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Four stacked panoramic panels showing the Frieze of Parnassus with detailed bas-relief figures in different directions.

Frieze of Parnassus

A monumental stone frieze of 169 life-size figures around a royal memorial.

 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.

 Ludwigs Erbe stone relief with three panels showing a crowded central monument scene and smaller figures on either side.

Ludwigs Erbe

A provocative triptych showing nude depictions of well-known politicians.

 A wooden bench with a hanging plaque stands in a grassy area facing a green mountainside.

Via Crucis

Bronze panels set into chapels along the parish route to the church.

 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.

 The Feast of Herod marble relief with figures gathered around a banquet table, a dancing woman in the center, and arched colonnades behind them.

The Feast of Herod

A carved marble relief showing Salome’s dance and a dramatic biblical beheading.

 Bust of a Child in gray stone, shown in profile with curly hair and draped shoulders.

Bust of a Child

A finely carved gray sandstone relief once thought to be Jean Goujon’s work.

 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.

 The Nubians relief sculpture showing figures in a struggle with a spear, a seated woman and infant, and a rearing crocodile.

The Nubians

A dramatic hunting scene in high relief with vivid animal and botanical detail.

 Relief panel from Donatello\'s Door of the Apostles showing two robed haloed figures, one holding a book and the other a staff.

Door of the Apostles

Expressive bronze panels with figures of the apostles in two leaves.

 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.

 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.

 San Francisco Fountain with water cascading from its top edge in front of a modern building and two small trees.

San Francisco Fountain

A bronze cylinder with bas-relief scenes of San Francisco.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Keys Handover Memorial stone block with Cyrillic inscription and relief of figures exchanging keys

Keys Handover Memorial

A stone block relief marking the handover of fortress keys to Prince Michael.

 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.

 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.

 Porta della Mandorla portal on the facade of Florence Cathedral, with a carved arched doorway and ornate reliefs above it.

Porta della Mandorla

A late Gothic portal with early Renaissance, classically inspired sculptural details.

 Close-up of the Bronze Gate showing a bas-relief battle scene with soldiers, horses, and a fortified city.

Bronze Gate

A bronze entrance gate with classical framing and Latin inscriptions.

 Plon relief sculpture on a building facade, showing figures around a tree and a small animal at their feet.

Plon

A postwar relief revived after years of damage and community-led restoration.

 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.

 Creation of Eve terracotta relief showing a draped figure embracing a smaller nude figure above a reclining nude figure.

Creation of Eve

A painted terracotta relief showing God embracing the newly created Eve.

 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.

 Venus of Laussel stone relief of a nude female figure holding a crescent-shaped object.

Venus of Laussel

A 25,000-year-old limestone half-relief carved into a rock face.

 Painted terracotta relief of Madonna and Child with halos, the woman in blue and gold holding a child in red against a gilt background.

Madonna and Child

A painted terracotta relief attributed to Donatello and now in the Louvre.

 Bas-relief carvings on the rock face at Yazılıkaya, with stylized figures carved into a smoother section of stone.

Yazılıkaya

Rock chambers with reliefs of divine processions and royal figures.

 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.

 The Branting Monument in bronze, showing a central figure with a raised arm addressing a crowd of men, women, and children.

The Branting Monument

A bronze relief showing Branting addressing workers on May Day.

 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.

 Cantoria marble relief panels showing children singing and playing instruments

Cantoria

A marble singing gallery decorated with panels showing choir boys and young musicians.

 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.

 Holodomor Memorial wall with wheat stalk relief and flowers placed below the HOLODOMOR 1932-1933 inscription.

Holodomor Memorial

Bronze wheat fields fade toward the end, symbolizing the famine.

 Reconstructed structure of the Pulpit of Prato Cathedral with a curved paneled railing inside a vaulted room.

Pulpit of Prato Cathedral

A marble, bronze, and mosaic pulpit used for the public display of a sacred relic.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Gniezno Doors with bronze relief panels and circular door knockers

Gniezno Doors

Bronze doors decorated with eighteen relief scenes from Saint Adalbert’s life.

 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.

 Monument to General Martínez-Campos with an equestrian bronze statue on a tiered stone pedestal in a pool surrounded by trees.

Monument to General Martínez-Campos

An equestrian bronze figure crowns a marble-and-limestone memorial in Retiro Park.

 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.