Roman Artefacts and Reliefs

Ancient marble reliefs showcasing scenes of mythology, history, and daily life, depicting figures and narratives from Roman and Greek cultures.

The Louvre, Paris, France. (Editorial Use Only)

Roman art. Dedicatory inscription of the library of Titus Flavius Pantainos in Athens. Marble. C. 100 AD. Athens, National Archaeological Museum.

Frankr Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume Basilica Sainte-Madeleine 60114 Crypt Gallo-Roman sarcophagus with early Christian reliefs Detail

Sidamara Sarcophagus. 2nd-3rd century AD. Man sitting with a philosopher attire surrounded by Artemis and his wife with head covered. At both ends, the Dioscuri with the horses. Marble. Roman Period. Ambararasi (Konya). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Sarcophagus with representations of drunken Dionysus and Ariadne. Luni marble. 160-180 AD. Rome. Via Appia. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

High reliefs, The Theatre, Sabrata Sabratha, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

The Louvre, Paris, France. (Editorial Use Only)

The Bassae Frieze comprises a series of relief marble sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Greece. It was discovered in 1811 by Carl Haller and Charles Cockerell. From the style of the frieze it belongs to the High Classical period, probably carved around 400 BC.

SARCOFAGO DE HELLIN, PRECEDENTE DE ALBACETE. DEPOSITO: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA.

Relief with a scene of sacrifice. 1st-2nd century AD. (). White marble. Archaeological Museum Turin. Italy.

Relief depicting Fame. US Supreme Court, Washington DC. USA.

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriadne. Detail Adriane in the carriage. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

USA, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum, detail of Roman sarcophagus, 2nd century AD

ALCAMENES (5th C. BC). Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis and Aphrodite from the east frieze of the Parthenon. 447 - 438 BC. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Acropolis Museum. Proc: GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon.

Roman sarcophagus with Nereids bearing the arms of Achilles. About 140/150 AD. Vatican Museums.

Marble sarcophagus with relief depicting life of Ariadne at Naxos, detail of grape harvest, from Alexandria

Sarcophagus of Astorga. Detail of the front. The reliefs depict scenes from the Old and New Testament. From left to right: Raising of Lazarus, Arrest of Saint Peter, Saint Peter making water flow from the rock, Adam and Eve next to the Tree of Science, Feeding the multitude and Sacrifice of Abraham. Ca. 310. Marble. From the Cathedral of Astorga (Leon province, Castile and Leon, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Detail of Etruscan funerary urn depicting Achilles killing Troilus by walls of Troy

Etruscan funerary urn depicting sacrifice of Hippolytus, son of Theseus

Upper frieze shows a portrayal of a city's foundation. Rome. Via Salaria. Antonine period. Rome. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

The Bassae Frieze comprises a series of relief marble sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Greece. It was discovered in 1811 by Carl Haller and Charles Cockerell. From the style of the frieze it belongs to the High Classical period, probably carved around 400 BC.

Fight between Theodoric the Great and Odoacer. Low-relief. Verona, Saint Zenon church. Location: BASILICA DE SAN ZENON. Verona. ITALIA. THEODOSIUS I THE GREAT. TEODORICO I. ODOACRO.

Pio Clementino Museum of Roman Art, Vatican museum, Rome, Italy.

Frieze of the Parthenon dated 432 BC

Spain, Autonomous community of Castile and Leon, province of Burgos, Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, bas-relief of the Cloister's galleries.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

West frieze of Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens. Greece. Block W IX, figures 16-17. A rider is depicted on a trotting horse. Another horseman with petasos (Broad-Brimmed hat). 5th century BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

The Parthenon frieze. East side. 447-432 BC. Greek Classical period. Central section of the east frieze. Zeus and Hera seated next to a standing man receiving the folded peplos from a young boy. British Museum. London. England.

Two-sided relief of Mithra, Indo-Iranian god of friendship and guardian of cosmic order, Banquet of sun, symbol of victory of light over forces of evil, From Rome, Detail

The Children's Sarcophagus Artist Unknown Istanbul, Turkey

Judgment of Jupiter. John Deare (England, Liverpool, active Italy, Rome, 1759-1798). Rome, 1786-1787. Sculpture. Marble relief

Roman sarcophagus with reliefs depicting Meleager hunting the Calydonian wild boar, Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, 3rd century.

Marble relief depicting the deity Bes among baboons, the deity Apis and birds of the river Nile, dedicated to Isis

Early Christian. Roman sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus (330-335 AD) depecting scenes of the Old and New Testamet. Via della Lungara next S. Giacomo, Rome. National Museum of Rome. Massim Palace. Rome. Italy.

Model of Trajan's Column (Rome), detail, Trajan, surrounded by lictors, announcing inception of Alimenta (welfare program) to provide loans to small landholders and to assist poor children and orphans

Statue Augustus of Prima Porta, detail portraying Parthian soldier returning Roman eagle to young officer, perhaps Tiberius

SARCOFAGO DE HELLIN, PRECEDENTE DE ALBACETE. DEPOSITO: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA.

Italy, Milan: detail of the front door of the Cathedral

Sacrifice scene from the Ara Pacis, Rome, 9 BC. Artist: Unknown

Bacchanalian Relief, AD 1-100. Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period (AD 1-320). Schist; overall: 16.5 x 53 cm (6 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.).

The Vision of Ezekiel. (Leonhard Kern; Forchtenberg 1588-I662 Schwabisch Hall; Schwabisch Hall; about 1640/50 Alabaster Vermutlich von einem Epitaph)

Actaeon being devoured by Artemis' dogs, 5th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Sarcophagus of the Oresteia. 2nd century. Death of Clytemnestra and two Furies carrying torch and snake. Detail. Husillos. Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Marble front of a child's columnar sarcophagus with the Seasons A.D. 290-300 Roman Front of child's sarcophagus with columns and tomb portals depicting the Four Seasons.. Marble front of a child's columnar sarcophagus with the Seasons. Roman. A.D. 290-300. Marble, Proconnesian. Late Imperial, Tetrarchic. Stone Sculpture

Roman Sarcophagus. Detail of relief with sacrifice. Imperial times. Hierapolis Archeological Museum. Turkey.

Sarcophagus from Astorga. Detail: Saint Peter's arrest. Marble. Circa 310. Early Christianity. Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel. Museum of the Ancient Orient. Istanbul. Turkey.

Sarcophagus with the myth of Phaedra and Hippolytus, by Buffalmacco Buonamico, 180, 2nd Century, marble, bas, relief. Italy: Tuscany: Pisa: Monumental Cemetery. Whole artwork. Sarcophagus burial carved front slab myth woman Phaedra drapery/draping naked man Hippolytus horse horseman/knight hunting boar dogs base epigraph

Relieve de mármol con banquete funerario y guerreros, periodo helenístico, siglo II a. C. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Marble relief of a man grasping the hair of a fleeing female figure, Archaeological Museum, Piraeus, Greece.

The Bassae Frieze comprises a series of relief marble sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Greece. It was discovered in 1811 by Carl Haller and Charles Cockerell. From the style of the frieze it belongs to the High Classical period, probably carved around 400 BC.

Relief from the Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthus in classical period Lycia, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BC as a tomb for Arbinas, the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia

Grande Ludovisi sarcophagus, front marble relief depicting battle between Romans and Ostrogoths, detail, fighting scene

Gallo-Roman Endymion sarcophagus. Endymion sleeping, detail from a scene with the legend of Endymion and Selene. Panel of a marble sarcophagus, early 3rd century AD. Found in 1806 at Saint-Médard d'Eyrans, France

Relief depicting the Power of Government. On the right is a figure of Statecraft flanked by a defender of the Liberties and Rights of People. US Supreme Court, Washington DC. USA.

TURKEY. Bergama. Pergamon. Relief with mythological scene (3rd-2nd c. BC). Greek art. Relief on marble.

Stele of Theogeneta. Funerary stele of Hellenistic period. From a Greek city in Asia Minor, it features the funerary scene in bas-relief. The deceased is depicted sitting on a seat with a cushion, turning her attention to a smaller female figure, possibly a servant, who offers her a kalathos (basket in which women kept wool flakes for spinning). 3rd century BC. Marble. Detail. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Preparation scene. A horseman wearing a chiamys stands next to his horse, holding the reins in his right hand and a strigil in his left. The second horseman has already mounted.

DETALLE DEL PASAMANOS DE LA ESCALERA DE ACCESO A LA GALERIA ALTA. Location: UNIVERSIDAD. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Italy. Rome. Ara Pacis Augustae. Altar dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of Peace. 13-9 BC. to celebrate peace established by Augustus. Inside. Scene of the sacrifice of a Bull and a lamb.

The Pergamum Museum, Berlin. The museum is subdivided into the antiquity collection, the Middle East Museum and the museum of Islamic art. The museum is visited every year by 1,135,000 people, making it the most visited art museum in Germany.

SARCOFAGO DE LAS VEGAS DE PUEBLA NUEVA (TOLEDO). Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Marble grave stele with a family group. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 67 3/8 in. (171.1 cm). Date: ca. 360 B.C..Because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing, there are no inscriptions that might identify the deceased. Both the seated man and the veiled woman behind him stare straight ahead, as if the young woman who gazes down at them were invisible. Do they mourn their dead daughter Does she mourn her dead father, or is she the sole survivor of the group Despite its ambiguity and solemn sadness, the relief conveys an intense, though restrained, sense of family unity. Carved by a master, this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples that have survived from the classical period. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Greek Art. Fifth century B.C.. Greece. Amphiglyphon votive in pentelic marble with a relief depicting The abduction of Basile by Echelos. Hermes leads the chariot. Found in the sanctuary of Echelidai in Neon Phaleron, Attica, ca. 410 BCNational Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

Grave Stele of Dexileos. Athenian cavalryman Dexileos fighting a naked Peloponnesian hoplite during the Corinthian War (Battle of Nemea), 394-393 BC. Pentelic marble. Dipylon cemetery (Kerameikos, Athens). Kerameikos Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.

Six terracotta plaques, Roman, Augustan or Julio Claudian, 27 B.C. - A.D. 68.

A horseman gallops towards the right. He is dressed as an hoplite with an anatomical cuirass with flaps made of leather, lion-shaped shoulder-straps and a gorgoneion at the sternum. Behind him is a youth wearing a cape. He is facing in the opposite direction and bends down to fasten the sandal on his left foot, which he rests on a rock.

Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Endymion. Roman. Antonine period, 2nd c.AD. Selene, moon goddess alights from her chariot to visit her reclining lover, Endymion, a beautiful shepherd. Metropolitan Museum. NY. USA.

Archäologisches Museum, Neapel, Italien Sarkophag Copyright: xZoonar.com/IgnacyxxPilchx 22763424

Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat, Central Structure, Gallery, Bas Reliefs, Stirring The Milk Ocean

Votive relief, Ancient Agora Museum; Athens, Greece

Der Kuss des Judas, mittelalterliches Relief an der Fassade der Basilika von San Zeno in Verona, Italien The Kiss of Judas, medieval relief on the facade of Basilica of San Zeno in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22693466

Trough sarcophagus with curvilinear decorations and male figures in a shrine, 220-250, Monumental Cemetery of Pisa (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), Tuscany, Italy, Roman civilization, 3rd century.

Etruria. Funerary urn. Voyage in capentum (carriage). 1st-2nd century BC. Volterra, Italy. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Africa, Libya, Leptis Magna, Roman sculpture

Italy. Ravenna. Basilica of San Vitale. Sarcophagus of Isachius. Adoration of the Magi. 5th century and reused in 7th century.

Marble relief showing the sacrifice of a sheep. 1st. century AD. Roman religion. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Detail of Sarcophagus of Adelfia (wife of the magistrate Valerio), Adam, Eve, Abraham and Isaac, Jesus life scene, from the catacombs of San Giovanni,

Christ Carrying the Cross with Saints Simon and Veronica, c. 1545. Workshop of Jacques Dubroeucq (Netherlandish, 1500/10-1584). Alabaster; overall: 61.6 x 54 x 11.5 cm (24 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.).

Horsemen of the Parthenon frieze- Elgin Marbles. 5th cent. Bc. GREECE.

Portonaccio Sarcophagus, by Unknown artist, 180 - 190, 2nd Century, medium grain white marble. Italy. Lazio. Rome. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. Sala XII - inv. 112327. Whole artwork. Left side depicting two prisoners escorted by Roman soldiers. From Rome, Portonaccio Tiburtina. State of preservation of surface well preserved with small chippings. The

Fragments taken from the Temple of Apollo in Delphi

Honorary decree for Proxenides of Knidos. The Athenians bestow on Proxenidos, son of Proxenos, the title of proxenos (consul) and benefactor. Relief depicting the honoree stands between Athena, who offers him a wreath, and Aphrodite, who introduces him to Athena. Ca. 420 BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

Romania, Trajana, Ulpia, Bas-relief depicting god Mithras killing a bull (tauroctony)

The Bassae Frieze comprises a series of relief marble sculptures from the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Greece. It was discovered in 1811 by Carl Haller and Charles Cockerell. From the style of the frieze it belongs to the High Classical period, probably carved around 400 BC.

ARTE GRIEGO. GRECIA. Relieve con la representación de PERSEFONE y DEMETER entregando a TRIPTOLEMO (Héroe eleusino) la espiga de trigo, confiándole de esta manera la misión de extender la cultura del trigo. Museo Nacional de Atenas. Grecia.

Double Capital late 13th-early 14th century French. Double Capital. French. late 13th-early 14th century. White marble. Made in Pyrénées. Sculpture-Architectural

Marble relief showing the Apotheosis of Homer. Archelaos of Priene 225BC.

A rider is depicted on a trotting horse. Another horseman with a broad-brimmed hat rides a proud, galloping horse. This rider and his horse stand out on account of their harmonious composition. Traces of green colour have been found in the folds of the rider's cape, whereas the corner containing the horse's hind legs was identified among fragments from the storerooms and restored.

Croatia, Salona, Solin, Cesarean door of Salona, detail of bas-relief with the Tyche of Solona (mural crown), personification of the city

Roman funerary altar depicting public scribes assinting magistrates. 25-50 CE. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Greek Art. Greece. Fragment of the Parthenon. Frieze North. XXVII frieze depicting a rider trying to stabilize the horses. British Museum. London. England. UK.

Detail from the Vatican Gardens, the large sprawling urban gardens which cover more than half the Vatican territory (around 23 hectares). The gardens are decorated with sculptures, reliefs and fountains. This image shows one of the many sculptures.

Relief depicting a scene from the Andria, after comedy by Publius Terentius

Fragment from a Lidded Sarcophagus. Unknown maker, made in an Attic workshop

Greeks and Amazons. Hellenistic sarcophagus found in, Jerusalem. Relief.

France, Nouvelle Aquitaine, Dordogne department, Cadouin

Noah with his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth going out of the ark, detail from Stories of Genesis, by Wiligelmus (active ca 1099-1120), marble bas-relief, facade of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Geminianus (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1997), Modena, Emilia Romagna. Italy, 12th century.

Relief Fragment with Three Monks 1160-1180 French. Relief Fragment with Three Monks. French. 1160-1180. Limestone. Made in Champagne or Ile-de-France, France. Sculpture

Europe, Spain, Barcelona, Columbus monument, casting off for voyage

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