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Gemma Augustea cameo with white carved figures in two registers, including a chariot scene above and captives below.

Gemma Augustea

A lavish Roman cameo in onyx with imperial, mythological, and military symbolism.

 Alexandre et Diogène marble relief showing Alexander on horseback facing an elderly seated philosopher with soldiers and a banner around them.

Alexandre et Diogène

A monumental marble relief depicting Alexander’s encounter with Diogenes.

 Madara Rider rock relief showing a horseman on horseback, a dog running ahead, and a faint fallen figure below.

Madara Rider

A monumental rock relief showing a mounted figure, a slain lion, and a dog.

 Amazon Sarcophagus with a sculpted lid and faded painted figures on the sarcophagus body

Amazon Sarcophagus

Painted battle scenes of Amazons and Greeks cover its marble surfaces.

 Fragmented relief from the Stele of the Vultures showing a large figure holding a staff with a bird emblem above smaller figures trapped in a net, with cuneiform text above.

Stele of the Vultures

A limestone relief showing victory, divine power, and fallen enemies in vivid registers.

 Madonna del Perdono relief showing a haloed mother holding a child, with cherubs in the background and a decorative border.

Madonna del Perdono

A tender Madonna and Child relief with cherubim in a shallow tondo.

 Bernward Doors with tall bronze relief panels showing multiple narrative scenes and lion-head knockers.

Bernward Doors

Bronze doors with facing relief scenes from Genesis and the Passion.

 Death and the Sculptor marble relief showing a winged female figure restraining a sculptor beside a bust.

Death and the Sculptor

A bronze memorial showing a sculptor restrained by a winged female Death.

 Parthenon frieze marble relief with horsemen and a draped figure

Parthenon Frieze

A marble procession frieze showing gods, horsemen, and sacrificial preparations.

 Grave Stele of Hegeso showing two draped women in relief, one standing and one seated with an open box.

Grave Stele of Hegeso

An exquisitely carved Classical relief showing a serene domestic scene.

 The Shaw Memorial appears behind trees and a stone wall, with a Boston Duck Tours vehicle passing in front.

Shaw Memorial

A bronze relief honoring the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment and its colonel.

 Great Cameo of France in a gold frame, showing carved classical figures arranged in three horizontal levels.

Great Cameo of France

A five-layer onyx cameo with 24 figures and strong dynastic propaganda.

 Michelangelo’s Pitti Tondo relief sculpture showing the Madonna and Child with the young Saint John behind glass.

Pitti Tondo

A dynamic circular relief showing the Virgin, Child, and Saint John.

 Athena relief carved into a rock face, with a robed figure, a standing column, and carved inscriptions beside it.

Athena relief

A rock-cut image of Athena with a lance, shield, and symbolic carvings.

 Detail of the Winged Horses of Tarquinia showing two winged horse heads and upper bodies in relief.

Winged Horses of Tarquinia

An Etruscan terracotta high relief from a temple pediment in Tarquinia.

 Proserpina Sarcophagus with a richly carved high-relief scene of figures, horses, and serpents

Proserpina Sarcophagus

A Roman marble sarcophagus linked to Charlemagne’s burial and later display in Aachen.

 Development of a Bottle in Space, a dark bronze abstract sculpture with geometric and curving forms on a tiered base.

Development of a Bottle in Space

A futuristic bottle form appears to dissolve into the surrounding space.

 Weathered stone relief of the Tomb of Bruno the Priest, showing stacked figural scenes and vertical inscriptions on a wall.

Tomb of Bruno the Priest

A lively Romanesque grave monument with expressive figures and inscriptions.

 Ardashir Investiture Relief showing two mounted figures facing each other with smaller figures behind them and forms beneath the horses.

Ardashir Investiture Relief

A well-preserved Sasanian rock relief showing a royal coronation scene.

 Gemma Claudia cameo with four profile portraits facing inward, gold border, and intertwined horn-shaped elements at the bottom.

Gemma Claudia

An ancient sardonyx cameo showing four imperial portraits and symbolic cornucopias.

 Bull Palette carved stone fragment showing a bull above a fallen figure and stepped scenes below.

Bull Palette

Fragmentary carved palette with fortified city imagery and animal motifs on both sides.

 Bull of Osuna stone sculpture shown in profile on a white plinth.

Bull of Osuna

A rigid, realistic bull relief carved for a funerary monument.

 Bernward Column with a spiral band of relief scenes running up the shaft

Bernward Column

A bronze spiral relief column depicting scenes from the life of Jesus.

 Queriniano Diptych ivory relief panel with a male and draped female figure under an arch, flanked by columns and a small winged figure.

Queriniano Diptych

Late Antique ivory panels showing mythological couples framed by columns and arches.

 Alexander Sarcophagus with relief carvings, displayed in a glass case with a gold-chain barrier.

Alexander Sarcophagus

A richly carved marble sarcophagus with battle and hunting scenes.

 Apotheosis of Democracy pediment with a central standing figure and flanking sculpted groups on the U.S. Capitol

Apotheosis of Democracy

An allegorical marble pediment filled with peace, agriculture, and civic symbolism.

 Madonna of the Stair relief showing a seated woman holding a child on her lap beside climbing figures in the background.

Madonna of the Stair

An early stiacciato relief showing the Virgin and Child with symbolic stair steps.

 Raimondi Stela with a tall carved panel showing a central anthropomorphic figure and radiating stylized forms.

Raimondi Stela

A granite monolith carved with a frontal mythical deity in high relief.

 Bronze bust of Octave Mirbeau on a light marble base

Octave Mirbeau

A plaster portrait honoring the writer who championed Rodin’s work.

 Disc of Theodosius showing a damaged silver relief with an enthroned figure, attendants, and a reclining female figure among wheat stalks.

Disc of Theodosius

A silver imperial gift dish with a monumental relief of Theodosius I.

 La Marseillaise stone relief on a monumental archway, showing a dynamic group of carved figures.

La Marseillaise

A monumental stone relief marked by the passionate movement of a heroic group.

 Lion Capital of Ashoka sculpture with two lions and a partially visible third lion head atop a decorated capital with wheels.

Lion Capital of Ashoka

Four lions crown a polished sandstone capital rich in Buddhist symbolism.

 Scior Carera, a weathered stone statue of a draped standing man holding a spherical object, on an inscribed plinth.

Scior Carera

An ancient marble relief of a toga-clad man, long used for satirical messages.

 Lion Monument in Lucerne showing a dying lion carved into a rock grotto with a broken spear and shield.

Lion Monument

A dying lion carved into a sandstone grotto honors fallen Swiss Guards.

 Relief panel from the Rachis Altar showing a seated central figure, two smaller figures, and surrounding winged haloed beings.

Rachis Altar

An early medieval marble altar with richly carved biblical scenes and traces of former colour.

 Damaged relief sculpture of Nike Untying Her Sandal, shown headless and draped in flowing robes beside a stone wall.

Nike Untying Her Sandal

A classical relief showing a goddess removing her sandal before entering the temple.

 Barberini Ivory carved ivory panel with a mounted central emperor, winged figure above, and smaller surrounding scenes.

Barberini Ivory

A Byzantine imperial diptych showing a triumphant emperor and tribute bearers.

 Titanic Musicians\' Memorial plaque with a central mourning figure and engraved names on a brick wall.

Titanic Musicians' Memorial

A commemorative monument honoring the Titanic musicians with inscriptions and carved mourning imagery.

 Taddei Tondo marble relief showing the Virgin and two children

Taddei Tondo

An early marble round relief by Michelangelo, created for Taddeo Taddei.

 Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal relief showing a horse-drawn chariot, archers, and lions in a hunting scene.

Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal

Dynamic reliefs of a royal hunt show lions in vivid states of life and death.

 Plutei of Theodota carved stone relief with winged lion-like creatures flanking a central plant motif and surrounded by ornate decorative borders.

Plutei of Theodota

Two naturalistic marble reliefs with symbolic animals and Christian motifs.

 The Filarete Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, shown as an ornate set of double bronze doors with relief panels and fluted columns.

Filarete Door

A monumental bronze portal combining biblical, mythological, and historical scenes.

 Talamone Pediment terracotta relief with warriors, horses, and chariot scenes

Talamone Pediment

A rare terracotta relief showing the final battle of the Seven against Thebes.

 Brunelleschi Crucifix displayed in a decorated church interior with visitors gathered below.

Brunelleschi Crucifix

Idealised wooden crucifixion with balanced proportions and a restrained linen loincloth.

 The Dendera Zodiac stone relief with a circular central carving surrounded by figures and symbols.

Dendera Zodiac

A carved ceiling relief showing constellations and planetary positions.

 The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus with two carved relief registers showing draped figures in architectural niches.

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

A richly carved early Christian marble coffin with biblical scenes and imperial-style architecture.

 Harbaville Triptych with three carved ivory panels showing a central seated figure flanked by standing figures, busts in roundels, and inscriptions.

Harbaville Triptych

A finely carved Byzantine ivory triptych with Deesis and saints.

 Ancient rock carvings at Huangze Monastery, including a large central haloed statue surrounded by smaller figures in a cave-like recess.

Huangze Monastery Rock Sculptures

Cave carvings behind an ancient monastery, spanning several dynasties.

 Battle of the Centaurs relief sculpture with densely carved intertwined figures in a chaotic struggle.

Battle of the Centaurs

A multidimensional marble relief showing the mythic struggle between Lapiths and Centaurs.

 Parthenon metopes with marble relief figures in a battle scene beneath a glass ceiling.

Parthenon Metopes

Ninety-two marble panels depicting mythological battles in a severely damaged state.