Limestone Collection (page 2)

Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Empress Theodora, etc
Emperor Justinian I the Great 1, Byzantine imperial courtiers 2, Empress Theodora 3, and Basil II, the Bulgar Slayer 4. Immagini di Giustiniano Teodora

Extinct sea crocodile, Teleosaurus genus, Jurassic period. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct Plesiosaurs and Ichthyosaur
Reconstruction of extinct Plesiosaurus marine dinosaurs in the South German Sea, Jurassic era. in the background right, an Ichthyosaurus

Geological sections and plan of a coal mine
Plan of a coal mine and mode of ventilation, 19th century. Geological sections of metallic veins, chalk, basalt, and limestone

Jews at the Wailing Wall
Two Jews at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall located in the Old City of Jerusalem is a sacred place of prayer and pilgrimage for Jews

Cross of Portugal, Silves, Algarve, southern Portugal -- carved from limestone, it is said to date back to the 15th century and was declared a national monument in 1910. Date: circa 1908

A limestone quarry in Derbyshire, England. Limestone is used extensively for making fertiliser and tarmac. Date: 1950s

One of the chief industries of Derbyshire is the quarrying of limestone, for many and varied purposes. This busy quarry, at Worksworth, is one of the oldest established in Britain. Date: 1950s

General view of the limestone quarry near Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Date: 1950s

Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I. Egypt
Egyptian Art. Osiride pillar of pharaoh Sesostris I, second king of 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Ruled between 1956 and 1910 BC. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Oil in Dorset
Night photograph of the 80 ft high B.P. Exploration Companys drilling rig near Kimmeridge in Dorset where a show of oil had been encountered at a depth of about 1800 feet in limestone in

Horse carriage Bavaria
A two horse carriage drives through a meadow of flowers in the Bavarian Alps near Hohenschwangau Castle. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Earliest known carved heads in Syria, at Tell Brak
The earliest known carved heads in Syria, found at Tell Brak. This page from the Illustrated London News in May 1939, reporting on excavations at Brak

Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Nebuchadnezza
Mesopotamia. Kudurru (stele) of Shitti-Marduk. Limestone. Inscription. Cuneiform. Nebuchadnezzar I (1124-1105 BC) reign. Elamite campaign. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Babylonian

Kudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris

Syria. Damascus. Khan As ad Pasha, old caravanserai built 1751. Ottoman style. Interior. Near East. Photo before Syrian civil war

Statue of Aphrodite. Idalion, Cyprus
Statue of Aphrodite, Great Goddess of Cyprus. 5th century BC. Limestone. Idalion, Cyprus. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Relief depicting a butchering scene. Egypt
Tomb relief depicting a butchering scene. Limestone. Old Kingdom. 5th Dynasty. 2350 BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Pergamon Altar. West frieze. Gigantomachy. Triton and Amphit
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. West frieze. Gegantomachy. Lift to right; Triton and Amphitrite

Pergamon Altar. Aether and Uranus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Pergamon Altar. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. Goddess Rhea or Cybele riding on a lion next to goddess Adrasteia

Pergamon Altar. Horse of Helios carriage attacking a giant
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy. Horse of Helios carriage attacking a giant

Pergamon Altar. Artemis and Leto fighting against Otos
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy

Pergamon Altar. Leto and Apollo fighting against Tityos
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Leto fights using a torch against titan Tityos

Pergamon Altar. Probably goddess Nyx or one of the Erinyes h
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze

Princess Meritaten. Relief. Amarna Period. Egypt
Princess Meritaten. Relief with traces of polychromy. Limestone. Probably from el-Amarna, Egypt. Amarna Period, c. 1365-1347 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Egypt
Stele dedicated to bull Mnevis by laundryman Ipi. Limestone. 19th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1300-1200 BC. Probably from Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Royal Game of Ur. Early Dynastic III Period. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Phoenician art. Cyprus. 6th century BC. Herakles, 530-520 A.C. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Phoenician art. Cyprus. Statue of a priest. Late sixth century BC. Archaic Period. Limestone. It comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Offerng female Iberian sculpture. 2nd-3rd centuries BC
Female Iberian sculpture in offering attitude, carrying a offering glass. 2nd-3rd centuries BC. Limestone. Robed and veiled conical miter

Tombstone. Nablus, Palestine. Roman art. 2nd-3rd century AD
Tombstone, limestone. Nablus (Palestine). Roman period, 2nd-3rd century AD. The Latin inscription is dedicated to the deified soul of the departed Augindai

Stela of Seneferseshempepy. 2150 BC. Dendara. 6th Dynaty. Br
Limestone stela of Seneferseshempepy. 2150 BC. From Dendara. 6th Dynaty. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Mesopotamia. Limestone statue of a woman. Kingdom of Lagash. 2500BC. From Tello (ancient Girsu). Iraq. Probably a votive donation in a temple. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Sacred Basin. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC
Sacred Basin. Gift of Gudea, governor of Lagash, to the temple of the God Ningirsu. Gudea Period. 2144-2124 BC. Relief depicting winged goddess reaching and holding a round based vessel

King Seti I in front of the God Osiris. Fragment of a pillar. Limestone. New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty. 1290 BC. Grave of Seti I. West Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Pergamon Altar. Theia, giant fallen and Selene
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Pergamon Altar. The Titan Phoebe with a torch fighting again
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. The Titan Phoebe with a torch fighting against a winged giant. Pergamon Museum

Pergamon Altar. The goddess Ceto aiding her father Pontus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze. Gigantomachy. The goddess Ceto aiding her father Pontus

Pergamon Altar. Probably the twins Castor and Pollux
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze. Probably the twins Castor and Pollux

Pergamon Altar. Orion and Enyo
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze. Orion and Enyo. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Pergamon Altar. The three Moirai, goddesses of fate, kill th
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze

Persian art. Persepolis. Apadana. Palace of Darius I. Lion a
Persian art. Persepolis. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. Stands decorated with reliefs. 6th century and 5th centuries BC

Greek Art. Cyprus. Kouros. It comes from Dali. 6th century B
Greek Art. Cyprus. Kouros. Statue of a young man dated to 550 BC. Limestone. It comes from Dali (Cyprus). Egyptian Museum (Altes Museum). Berlin. Germany

Stele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. Egypt
Stele dedicated to Mnevis, the bull of Ra. Limestone. 20th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1100 BC. From Heliopolis. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Gargoyle from Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek
Lionhead gargoyle. 2nd century AD. Limestone. From the entablure of the courtyard colonnades of the Sanctuary of Jupiter Heliopolitanus. Baalbek, Lebanon. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germnany

Statue of the goddess Artemis, perhaps Artemis Bendis wearing a Phrygian cap. Limestone. Made in Cyprus. 300-200 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Pyla. British Museum. London. England

Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx. 358-338 BC. Persep
Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx wearing divine horned head-dress. 358-338 BC. Originally part of the facade of the Palace G, built by King Artaxerxes III

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