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Relief, late 19th century Limestone

Relief, late 19th century Limestone

Relief, late 19th century. Limestone, 14 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. (37.6 x 26.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.223.

Clevelandart 1959.334 - Public domain museum image. A stone relief of a man with a bird on his head

Clevelandart 1959.334 - Public domain museum image. A stone relief of ...

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Clevelandart 1967.29 - A stone relief of a man with a bird on his head

Clevelandart 1967.29 - A stone relief of a man with a bird on his head

Public domain photo of antique stone sculpture, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Maya writing detail, center left, Clevelandart 1967.29 Clevelandart 1967.29 (cropped)

Maya writing detail, center left, Clevelandart 1967.29 Clevelandart 19...

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Maya writing detail, Clevelandart 1967.29 (cropped)
Maya writing detail, lower right, Clevelandart 1967.29 (cropped)

Maya writing detail, lower right, Clevelandart 1967.29 (cropped)

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Sarcophagus Hector MNA Reggio Calabria

Sarcophagus Hector MNA Reggio Calabria

Andromache looking down from the walls of Troy at Achilles dragging Hector's corpse behind his chariot. Limestone, fragment of a sarcophagus, late 2nd century CE. From Reggio di Calabria. Stored in the Museo A... More

Moritzbrunner Altar BNM

Moritzbrunner Altar BNM

Deutsch: Loy Hering: Moritzbrunner Altar, Eichstätt, datiert 1548; Jurakalkstein. Seiten: Maria und Johannes der Evangelist, Mitte: Gnadenstuhl (nach Dürer 1511), Oben: Hl. Mauritius, Sockelzone: Wappen des St... More

Adolf Daucher Putto mit Wappen

Adolf Daucher Putto mit Wappen

Deutsch: Adolf Daucher: Putto mit Wappen (Möglichkeiten der Deutung: Wappen des Herzogtums Schwaben, Wappen der Truchsessen von Waldburg), Augsburg um 1515; Kalkstein English: Adolf Daucher: Putto with coat o... More

Sculpture de crâne Maya - Egypt

Sculpture de crâne Maya - Egypt

Sculpture décorative d'un crâne Maya, époque post-classique ancien (900 - 1250 CE), calcaire. Yucatan, Mexique.English: Decorative sculpture of a Maya skull, old post classic era (900 - 1250 CE), limestone. Y... More

Cult scene Louvre AO22295

Cult scene Louvre AO22295

Limestone cylinder seal and impression on clay: Cult scenes involving mythological figures. Early Dynastic III (ca. 2600–2340 BCE), archaic Mesopotamia. Français : Sceau-cylindre et son empreinte : scènes de ... More

Cylinder seal animals overpowered by gods Louvre AO19811

Cylinder seal animals overpowered by gods Louvre AO19811

Cylinder seal and impression on clay: 'Animals overpowered by gods'; chalcedony, Early Dynastic II (ca. 2600 BCE), found in the temple of Ishtar at Mari. Inscription IL me-shar. Français : Sceau-cylindre et e... More

Cylinder seal cattle Louvre MNB1906

Cylinder seal cattle Louvre MNB1906

Cylinder seal and impression: cattle herd in a wheat field. Español: Sello cilindro e impresión: grupo de ganado en un campo de trigo. Français : Sceau-cylindre et empreinte : troupeau de bœufs dans un champ de blé.

Neues Museum - Bekränzte Jünglingsstatue

Neues Museum - Bekränzte Jünglingsstatue

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Neues Museum - Aphrodite - Die große Göttin von Zypern

Neues Museum - Aphrodite - Die große Göttin von Zypern

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Neues Museum - Männertorso in ägyptisierender Tracht

Neues Museum - Männertorso in ägyptisierender Tracht

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Neues Museum - Männliche Statue mit Rosettendiadem

Neues Museum - Männliche Statue mit Rosettendiadem

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Personnage à la guimbarde - Man with a jew's harp

Personnage à la guimbarde - Man with a jew's harp

Français : Bas-relief d'un membre de la famille Desch. Cette sculpture, provenant de Metz, taillée dans la pierre de Jaumont, représente un homme vêtu à la mode de la première moitié du XVIe siècle. Il porte u... More

Relief Bel Baalshamin Yarhibol Aglibol MBA Lyon 1992-13

Relief Bel Baalshamin Yarhibol Aglibol MBA Lyon 1992-13

Relief dedicated by Ba’alay to Bel (right), Baalshamin (left), Yarhibol and Aglibol.[1] Français : Relief dédié par Ba'alay à Bêl, Ba’alsâmin, Yarhibôl et ’Aglibôl.

Statue Kurlil BM WA114207

Statue Kurlil BM WA114207

Statue of Kurlil, Early Dynastic period. Found next to the Temple of Ninhursag in Tell al-'Ubaid, southern Iraq. Français : Statue de Kurlil, Dynasties archaïques. Provenance : environs du temple de Ninhursag... More

Woman head Tell Asmas Louvre AO12434 n2

Woman head Tell Asmas Louvre AO12434 n2

Woman's head, limestone, Early Dynastic III. Found in Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna), archaic Mesopotamia. Français : Tête de femme, calcaire, Dynasties Archaïques III. Tell Asmar (ancienne Eshnunna), Mésopota... More

Woman head Tell Asmas Louvre AO12434

Woman head Tell Asmas Louvre AO12434

Woman's head, limestone, Early Dynastic III. Found in Tell Asmar (ancient Eshnunna), archaic Mesopotamia. Français : Tête de femme, calcaire, Dynasties Archaïques III. Tell Asmar (ancienne Eshnunna), Mésopota... More

Cylinder seal cowshed Louvre Klq17

Cylinder seal cowshed Louvre Klq17

Cylinder seal and impression: cattle herd at the cowshed. White limestone, Mesopotamia, Uruk Period (4100 BC–3000 BC). Français : Sceau-cylindre en jaspe et son impression : troupeau à l'étable, Mésopotamie, ... More

Young man Idalion Louvre AO1329

Young man Idalion Louvre AO1329

Young man with pointed cap. Limestone, Cypro-Archaic II (middle of the 6th century). From Idalion, Cyprus. Français : Jeune homme au bonnet pointu. Calcaire, Chypro-Archaïque II (milieu du VIe siècle av. J.-C... More

Woman head Louvre AO17563 - Egypt

Woman head Louvre AO17563 - Egypt

Head of a woman wearing a turban. Français : Tête de femme coifée d'un turban.

Palmyrenian relief Louvre AO2200

Palmyrenian relief Louvre AO2200

Palmyrenian relief representing a priest named Zabdila, son of Bar'a, son of Zabde'ateh, holding a libation vase; Palmyrenian inscription. Limestone, dated in Adar 487 (March 176 AD). Français : Relief funéra... More

Frieze Marthadum Louvre AO7350

Frieze Marthadum Louvre AO7350

Fragmentary frieze bearing an inscription in South Arabian script with the name “Marthadum”. Limestone, 2nd–1st centuries BC, Southern Arabia. Français : Frise fragmentaire avec inscription sud-arabique très ... More

Cylinder seal Shamash Louvre AO9132

Cylinder seal Shamash Louvre AO9132

Cult scene: the worship of the sun-god, Shamash. Limestone cylinder-seal, Mesopotamia. Français : Culte du dieu-soleil Shamash, sceau-cylindre en calcaire, Mésopotamie.

Perfume-burner ibex Louvre DAO19

Perfume-burner ibex Louvre DAO19

Perfume-burner with ibex; the other face shows a South-Arabic inscription about the sun-goddess Shams. Limestone, 1st–3rd century AD, Yemen. Français : Brûle-parfum au bouquetin ; l'autre face présente une in... More

Lily perfume Louvre E11162 - Egypt

Lily perfume Louvre E11162 - Egypt

The making of lily perfume. Limestone, fragment from the decoration of a tomb, 4th dynasty of Egypt-(2500s BC). Français : Fabrication de parfum de lis. Calcaire, fragment de la décoration d'une tombe, IVe si... More

Law Code Gortyn Louvre Ma703 - Public domain dedication image

Law Code Gortyn Louvre Ma703 - Public domain dedication image

Deutsch: Erbrecht, Teil des Gesetzestexts von Gortyn, Kreta, Fragment der elften Kolumne. Kalkstein, fünftes Jahrhundert vor Christi Geburt. English: Inheritance law, part of the Law Code of Gortyn, Crete, fr... More

Cylinder seal lions Louvre MNB1167

Cylinder seal lions Louvre MNB1167

Jasper cylinder seal and impression: Serpopards (monstrous lions) and lion-headed eagles, Mesopotamia, Uruk period (4100 BC–3000 BC). Français : sceau cylindrique en jaspe et son empreinte : Serpopards (lions... More

Zeus Ammon Louvre MNB316

Zeus Ammon Louvre MNB316

Zeus Ammon seated on a throne flanked by rams. Limestone, Hellenistic Era (early 3rd century BC). From Cyprus. Français : Zeus-Ammon assis sur un trône flanqué de béliers. Calcaire, époque hellénistique (débu... More

Shutruru stele Louvre Sb159

Shutruru stele Louvre Sb159

Shutruru stele. Limestone, 7th century BC, found in the acropolis of Susa. Français : Stèle de Shutruru. Calcaire, VIIe siècle av. J.-C., trouvée sur l'acropole de Suse.

Cylinder seal battle Louvre AO18359

Cylinder seal battle Louvre AO18359

Cylinder seal and impression on clay: battle between heroes and animals. Limestone, Early Dynastic III (ca. 2500–2400 BCE), found in Mari. Français : Sceau-cylindre et empreinte : bataille entre héros et anim... More

Maya Relief Museum Rietberg RMA 308

Maya Relief Museum Rietberg RMA 308

Deutsch: Relief aus Pomona (?), Tabasco, Mexiko; Kultur der Maya, Spätklassik, um 780; Kalkstein Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Inv. Nr. RMA 308

Memmingen Rathaus EG Sitzungssaal Ratsgebet 1565

Memmingen Rathaus EG Sitzungssaal Ratsgebet 1565

Memmingen, Rathaus, Sitzungssaal im Erdgeschoss, Ratsgebet auf Solnhofer Plattenkalk, 1565 geschrieben von Theophilus Windisch

Stele Chiapas Museum Rietberg RMA 307

Stele Chiapas Museum Rietberg RMA 307

Deutsch: Stele; Gegend von Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexiko; Kultur der Maya, Spätklassik, um 600-900 n. Chr.; Kalkstein Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Geschenk Credit Suisse und Elektrowatt AG; Inv. Nr. RMA 307