Carved Collection (#21)

SPAIN. L Escala. Emp�. Roman city. Walls (1st c.BF). Phallus carved in stone, symbolising strength and prosperity. Roman art. Early Empire

Musician from Osuna
A Relief carving of a Musician. Osuna, Spain Date: 4th-3rd century BCE

At Mourg Aub
An angel-like figure carved in stone. From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820. Date: 1821

Jugend front cover, woman at a well
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a woman in Italian renaissance costume, leaning against an ornately carved well. Date: 1898

The Norman West Door at Iffley Church
The Norman West Door at the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxford. Date: circa 1907

Close-up view of Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
A close-up view of the Sphinx at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, with two arabs standing just below the head. Date: early 20th century

Brass ornament, two birds
A brass ornament, depicting two birds with overlapping heads. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Brass ornament, two birds and tree
A brass ornament, depicting two birds pecking at a tree. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Sculpted rock relief at Shapour (Bishapur), Iran
A sculpted rock relief at Shapour (Bishapur), Iran. 1818

Suenos Stones - Forres
Suenos Stone - A Scottish Pictish Standing Stone at Forres, Scotland. The largest surving standing stone of its type in Scotland

Pre-Inca inhabited House at Tiwanaku with ancient doorway. Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Temple of Isis, Philae Island, Egypt
The Temple of Isis on Philae Island (Lake Nasser, Nubia), Egypt, showing the entrance and a row of columns. It was later relocated to the nearby Agilkia Island to enable the construction of the Aswan

Scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Watercolour painting of a scene outside the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846

Sphinx and pyramids, Giza, Egypt
The Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. Two arabs with their camels can be seen on the right. Date: early 20th century

Fallen statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt
The fallen statue of Rameses II at the Great Temple of Ptah of Mit-Rahina near Memphis, Egypt. It is made from red granite. It was discovered in 1820 by Giovanni Battista Caviglia

Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, Temple of Amun, Egypt
The avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leading to the west gate of the Temple of Amun at Karnak, near Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. Date: early 20th century

Temple of Abu Simbel with statues of Rameses II, Egypt
View of the Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, with four colossal statues of Rameses II. Date: early 20th century

Little girl with miniature tea set
A pretty little blonde girl sitting at a carved wooden table with a miniature tea set. Date: early 20th century

Drawing Room in A W T Greens House
Colour sketch entitled Drawing room in A.W.T. Greens house, showing a woman with three children, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon, representing Amenhotep III, built at the gateway to a mortuary temple at Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt. Early Greek travellers equated them to Memnon, the son of Aurora

Aleppo - Syria - Carving above the entrance
Aleppo - Syria - Beautiful carving of serpents and arabic script above the second gate of the Citadel. Date: circa 1908

Log boat - Romania
Crossing a river by a log boat, Romania. Date: circa 1905

Egyptian Arab Barber in his beautifully ornate little wooden shop, with room for the client, the barber and his young attendant, who sits to one side holding a hand mirror

Lyon, France - International Exhibition (2 / 7)
The Bed of Louis XVIII at the International Exhibition at Lyon Date: 1914

Bartholis Lion carving at Belfort
Frederic-Auguste Bartholis carving of a Lion at Belfort, France. Bartholi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty

Italy - Siena - Pila dell Acqua Santa (stoup of holy water) - designed by Antonio Federighi in the 1460s - within the Duomo (Cathedral). Date: circa 1902

Carved tracery in a Mosque
The classic geometric patterns and forms of Islamic architecture, beautifully illustrated in this postcard photograph showing stunning carved tracery in masonry windows set into the wall of a mosque

Throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon
The delightful and oppulent throne of the Sultan of Foumban, Cameroon Date: circa 1920s

Chartres Cathedral, France - Choir Screen
A surviving example of the interior carved choir screen at Chartres Cathedral, France Date: circa 1910s

Riems, France - The Central Main Entrance/Doorway Date: circa 1908

Spain - Gaitanes Gorge
Gaitanes Gorge (El Desfiladero de los Gaitanes) - a canyon carved by the river Guadalhorce in the province of Malaga, Spain with access from the north through the dams of Guadalhorce

Kings House, Sandwich
The doorway to the splendid Kings House, with the Arms of King Henry VIII carved above it, Sandwich, Kent, England. Date: 16th century

Tudor Window Shutters
One of the elaborately carved shutters on the house in Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk, England, built in 1526 for Augustine Steward, Sherriff, Mayor and M.P. for Norwich. Date: 16th century

Royal Gargoyles
On Llandaff Cathedral, Wales, are carved heads of all British monarchs since William the Conqueror. Here are Edward VII George V and Edward VIII (depicted without a crown). Date: 1960s

Sawley Abbey Stonework
Carved stonework detail in the gateway of Sawley Abbey, Lancashire, England. It was an abbey of Cisterian monks from 1147 until its dissolution in 1537. Date: founded 1147

Indian totem pole carver at work. Date: 1911

Kon-Tiki Museum
A Viking ship, carved monolith and famous raft the Kon-Tiki, at the museum in Oslo. Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific on the Kon-tiki in 1947. Date: 1960s

Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter
Lebanon - Baalbek - Cornice of the colonnade of the Temple of Jupiter with the head of a lion. Built by the Romans on the site of the ancient city of Baalbek, formerly known as Heliopolis

New Zealand - Maori Te Arawa Woman
Woman of the Te Arawa people, based in the Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas of New Zealand. She is holding a Maori Greenstone Pounamu Mere Club

British Columbia Indian Shaman in full fur attire, standing with totemic wooden carved objects outside his canvas abode. Date: circa 1910s

Pompeii Election Poster
An election poster, carved into a wall at Pompeii, Italy. Date: 1st century A.D

Bali Temple Figure
The carved head of a Hindu temple figure at Bali, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

GIPSY READING WAGGON
This gaily painted and elaborately carved gipsy wagon wagon is known as a Reading Wagon. Date: mid 19th century

Durham Cathedral Corbels
Comical Corbels - some of the faces carved into the corbels above the Chapter House of Durham Cathedral, built between 1093 and 1133. Date: 12th century

Fountain of the Written Stone, Cordova, Spain
Fountain of the Written Stone, Cordova, Andalusia, Spain Date: circa 1910s

The font in the Church of St Martins, Canterbury
The Norman font in the Church of St Martins, Canterbury, Kent, England - the oldest English parish church in continual use. It was here that St

Carved Korean Mountain Gods at the roadside. Date: 1909

Kashmir Walnut & Copper Carving, India
A highly-skilled craftsman producing carvings in copper and walnut wood - Kashmir, India. Date: 1910s

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