Ancient Battle Reliefs

Intricate stone reliefs depicting battles and mythological scenes, showcasing warriors and divine figures from ancient cultures.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Ara Casali. Altar dedicated by Tiberius Claudius Faventinus. Batlle. Relief. 2nd C. AD. Octogonal Court. Vatican Museums.

Double Capital 1480-1500 French. Double Capital. French. 1480-1500. Marble. Made in Trie or Larreule, France

Treasury of Siphnos (525 B.C.). Detail from the north frieze that depicts the battle between gods and giants. Delphi Archaeological Museum. Greece.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Relief from the Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthus in classical period Lycia, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BC as a tomb for Arbinas, the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia

PORTADA-2ºCUERPO-DET DCHO-JOVEN DESNUDO LUCHA(TESEO). Location: PALACIO DE ESCORIAZA-ESQUIVEL. VITORIA / GASTEIZ. ALAVA. SPAIN.

Sarcófago de Hipólito, siglo III. Museum: TORRE DEL PRETORIO.

GERONA. CATEDRAL. CLAUSTRO ROMANICO , SIGLO XII. DETALLE DE CAPITEL.

UK, England, London, British Museum, Greeks fight Amazons, Frieze from Temple of Apollo, Bassai, Greece, 400-429 BC

Roman sarcophagus depicting a carts race in the circus. Detail. End of the Antonine Era. Unknown artist. Marble. National Gallery. Oslo. Norway.

Stone relic of Hephaistos, Roman Smith-God, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: Unknown.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

PILA DE JATIVA-L SIGLO XI - DETALLE DE COMBATIENTES- RELIEVE HISPANOMUSULMAN. Location: Museo Municipal. Jativa. Valencia. SPAIN.

Frieze from a wall at Palace in Persepolis, a Royal Achaemenid city in the Persian Empire. The palace was built between 6th Century BC-5th Century BC

Relief of Gladiator fights. Roman period. Beginning of 3rd century. Necropols, Hierapolis. Hierapolis Archaeology Museum. Turkey.

Greek relief detail, Battle of Gods and Giants, Apollo and Artemis fight, 525BC. Artist: Unknown.

Relief of warriors on an Etruscan cinerary urn. 2nd C. BC.

Xerxes watches as an Immortal is thrown by a Greek. Greek relief.

Byzantine art. Capital decorated with relief of cupid on a peacock. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece.

Double Capital late 15th century French. Double Capital. French. late 15th century. Marble. Made in Pyrénées, France; Made in Trie or Larreule

Sarcophagus with journey of the deceased through the afterlife. Marble. Early 2nd c. AD. Roman. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Box of the Warriors Box of the Warriors, archaeological piece from the Iberian period, 1st century BC. C., Piquía necropolis, Arjona, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21714937

RELIEVES DE LA GALERIA ALTA DEL PATIO DEL PALACIO DE LOS GUZMANES - SIGLO XVI. Location: PALACIO DE LOS GUZMANES / DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL. LEON. SPAIN.

Gilded chair found in KV46, the tomb of Tjuyu and Yuya, Parents of Queen Tiye. Gilded and sivered. The back is decorated with scenes of offering to a Queen, Bes and Taweret dancing with knives. Yuya was a powerful Egyptian courtier during the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (circa 1390 BC). He was married to Tjuyu, an Egyptian noblewoman associated with the royal family

The decoration of Assyrian Palaces. Assyrian Kings competed to make each new palace finer than the last. Carved reliefs decorated the interior walls, while colossal man-headed lions or bulls stood as guardians of gateways.

SARCOFAGO PALEOCRISTIANO DE BRIVIESCA (QUINTANA BUREBA). DEPOSITO: MUSEO PROVINCIAL DE BURGOS.

Roman art. Part of a front panel of a sarcophagus of a child with a chariot race in Circus Maximus. Marble. 130-192 century AD. Rome. Pio-Clementine Museum. Vatican Museums.

APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS (60-129). Column of Trajan. 110. ITALY. Rome. Forum of Trajan. First Dacian War. Purification Ceremony 'lustratio' before the fight. Sacrifices and offerings. Roman art. Early Empire. Relief on marble.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

ANGELES ELEVANDO EL ALMA DE DOÑA SANCHA - DETALLE DEL FRONTAL DEL SARCOFAGO DE DOÑA SANCHA - SIGLO XII - ROMANICO ARAGONES. Author: MAESTRO DE DOÑA SANCHA. Location: REAL MONASTERIO DE BENEDICTINAS. Jaca. SPAIN. CONDESA DOÑA SANCHA.

Detail from the Nereid Monument, a sculptured tomb from Xanthos in classical period Lycia. Dated 4th Century BC

Relief depicting a cult statue of Apollo, standing between two torch-bearers. The image of god are a quotation from a famous archaic cult statue by Kanachos. 175-200 AD. Marble. From the theater of Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

PARTE DE SARCOFAGO CON RELIEVE. DEPOSITO: MUSEO DE SANTA CRUZ. TOLEDO, CASTILLA LA MANCHA, ESPAÑA.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Upper section of a stele with depiction of a libation scene before a seated god. Late 3rd millennium BC. White limestone. On the left, a figure whose head is missing, probably a king, pours a libation at an altar adorned with a palm leaf. Southern Mesopotamian style. Susa. Third Dynasty of Ur. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.

Roman sarcophagus. Detail of relief. Hunting scene. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Tomb of Mausolus. Turkey. Amazonomachy frieze. 350 BC. British Museum. London.

Roman child's sarcophagus from Pozemia, c. 140. Detail of Gigantomachy. Italy. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Egypt, Amarna, Tell el-Amarna, Necropolis, Tomb of Merire, relief detail

Funerary stele. Detail. Reliefs. Late Roman period. Hierapolis Archaeology Museum. Turkey.

Roman civilization, Relief with Marcus Curtius on horseback leaping into chasm Lacus Curtius

Photograph taken of the triumph relief of Shapur I, the most famous Sasanian rock relief at Naqsh-e Rostam.

danza baquica,, siglo I antes de Cristo , arcilla con restos de policromia, Italia, coleccion Campana.

Detail of the sculptural relief of the capital of the cloister of the cathedral of Gerona, 12th century, Gerona, Gerona, Catalonia, Spain.

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

Roman relief of gladiators fighting wild beasts., 1st century. Artist: Unknown

Roma - Villa Albani. Danza Dionisiaca (Scultura antica) , Antiquities, Bas-reliefs, Gods, Dance, Dionysus Greek deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Thom, Intricate bas_reliefs in the Bayon.

Colegiata de San pedro, siglo XII. Cervatos. Cantabria. Spain.

Relief depicting the deceased, a woman selling wreaths from the late-Roman period. Marble sarcophagus from the late-Roman period depicting a boar-hunting scene. Family crest of the Medici family and the coat of arms of the Art of Wool (Wool Guild of Florence) respectively are engraved on the lid (1299). Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence.

Trajans Column is a Roman column commemorating the Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars. Located in Trajans Forum, north of the Roman Forum. The spiral Bas Relief artistically describes the epic battles between the Romans and Dacians. Completed in 113 AD. Rome. Italy 2013

Lazio Roma Rome Palazzo Corsetti7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of 17th c. simple facade and courtyard withdetail views of mounted architectural and sculptural fragments. Interior views of coffers, painting, fresco painting, silver icon. Antiquities: Sculptural fragments General Notes: Views 111-152 are extracted from via di Monserrato sequence. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Close-up of carvings on a stone, Chinatown, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Roman civilization, relief depicting scene from comedy Andria (The Girl from Andros) by Terence (Publius Terentius Afer), detail

Bassrelief des Maestro Nicolo 12. Jahrhundert, Gruppe rechts von der Tür der Basilika San Zeno in Verona, Italien Bass-relief of Maestro Nicolo 12th century, group to the right of the door of the Basilica of St Zeno in Verona, Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/ZvonimirxAtletix 22826190

Relief from the Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthus in classical period Lycia, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BC as a tomb for Arbinas, the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia

Deatil of Trajans Column Rome 2013. Commenmorating Roman Emperor Trajans victory in the Dacian Wars.

Carved Cham stone relief exhibit at My Son, Quang Nam province, Vietnam

Europe, Germany. Ivory relief. Serfs. Villains.

The site of Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran

Athènes - Grèce. Musée National. Relief votif - Héros sa femme et un esclave. (IV siècle a. C.) , Antiquities, Bas-reliefs. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Architectural Support with Squatting Dwarf. Nepal, circa 7th century. Architecture; Architectural Elements. Stone

Coat of arms with a rider who leaves a castle with a rider who leaves a castle

Relief from the Nereid Monument is a sculptured tomb from Xanthus in classical period Lycia, Turkey. It took the form of a Greek temple on top of a base decorated with sculpted friezes, and is thought to have been built in the early fourth century BC as a tomb for Arbinas, the Xanthian dynast who ruled western Lycia

The creation of woman and the Original sin, detail from Stories of Genesis, by Wiligelmus (active ca 1099-1120), marble bas-relief, facade of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Saint Geminianus (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1997), Modena, Emilia Romagna. Italy, 12th century.

(Detail) relief from the Apadana, large hypostyle great audience hall at Persepolis. Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550330 BC). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran.

Portal, Sveti Lovre Cathedral, Trg Ivana Pavla II, Trogir in Croatia, Trogir, Splitsko-Dalmatinska, Croatia, Europe

LEON HERIDO - RELIEVE DEL PALACIO DE ASHURBANIPAL - SIGLO VII AC. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.

Hunter statue Bas Relief in Mahanavami Dibba in Hampi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Altar. Relief. Myth of Cleobi and Bitone. Detail cart. Marble. Imperial Age. Rome. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

return from the lion hunt. Panel from the North Palace at Nineveh, Iraq. Assyrian 645-636 BC

Cambodia, , Siem Reap - near, Angkor Thom - bas relief at the Bayon Temple

Alcobaca, Portugal - 02. Juni 2024 - Malerisches Grabmal von Ines de Castro mit einer Schnitzerei, die das Jüngste Gericht darstellt Alcobaca, Portugal - June 02, 2024 - Picturesque tomb of Ines de Castro in the Alcobaca monastery with a carving showing the last judgement, Portugal Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 22499436

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Trasacco, SS. Rufino e Cesidio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Limestone ""sulcus primigenius"" relief, representing ceremony of foundation of city of Aquileia

Sarcophagus relief, detail: peasants picking legumes and milking sheeps from the Necropolis of Villa Casale, Roman civilization

Greek Hoplite in battle against the Amazons (30BC - 200AD). Detail from sarcophagus of Roman Imperial epoch. Vatican Museum

Anatolian-Persian funerary stele, 5th century BC. Marble. From Daskylaion (Ergili, Lake Manyas). Detail of the upper part of the stele depicting a funerary cortege in two scenes: two mourning women walk behind a funeral cart (upper scene). A woman and a bearded man sit on a couch (lower scene). The woman's left hand holds an object, while her right hand receives an egg from the man. The couch is flanked by servants or slaves. On the right, the slave stands in front of a vessel placed on a tripod. On the left, the other slave carries a fruit bowl. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.

Relief detail in the ancient city of Laodikya in Denizlii, Turkey, Asia

Detail from the Black Obelisk, of Shalmaneser III. A black limestone Assyrian sculpture with scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It comes from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq, and commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC).

God Osiris as a bird; carved stone relief from the Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt

Cambodia - Bas-relief with battle scenes in the Bayon, a temple in the centre of Angkor Thom, the 'Great Capital' of the Khmer empire in Angkor. The temple complexes of Angkor ('city') were the heart of the Khmer empire which flourished from the 9th to the 13th century and today are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Siem Reap province, northwest Cambodia.

Berenguer de Montagut / Detail of the capital of the facade of Santa María del Mar (representing Bastaixos), 14th century, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Marble relief showing transport amphorae 2nd century A.D. Roman The relief appears to show a merchant receiving a delivery from a porter at right, who is carrying a jar over his shoulder. Other amphorae, with their mouths clearly sealed, are stacked in the corner at left.. Marble relief showing transport amphorae. Roman. 2nd century A.D.. Marble. Mid-Imperial. Stone Sculpture

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (858-824 BC). Assyrian, from Nimrud. Made of fine-grain Black limestone streaked with white. It records the king's campaigns, and tributes given to him.

iran, bishapur, sasanid bas-relief

Greece, Central Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Arch of Galerius, b. 303 AD

Bas-relief on the wall of palace in Persepolis, Iran

Dance Bas reliefs on the outer wall of the Ramachandra temple, Hampi, Karnataka, also called Hazara Rama One thousand Ramas was built in the 1420 in Hampi, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

Sarcophagus with pastorial scenes. 270 Ad. Marble. Detail of sheeps. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Celestial Lovers. India, Odisha (Orissa), 13th century. Sculpture. Gneissic rock

Lion and crockodile on the wall of vatadage in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Tomb of Ardèvol from the chapel of Corpus Christi palace of the Marquis de Floresta Tarrega. Dated 14th Century

Artemis and Apollo attacking a giant, detail of the Gigantomachy, relief, north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury, 530-525 BC, from Delphi, Greece. Ancient Greek civilization, 6th century BC.

Chariots. Assyrian, 728 BC. Nimrud, Central Palace. Iraq. Royal chariot. British Museum. London.

Warriors Fight a Wolf and Giant Snake. Ernst Alpers (German, active Hannover, Germany about 1867)

Depiction of the Ark of Alliance, Gate of Paradise door of the Baptistry of San Giovanni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Roman relief in the Roman museum on Frauenberg near Leibnitz, Styria, Austria, Europe

The decoration of Assyrian Palaces. Assyrian Kings competed to make each new palace finer than the last. Carved reliefs decorated the interior walls, while colossal man-headed lions or bulls stood as guardians of gateways.

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