Ancient Civilizations Reliefs

Archaeological relief carvings depicting historical events and figures from ancient civilizations, showcasing intricate details and cultural significance.

Detail of 8th century AD Mayan stele, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Slab. Transportation of timber (cedars of Lebanon, Phoenician civilization). Transport ships. Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, Iraq. Assyrian Empire. 8th century BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Archeological site of Monte Alban(500BC-AD900-1000).´Danzantes´.UNESCO World Heritage Site. Oaxaca, Mexico..

Sassanian rock relief, ca, 350 AD. Relief VI. The victory of King Shapur II (r. 309-379). Detail. Soldiers next to a horse. Bishapur, Fars Province, Iran. (Old Persia).

Detail of 8th century AD Mayan stele, Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla, El Tajin archaeological site Relief carvings on wall of Juegos de Pelota Sur.

Sepulcro de Ramon Berenguer IV, Ripoll.

Bas-relief, animal depictions of the Mayas, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Colourful reliefs of the Moche culture on adobe walls, Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo province, Peru, South America

Wall detail, Platform of Venus, Chichen Itza Archaeological Site, Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

Statues carved in Ramchandra temple, Hazara rama, Hampi, Vijayanagar, UNESCO World Heritage, Deccan plateau, Taluka Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

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Templo de Isis. Egipto.

RELIEVE DEL PALACIO DE NIMRUD - GENIO PROTECTOR - 865 AC. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.

Colourful reliefs of the Moche culture on adobe walls, Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo province, Peru, South America

Simbolo romanico, Grifo.Sant Pere de Galligants (s.X-sXII) . Girona.Catalunya.Espana

Tumba de Setau o Sethau (EK-4), Elkab, Egipto.

Mayan drawings in the temples of Copan Ruinas. Honduras

Stela. Sandstone. 2nd century. Lara de los Infantes (Burgos), Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Brocolitia. the Temple of Mithras is a fascinating temple dedicated to the god beloved by Roman soldiers. It was the largest of such buildings to occupy the site and, like many Mithraic temples, it was situated near a military base. Carrawburgh Brocolitia. Northumberland. England. United Kingdom.

Bee sculpture at Pere Lachaise cemetery (symbol of Christ and holy Spirit)

Winged horse, relief on the base of Palazzo Bucelli inlaid with stone fragments, cinerary urns, Etruscan and Roman inscriptions, Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy.

Relief by Heinrich Jobst at the "Grosser Sprudel" fountain, Sprudelhof courtyard, spa resort in Art Nouveau style, Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Honduras, Copan Ruins, Mayan Archaelogical Site, Great Plaza, Stela B, Ad 731

Bas relief in bronze depicts Japanese students mobilized for industry during WWII at Hiroshima Memorial Tower.

Relief at The Ball Court Chichen Itza (Mayan-Toltec) Yucatan, Mexico

Relieve romano. Catedral de Santa Tecla de Tarragona.

Cloister gallery of Monastery of St Pere of Puelles, Barcelona, Spain. After 1187. Detail of a capital. Romanesque. Anonymous. Montjuic stone. Museographic presentation. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain.

Bas-relief. Quetzalcóatl (Feathered Serpent). Xochicalco. Morelos. Mexico.

Elephant carving

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

Borobudur Java, Indonesia Indonesian Art

13th century Romanesque window, San Esteban parish, Nanclares de Gamboa, Vitoria-Gasteiz Museum of Sacred Art, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain

Relief of the Goddess Minerva wearing a Gorgons head mask on her stomach. Found in the Roman Baths, Somerset, England. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.

Clock base in the south tower, sculpture, St., Saint, Saint

13th century Romanesque window, San Esteban parish, Nanclares de Gamboa, Vitoria-Gasteiz Museum of Sacred Art, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, 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

STELA 14, 870 AD, depicts a MAYA RULER from the LATE CLASSIC PERIOD - SEIBAL (CEIBAL) RUINS, GUATEMALA

ANIMALES FANTASTICOS. CLAUSTRO CATEDRAL DE ELNA (S.XII-XIV).

Wall painting of skeleton representing Father Time with scythe, church of Saint Michael, Yanworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Ancient Assyrian soldiers on reed boat, in the marshes of southern Iraq. Assyrian, about 640-620 From Nineveh, South-West Palace.

A photograph taken of the Festival Hall of Thutmose III (Akh-menu) is an ancient shrine in Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. It is located at the heart of the Precinct of Amun-Re, in the Karnak Temple Complex. The Hall is situated at the end of the Middle Kingdom court. It was initially built to celebrate the Jubilee (Heb-Sed) of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh, Thutmose III, and later became used as part of the annual Opet Festival. circa 1425 BC

Egypt, Dandarah (Dendera). Roman mammisi of Augustus, detail of relief's

Sculptural frieze of the cloister of the cathedral of Girona, 12th century, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Persian archer, Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran

Detail of a column in the bath house, Apollonia, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Detail from the Column of Trajan, Trajan Forum (Foro Traiano), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Indonesia, Java, Candi Sukuh, bas relief

Panhalekaji caves, famous rock-cut caves, India Panhalekaji caves, famous rock-cut caves are 1000 years Old situated on the bank of the river Kotjai, Near Dapoli, Maharashtra, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 7500434

Vijayanagar symbol at Hampi world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka Vijayanagar symbol at Hampi world heritage site, Hampi, Karnataka Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22207671

Angkor Wat. Detail of Relief Sculpture From the Battle of Kurukshetra. Cambodia.

Intricate stone carvings showcasing mayan deities, rituals, and mythical creatures adorn a wall at the chichen itza archaeological site in mexico

Cambodia: A woman pokes a turtle into a soldier's bottom giving him a shock as the Khmer army advances, bas-relief Eastern Wall, southern section, The Bayon, Angkor Thom. The Bayon was originally the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. The Bayon, at the centre of Angkor Thom (Great City), was established in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. Angkor Thom, meaning The Great City, is located one mile north of Angkor Wat. It was built in the late 12th century CE by King Jayavarman VII.

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

Rama and Lakshmana sculptures on outer wall of Ramachandra temple in Hampi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla, El Tajin archaeological site Relief carvings on wall of Juegos de Pelota Sur.

Romanesque carving Romanesque carving Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22593131

Iran, Tehran, National Museum of Iran, Procession of Xerxes frieze from the ancient city of Persepolis

Roman stele, Aguilar de Codes, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra,Spain.

El dios descendente. Museo Nacional de antropologia. Estado de Mexico D.F. Mexico.

The Bayon was originally the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. The Bayon, at the centre of Angkor Thom (Great City), was established in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. Angkor Thom, meaning 'The Great City', is located one mile north of Angkor Wat. It was built in the late 12th century CE by King Jayavarman VII, and covers an area of 9 km, within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. It is believed to have sustained a population of 80,000-150,000 people. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire, and was the centre of his massive building programme. One inscription found in the city refers to Jayavarman as the groom and the city as his bride. Angkor Thom seems not to be the first Khmer

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

Sogdia. Pre-Islamic Central Asia. Sculptural composition. Clay; colouring. 7th-8th C. Pendjikent, Tajikistan. Temple II. Iwan. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Detail of the reliefs from Pura Meduwe Karang (Singaraja), showing a balinese prince in full attire. Bali, Indonesia.

Temple of Ramses III. Relief depicting Ramses III with war prisoners. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt.

A good luck symbol carved on a street corner in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. The symbol shows a double headed phallus with the eye being attacked by a scorpion. It may have denoted the location of a brothel.

Wall relief, antique stone carving, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia

Trajan's Column. Relief depicting scenes of Dacian War (1101-106 A.D.) Forum of Trajan. Rome. Italy.

Iran, Achaemenid necropolis Naqsh-e Rostam, Sassanid relief of the triumph of king Shapur II.

old khmer art carvings bas-relief on the wall

Czech Republic, South Moravia, Lednice, Detail of sculpture on the Lednice Castle facade. UNESCO

ENCUADERNACION ROMANICA - DETALLE. Location: CATEDRAL BIBLIOTECA. SEGOVIA. SPAIN.

Relief showing Treaty of Kadesh Between Ramasses II and Hittites. 19th dyn. 1285 BC.

The Bayon was originally the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. The Bayon, at the centre of Angkor Thom (Great City), was established in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. Angkor Thom, meaning 'The Great City', is located one mile north of Angkor Wat. It was built in the late 12th century CE by King Jayavarman VII, and covers an area of 9 km, within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. It is believed to have sustained a population of 80,000-150,000 people. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire, and was the centre of his massive building programme. One inscription found in the city refers to Jayavarman as the groom and the city as his bride. Angkor Thom seems not to be the first Khmer

Iran, Central Iran, Persepolis, 6th century BC ancient city, frieze, Apadan Staircase

Italy, Sicily, Palermo region, Monreale cathedral, Norman architecture, the cloister, marble capital carved

Horse featured Yaksi carrying a youth; Stupa Sanchi 2nd century BC

MONUMENTO CONMEMORATIVO A CARLOS III - S XVIII - DETALLE DEL PAISAJE. Location: EXTERIOR. LA CAROLINA. JAEN. SPAIN.

Colourful reliefs of the Moche culture on adobe walls, Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo province, Peru, South America

Frieze from the Harpy Tomb, from the city of Xanthos, capital of ancient Lycia. Dated 470 BC.

Syria. Palmyra. Temple of Bel. Relief of an architrave with depiction of citizens of Palmyra in procession making offerings to god Bel. (Photo taken before the Syrian civil War).

Etruscan relief from a temple in Rome, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

PERU. Trujillo. Huaca de la Luna. Huaca de la Luna Archaelogical Complex (100-900). Mural paintings. Moche or Mochica Art.

Egypt Dendarah Ancient Stone Coffin

Ancient relief of the Achaemenids, Leo begins Taurus, Apadana Palace, archaeological site, ancient Persian city Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fars Province, Iran, Asia

Bas relief, Angkor Wat main temple, Cambodia, Asia

Cast of a Roman bireme warship carrying armed soldiers, Roman civilization

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Close Up Photo of Detail of the Stone Bas Relief Carvings that Line the Walls of Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Asia

Detail relief of tower of Pisa Tuscany Italy

Detail of the bas-relief depicting The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Asia

Borobudur, 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. UNESCO World Heritage. Bas-relief dispicting the life of Buddha. Java. Indonesia.

Relief with battle of Til-Tuba, from Nineveh

Archeological site of Teotihuacan (100BC-AD700).UNESCO World Heritage Site.Mural painting in the Palace of The Jaguars . Mexico..

castle of Foix castle of Foix, 10th century, Foix, department of Ariège, Occitanie, Pyrenean mountain range, France Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21487327

8th - 10th century AD; Erotic sculpted reliefs from the Khajuraho Group of Monuments (a group of Hindu and Jain temples) in Madhya Pradesh, Indi

Narrative relief carving , Halebid Halebidu , Karnataka , India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Colourful reliefs of the Moche culture on adobe walls, Huaca de la Luna, Trujillo province, Peru, South America

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England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, University Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Plaster Cast of Maya Sculpture from Quirigua in Guatemala

A man killing a pig, bas-relief sculptures on the parapet wall of the Chinniyan tank Oorani near Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

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