Gniezno Doors
Bronze doors decorated with eighteen relief scenes from Saint Adalbert’s life.
Gradiva
A walking female figure from an ancient relief, later turned into a modern myth.
Plutei of Trajan
Two marble relief slabs showing imperial and historical scenes from ancient Rome.
Stele of Avile Tite
A monumental limestone relief showing an armed warrior in profile.
Borghese Vase
A monumental marble krater decorated with a lively Bacchic procession.
Black Obelisk
A well-preserved Neo-Assyrian limestone monument with reliefs of tribute-bearing kings.
Mourning Athena
A reflective goddess in marble, shown leaning on a spear beside a boundary marker.
Ivriz relief
A monumental rock carving of a king and a towering fertility god.
Monument to General Martínez-Campos
An equestrian bronze figure crowns a marble-and-limestone memorial in Retiro Park.
Pilier d'Yzeures-sur-Creuse
A monumental limestone column with sculpted Roman deities and mythic heroes.
Sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus
A monumental Roman marble sarcophagus with reliefs of Bacchus triumphing over India.
Gemma Augustea
A lavish Roman cameo in onyx with imperial, mythological, and military symbolism.
Alexandre et Diogène
A monumental marble relief depicting Alexander’s encounter with Diogenes.
Madara Rider
A monumental rock relief showing a mounted figure, a slain lion, and a dog.
Amazon Sarcophagus
Painted battle scenes of Amazons and Greeks cover its marble surfaces.
Stele of the Vultures
A limestone relief showing victory, divine power, and fallen enemies in vivid registers.
Madonna del Perdono
A tender Madonna and Child relief with cherubim in a shallow tondo.
Bernward Doors
Bronze doors with facing relief scenes from Genesis and the Passion.
Death and the Sculptor
A bronze memorial showing a sculptor restrained by a winged female Death.
Parthenon Frieze
A marble procession frieze showing gods, horsemen, and sacrificial preparations.
Grave Stele of Hegeso
An exquisitely carved Classical relief showing a serene domestic scene.
Shaw Memorial
A bronze relief honoring the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment and its colonel.
Great Cameo of France
A five-layer onyx cameo with 24 figures and strong dynastic propaganda.
Pitti Tondo
A dynamic circular relief showing the Virgin, Child, and Saint John.
Athena relief
A rock-cut image of Athena with a lance, shield, and symbolic carvings.
Winged Horses of Tarquinia
An Etruscan terracotta high relief from a temple pediment in Tarquinia.
Proserpina Sarcophagus
A Roman marble sarcophagus linked to Charlemagne’s burial and later display in Aachen.
Development of a Bottle in Space
A futuristic bottle form appears to dissolve into the surrounding space.
Tomb of Bruno the Priest
A lively Romanesque grave monument with expressive figures and inscriptions.
Ardashir Investiture Relief
A well-preserved Sasanian rock relief showing a royal coronation scene.
Gemma Claudia
An ancient sardonyx cameo showing four imperial portraits and symbolic cornucopias.
Bull Palette
Fragmentary carved palette with fortified city imagery and animal motifs on both sides.
Bull of Osuna
A rigid, realistic bull relief carved for a funerary monument.
Bernward Column
A bronze spiral relief column depicting scenes from the life of Jesus.
Queriniano Diptych
Late Antique ivory panels showing mythological couples framed by columns and arches.
Alexander Sarcophagus
A richly carved marble sarcophagus with battle and hunting scenes.
Apotheosis of Democracy
An allegorical marble pediment filled with peace, agriculture, and civic symbolism.
Madonna of the Stair
An early stiacciato relief showing the Virgin and Child with symbolic stair steps.
Raimondi Stela
A granite monolith carved with a frontal mythical deity in high relief.
Octave Mirbeau
A plaster portrait honoring the writer who championed Rodin’s work.
Disc of Theodosius
A silver imperial gift dish with a monumental relief of Theodosius I.
La Marseillaise
A monumental stone relief marked by the passionate movement of a heroic group.
Lion Capital of Ashoka
Four lions crown a polished sandstone capital rich in Buddhist symbolism.
Scior Carera
An ancient marble relief of a toga-clad man, long used for satirical messages.
Lion Monument
A dying lion carved into a sandstone grotto honors fallen Swiss Guards.
Rachis Altar
An early medieval marble altar with richly carved biblical scenes and traces of former colour.
Nike Untying Her Sandal
A classical relief showing a goddess removing her sandal before entering the temple.
Barberini Ivory
A Byzantine imperial diptych showing a triumphant emperor and tribute bearers.
Titanic Musicians' Memorial
A commemorative monument honoring the Titanic musicians with inscriptions and carved mourning imagery.
Taddei Tondo
An early marble round relief by Michelangelo, created for Taddeo Taddei.
Statues, Busts and Sculptures
Park sculptures and installations
Ancient World & Antiquity
Middle Ages & Renaissance
Marble & Other Stones
Bronze & Other Metals