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  • Type: Relief
  • Period: Classical Antiquity
  • Subject: Mythology & Folklore

Found 20 sculptures.

Karasu relief carved on a weathered dark stone slab among larger rocks.

Karasu relief

A protective god stands on a deer in this Neo-Hittite rock carving.

 Bassae Frieze marble relief panels showing draped figures, a deer-like animal, and a centaur in a battle scene.

Bassae Frieze

High relief marble panels showing Greeks battling centaurs and Amazons.

 Trisomatos Typhon sculpture with three conjoined bearded male torsos and a coiled serpentine lower body.

Trisomatos Typhon

An archaic limestone figure preserving unusually abundant traces of color.

 Disk of Mictlāntēcutli stone sculpture with a skull-like face and semicircular ribbed frame in a museum display.

Disk of Mictlāntēcutli

A carved stone face of death, framed by a possible folded-paper halo.

 The Parabiago Plate, a gold-toned circular relief with a central chariot scene and surrounding mythological figures.

Parabiago Plate

Ancient silver plate showing Cybele and Attis in a cosmic mythological scene.

 Sphinx of Agost stone sculpture with a human head, wings, and an animal body on a base.

Sphinx of Agost

An archaic sphinx with a frontal human head and profile body.

 Mantineia Base showing a classical monument with three large figures above two tiers of relief sculpture.

Mantineia Base

Three relief plaques showing Apollo, Marsyas, a silenus, and groups of Muses.

 Gradiva relief showing a female figure in profile walking with one foot raised and draped in flowing garments.

Gradiva

A walking female figure from an ancient relief, later turned into a modern myth.

 Borghese Vase relief with a satyr playing a double flute between two draped women

Borghese Vase

A monumental marble krater decorated with a lively Bacchic procession.

 Black and white architectural drawing of the Pilier d\'Yzeures-sur-Creuse showing a temple facade with eight columns, sculpted bases, and a wide staircase.

Pilier d'Yzeures-sur-Creuse

A monumental limestone column with sculpted Roman deities and mythic heroes.

 White marble sarcophagus with a densely carved triumphal procession of draped figures and animals in high relief.

Sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus

A monumental Roman marble sarcophagus with reliefs of Bacchus triumphing over India.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.