Carved Collection (page 12)

False door of Bateti. Egypt
Limestone false door of Bateti. The figure inside the niche depicts the deceased out of his grave to receive their offerings. 2400 BC. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

The Hunters Palette. Egypt
The Hunters Palette. Slate. Depicts hunting scene. About 3100 BC. Late Predynastic Period. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Black basalt relief depicting a soldier on a horse. Syria
Black basalt relief depicting a soldier on a horse. He was one of the 187 reliefs that decorated the base of the south wall of the Palace of King Kapara. 10th century BC

Black basalt reliefs from Kaparas Palace. Tell Halaf
Black basalt reliefs depicting an archer, archer with lion, knight, figure with a sickle, bird, knight in armor, dogs running, palm, leopard, fishing, gathering the harvest, gryphon

Etruscan stone sarcophagus of Bomarzo
Stone sarcophagus with lid carved in the likeness of the roof of a house decorated with sphinxes. 325-250 BC. From the Grotta Dipinta in Bomarzo (Italy). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Gothic Art. Spain. The Last Supper. Buisan canopy. Tempera painting on supports coated with the name of the Apostles in Gothic script. It comes from the Church of San Juan de Buisan

Spain. Abbey of Saint Peter of Galligants. Capital
Spain. Girona. Abbey of Saint Peter of Galligants. Cloister. Romanesque. 12th century. Capital depicting a man resting his hands on his knees

Romanesque art. Spain. Monastery of San Juan de la Pena. Capital of cloister carved by the Master of San Juan de la Pena. 12th-13th centuries. Aragon

Egyptian art. Great Temple at Abu Simbel. Reliefs depicting
Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Reliefs depicting Ramses II and the royal cartridges. Abu Simbel. Egypt

Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Merytmut. Wife of Ramesse
Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Merytmut. One of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. New Kingdom. Temple of Hathor or Small Temple. Abu Simbel. Egypt

Temple of Ramses II. Young prince. Statue near the feet of t
Egyptian Art. Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). Young prince. Statue near the feet of the colossi of Ramses II. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt

Egyptian art. Great Temple of Ramses II. One of the two colossal statues depicting the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) seated with the nemes head and surmounted by the double crown. 19th Dynasty

Temple of Ramses II. Nefertari. Statue near the feet of the
Egyptian Art. Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). Nefertari. Statue near the feet of the colossi of Ramses II. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom. Abu Simbel. Egypt

Egyptian art. Temple of Hathor or Small Temple. Facade depic
Egyptian art. Temple of Hathor or Small Temple dedicated to Nefertari. Facade depicting the pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) and his wife Queen Nefertari dressed as Hathor. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom

Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). Egypt
Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BC). New Kingdom. Temple of Hathor or Small Temple. Abu Simbel. Egypt

Plutei of Trajan. Relief. Rome. Italy
Plutei of Trajan. Stone balustrades built by emperor Trajan. 103 AD. Relief detail. Curia Julia. Roman Forum. Rome. Italy

Greek Art. Greece. Carving of a lions head. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece

Egyptian Art. Temple of Dendur. Built by Emperor Augustus in honor of the goddess Isis. Roman Period. About 15 B.C. Reign of Augustus Caesar. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. 30th Dynasty. Late Empir
Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. Dated between 360 and 342 BC (reign of Nectanebo II). 30th Dynasty. Late Empire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Lalibela. St. George Church
Lalibela. Saint George Church. 13th century. Coptic pilgrims

The Silk Tomb. Petra. Jordan
The Silk Tomb. Hellenistic facade. Petra. Jordan

Romanesque art. Spain. Virgin of Veciana. Catalonia
Romanesque art. Spain. Virgin of Veciana. Wood carving made A?a?A?a?in the 13th century. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia

The Ain Dara temple. Around Aleppo. Syria
The Ain Dara temple. Dating to between the 10th and 8th century B.C. First, ritual pool. Around Aleppo. Syria

Church of St. Mary. Built between 1747 and 1789. Busts and reliefs carved into the facade. Calella. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain

Actor Mask. Ostia Antica. Italy
Ostia Antica. Harbour city of ancient Rome. Theatrical mask. Italy. Europe

The Mouth of Truth. Rome. Italy
The Mouth of Trurh. Marble. 1st century A.D. Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin. Rome. Italy

Myanmar - Yangon - Shwedagon Pagoda - Ornate carved doorway Date: circa 1910s

Standard Life building, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America
Standard Life Insurance Company building, Montevideo, Uruguay, South America. Date: 1911

Religious shrine, Arequipa, Peru, South America
Religious shrine in the city of Arequipa, southern Peru, South America. Date: circa 1920

Chapel Made of Salt
Miners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century

Small Parasol 1802
A lady holds a small parasol with an elegantly carved stick. This could possibly be a fan parasol with a hinged cover that could be tilted upright & used as a fan ? Date: 1802

Cliff Dwellings, America
Cliff dwellings carved out of rock in Cliff Palace Canon, Southwest Colorado Date: circa 1880

Female Type / Dressing
A pretty young woman kneels on a chair to get dressed, and is rather pleased with her new pearl necklace, a gift from an admirer. Date: 1914

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