÑO ITACIO DECORADO CON MOTIVOS VEGETALES E INSCRIPCION EN LATIN - SIGLO VI. Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN SALVADOR-INTERIOR. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN.

ESCUDO DE MARIA DE MENDOZA - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL. Location: CAPILLA DEL SALVADOR. UBEDA. JAEN. SPAIN.

Stucco works on exterior wall of Mar Sabore Afroth Jacobite Syrian church at Akapparambu Kerala India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Choir from south-east, detail of coat of arms, St., Sankt, Saint

To Sinai via the Red Sea, Tor, and Wady Hebran. Cross on wall, Monastery of St. Catherine 1900, Egypt, Sinai

Wenshu Yuan (Wenshu Temple) dates back to the Tang Dynasty (June 18, 618-June 4, 907), and was originally known as Xinxiang Temple. It is now a popular Zen Buddhist temple. Chengdu, known formerly as Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. In the early 4th century BCE, the 9th Kaiming king of the ancient Shu moved his capital to the city's current location from today's nearby Pixian.

Detail of a cross sculpted in one of the walls of the Roman temple of Domitian. In the early years of the Christianity it was common to carve Christian symbols in the places of the profane cult. Ephesus, Turkey. Anatolian Peninsula.

Mexico, Baja California Sur, La Paz. Stone carving of an Aztec warrior.

Saint on the wall of a fortified church, Weissenkirchen in the Wachau, Waldviertel, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

S. Matheus, wood carving of an evangelist, foot end late Gothic triumphal cross of the later 15th century, originally in the Georgenkirche, today installed in the Nikolaikirche, Hanseatic City of Wismar, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Mosaic work on the wall of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia

SPAIN - Donostia / San Sebastian (district) - BASQUE COUNTRY - Guipuzcoa. San Sebastián / Donostia; Museo de / San Telmo museum and basque tomb stones

Artonne. Cross stone in front of Saint Martin church. Puy de Dome department. Auvergne Rhone Alpes. France

SEPULCRO PRERROMANICO DE PEDRO I OBISPO DE LUGO. Location: CATEDRAL. LUGO. SPAIN.

Angel of the court, Parish Church of San Bartolome, XII century original, Reconstructions of the seventeenth and twentieth century Soller Majorca Spai...

entretejido de cesteria, ermita románica de Santa Maria de Tiermes, siglo XII, Yacimiento arqueológico de Tiermes, Soria, comunidad autónoma de Castil...

Stations of the Cross, Stations of the Cross, town wall, Conwy, Wales, Great Britain

Rune stone outside the cathedral dating from the 11th century. The stone was put up by Tyke as a memorial after the death of Gunnar, son of Grim. Vaxjo town. Smaland. Sweden

St Andrew Holborn London Uk 2010 17Th Century Detail Of Sculpture Of The Resurrection Of Christ, London, United Kingdom, Architect Unknown

Low angle view of a statue of Great Buddha, Kotokuin Temple, Kamakura, Tokyo, Japan

Portuguese cross. Retro style filtred image

Reliefbild von Christus als guter Hirte am Pfarramt gegenüber der Stadtkirche St. Moritz, Taucha, Sachsen, Deutschland *** Relief painting of Christ as the good shepherd on the rectory opposite the town church of St Moritz, Taucha, Saxony, Germany

Panel detail of the Mor Behnam (Kirklar) Church in Mardin, Turkey, Asia

Francis symbol, san francesco del deserto, Italy

The Temple of Banteay Kdei in the Temple City of Angkor near the City of Siem Riep in the west of Cambodia.. ASIA CAMBODIA ANGKOR BANTEAY KDEI

Steinkreuz mit Schattenwurf bei Sonnenaufgang, Domfriedhof beim Kölner Dom, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland, Europa *** Stone Cross with Shadows at Sunrise, Cathedral cemetery at Cologne Dom, Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe 1031610138

N.A., USA, AZ, Tucson, San Xavier del Bac Mission Detail

Gargoyle on the south side, man with Jewish hat, St., Sankt, Saint

Mythical creature (bird) above the walkway at the front of the choir, St., Sankt, Saint

A carved wooden stable door in Ushguli; the common spiral motif is thought to represent the sun.

siddharta in the temple bangkok asia thailand abstract cross step wat palaces

Detalle de un ESCUDO existente en el MONASTERIO DE SAN SALVADOR, fundado en el siglo XI por la infanta doña Cristina, hija del rey de León Bermudo II. El templo fue reformado entre finales del s. XVII y principios del XVIII. CORNELLANA. Concejo de Salas. Asturias. España.

Paderborn, Dreihasenfenster (three rabbit window) at Paderborn Cathedral in Teutoburg Forest, Nordrhein-Westfalen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Zoroastrian symbol of ease in a wall Tash Hauli Palace Khiva Uzbekistan

Chinese dragons on a stele from the Ming dynasty, Azure Cloud Temple, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

Annunciation bas relief, pieve di teco, Italy

Constance, Minster, Romanesque gold disc in the crypt, St John's disc with eagle

Figures on bronze doors added to the Church of St. Nicholas in 1996 to commemorate the visit of Pope John Paul II. The raised relief scenes depict 1, 250 years of Christianity in Slovenia.

Chiesa del Purgatorio with carved stone skulls in a church in Matera. Matera is a city located on a rocky outcrop. The so-called area of the Sassi (Stones) is a complex of cave houses carved into the rock, Basilicata, Italy, Europe

Europe, Ireland, Glendalough. Cletic Patterns on Cross at Glandalough.

Church Cross Cross Mosaic Decoration at Roman Catholic Church in Amalfi Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 9397938

ERMITA DE SAN JERONIMO: ESCUDO.

Baptismal fountain in a church, St. Margaretha Emstek, Emstek, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Freckenhorst, Collegiate Church of St Boniface, Romanesque baptismal font, 1st half of the 12th century

Mask, snake mask, Saint, Saint

San Miguel de Olcoz Romanesque Parish San Miguel de Olcoz Romanesque Parish, Olcoz, Valdizarbe Valley, Navarra, Spain

Close-up of Buddha sculpture on a wall at Dochula Pass, Thimphu, Bhutan

Friedhof Schwalenberg mit Friedhofskapelle Friedhof Schwalenberg mit Friedhofskapelle

IGLESIA DE SAN VICENTE. INTERIORES.TUMBA CON ESCUDO.

Detail of the St. Nikolaus cathedral portal, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe

Old gravestones, St., Saint, Saint

Keystone under the organ loft, St., Sankt, Saint

Lion eats a Jew Cathedral St. Peter in Worms Löwe eats a Jews Cathedral St. Peter in Worms

Hindu temple god on wall on banks of the Narmada River, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

stone engraving of the five original sacred mountains, four directions around a central mountain, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

ROCA DE STA ISABEL - FOTO AÑOS 60. Location: IGLESIA DE LA VISITACION. AIN KARIM. ISRAEL.

Figures on the side portal of the collegiate church, Stuttgart, Neckar valley, Neckar, faith, religion, Bible, Germany, Europe

Spain, Balearic Islands, Mallorca. The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, referred to as La Seu. A Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral.

India, Rajastan, Jaipur, craft display of iconic figures of hindu tradition.

Sculptural representations of Hindu Saints on the Joysagar Temple, Sivasagar, Assam, India. Sculptural representations of Hindu Saints on the Joysagar Temple, Sivasagar, Assam, India.

Church of Saint Nicholas, Rushbrooke, Suffolk, England, UK - reputed Coat of Arms of King Henry the Eighth.

Shema, relief on the Knesset Menorah, sculptor Benno Elkan, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

Old gravestones, St., Saint, Saint

Amezrou, Morocco, March 14, 2023, A front door of a berber house decorated with muslim and jewish symbols, Morocco, Africa

Black and white, grave plate with skull and cross on urn wall, St. Nicholas parish church, Parrocchia San Nicolo, old town, Merano, Trentino, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

12/31/1919. Sanctuary of the Virgin of Olaz, in the vicinity of Azpeitia, to which Saint Ignatius of Loyola professed exceptional devotion.

SPAIN - Bagés (district) - Catalonia - Barcelona. Bages: Montserrat, camino a la Santa Cova; "Misterio",rejería obra de Gaudí

Gravestone, coat of arms of Baron Schoenowitz, detail, cemetery near the Jakobikirche, Leoben, Styria, Austria, Europe

greek othodox cross religious symbol carved in stone

Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña,panteon de nobles(s.XI) . Serrablo.Huesca.España.

Lord Ganesha at entrance of a Temple Lord Ganesha at entrance of a Temple, Saswad, Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/YogeshxMorex 7590192

Swastik painted on front side of chariot in ponda Goa India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

Wooden eagle lectern, Interior, Muensterschwarzach Abbey, Benedictine monastery, 1938, Heimatschutzarchitektur, Nazi architecture, Schwarzach, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Funerary steles Funerary steles, Church of the Assumption 18th century. Etxalar. Navarre. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22330183

Mary and Christ child, sundial with a prayer, Steh uns bei in aller Not hier im Leben und im Tod, German for standing with us in every need here in life and in death, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

1950-1952 built by Emil Steffann, Tabernacle, St., Sankt, Saint

capilla de San Bartolome,iglesia gotica de Santa Eulalia, siglos XIV-XIX, plaza de Santa Eularia, Mallorca, Islas Baleares, España.

Our Father prayer, Sagrada Familia Basilica, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Woman with hands raised

Chichester Cathedral -- Effigies of contemporary persons holding leading positions in the State, together with those of persons most closely connected with Chichester Cathedral, have taken the place of the fifteen heads which formerly adorned the corbels. June 13, 1932.

Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg, joy town, Romanesque font, town church

Petra cemetery, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Mikveh Rotenburg

SEPULCRO DE FERNANDO III EL SANTO - INSCRIPCION EN LATIN - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Bugenhagen Brunnen Hildesheim Foot washing u. Lost son St. Andreas was the first church in Hildesheim in 1542, in which Lutheran preached and from where Johannes Bugenhagen introduced the new Evangelical church order. A fountain monument by Ulrich Henn on the southern forecourt of the church has been reminiscent of this since 1995.

Swastika on the window of the monolithic Beta Medhane Alem Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

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