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  • Period: Middle Ages

Found 14 sculptures.

Wooden relief of Saint Luke seated beside the Madonna in an ornate architectural alcove.

Saint Luke

A late Gothic monochrome carving with striking relief depth and detail.

 Externsteine Relief carved into a rocky cliff face, showing draped figures around a central cross.

Externsteine Relief

A monumental medieval rock carving of the Descent from the Cross scene.

 Marble relief of the Descent from the Cross with a crowded scene of figures surrounding the lowered body of Christ.

Descent from the Cross

A densely symbolic marble relief with biblical figures and rich inscriptional detail.

 Baptistry of Callistus, an octagonal stone baptismal font with slender columns, arches, and carved decorative patterns.

Baptistry of Callistus

An octagonal limestone baptistery crowned by arches, carvings, and Christian symbols.

 Usuki Stone Buddhas carved into a rock cliff beneath a protective wooden shelter with a fenced viewing area.

Usuki Stone Buddhas

Sixty-one Buddhist carvings cut directly into a fragile tuff cliff.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.