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Found 47 sculptures.

Mithras of Fiano Romano relief showing Mithras slaying the bull, with celestial figures above and a dog and snake below.

Mithras of Fiano Romano

A finely carved double-faced marble relief showing scenes from the cult of Mithras.

 Stele of Baal with a horned deity raising a thunderbolt and holding a spear, with a smaller figure beside him.

Baal with Thunderbolt

A white limestone bas-relief showing a storm god and a smaller male figure.

 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.

 Cancelleria Reliefs showing a carved marble procession of armed and robed Roman figures.

Cancelleria Reliefs

Two marble relief ensembles with controversial interpretations and imperial revisions.

 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.

 Stone relief of a horse from the Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum, shown in profile with its head raised and a harness visible.

Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum

Six limestone reliefs portraying Emperor Taizong’s prized battle horses.

 Broken stone relief of the Acrobat from Osuna showing a male figure playing a horn.

Acrobat from Osuna

A man in a dramatic acrobatic pose, likely linked to a funerary rite.

 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.

 Bocca della Verità stone mask with a bearded face and open mouth on a pedestal

Bocca della Verità

Ancient marble mask with a bearded face and hollow features.

 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.

 Diptych of Boethius with two carved ivory panels showing robed male figures holding staffs.

Diptych of Boethius

An ivory consular diptych with detailed reliefs and imperial symbolism.

 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.

 Two marble relief slabs from the Plutei of Trajan, one carved with animals and the other with robed figures.

Plutei of Trajan

Two marble relief slabs showing imperial and historical scenes from ancient Rome.

 Drawing of the Stele of Avile Tite showing a bearded male figure with a spear beside an inscribed panel.

Stele of Avile Tite

A monumental limestone relief showing an armed warrior in profile.

 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 Obelisk with stepped top and carved relief bands on a wooden base in a museum interior.

Black Obelisk

A well-preserved Neo-Assyrian limestone monument with reliefs of tribute-bearing kings.

 Mourning Athena relief showing a helmeted female figure in profile, leaning on a staff beside a rectangular stele.

Mourning Athena

A reflective goddess in marble, shown leaning on a spear beside a boundary marker.

 Ivriz relief showing two carved figures, one holding a staff and grapes.

Ivriz relief

A monumental rock carving of a king and a towering fertility god.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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

Bull of Osuna

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

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.