Ancient Decorative Motifs

Close-up details of ancient columns and sculptures featuring intricate floral and ornamental patterns, reflecting the artistry of historical civilizations.

Indonesia, Bali. Detail on Besakih Temple door.

Detail of ancient greek column with floral pattern close-up

Sculpture of a wooden head with a long nose.

Syria, Palmyra, Ancient Roman City, Funerary Temple, Carved Decorations, Grapes, Detail

Nerva (30-98). Roman Emperor (96-98). Antonine dynasty. Bronze statue. Detail. Forum of Nerva. Rome. Italy.

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Knight assaulted by a lion, probable scene from the Apocalypse, reliefs on the portal of the church of Saint Mary della Strada, Matrice, Molise, Italy, 11th century.

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,capitals of Santa Maria de Besalú (XII century AC).

Indonesia, Bali. Detail on Besakih Temple door.

Entrance door to the temple, Gothic flamigero, walnut door with casetones decorated with Plateresque motifs, 16th century, Monastery of Santa María La Real, Nájera, La Rioja, Spain.

France, Decoration with leaves and birds

Artistic stonemasons at the historical site of Carcassonne Artful stonemasons at the historical site of Carcassonne

Eye Of God Paris. France.

Detail of an old carving in Ephesus, Selcuk, Turkey, Asia

Grotesque on a column in the Pellerhof, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Coat of arms carved in stone, Pressano, Piana Rotaliana, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Skylight with carved leaf motifs, curly around coat of arms of the De Man family, cutting frame, toplight, carvings, sculptural sculpture, oak wood, heraldry Charlois, Rotterdam

Europe, Italy, Campania, Naples, National Archaeological Museum

Acroterion Acroterion Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22682347

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with winged deer in glass, hearth fireplace component ceramics brick glaze, fired Hearth of the Antwerp type without frame showing two winged deer placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif and accompanied by the year 162 the half-panes at the top and bottom are filled with lily pattern. year 162 heat building history

Acroterion , 2nd century, Sanctuary of the Nympss, at Kasnakovo, Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Sculptured ceiling of cave number nineteen mythology scenes in Panhale Kazi caves, Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Demon´s tile

Overdoor decorated with cherubs and floral motifs, Pontigny Abbey, Burgundy-Franche-Comte, France.

Knottle of the Austria Embassy Knottle of the Austria Embassy, __57 rue de Varenne. Paris, VIIth arrondissement. Photograph of Eugene Atget (1847-1927).

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Naga on boards

DETALLE DEL ESCUDO DE LEONOR PLANTAGENET EN EL SEPULCRO DE ALFONSO VIII Y DOA LEONOR DE PLANTAGENET - SIGLO XIII. Location: MONASTERIO DE LAS HUELGAS-INTERIOR, BURGOS, SPAIN.

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

Wooden carving outside St. Theodul Church in Sachseln Obwalden in Switzerland

detail of stone carvings in Angkor wat, Cambodia detail of stone carvings in Angkor wat, Cambodia Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxOzerovx 10685465

Ottoman marble stone carving art in floral patterns

Sweden, Stockholm, island of Djurgarden. Vasa Maritime museum. Fully intact, restored, 17th century ship. Ornate wood carvings on the stern. (Editorial Use Only)

Fountain with Bacchus figure in the vineyards at Dambach-la-Ville, Vosges, Alsace, France against white background

Marble Decorative Panels. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 27 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (69.9 x 85.1 x 2.9 cm). Date: 10th-11th century.Marble panels like these were used throughout the Byzantine world as bases for templons as well as for low walls for the galleries of churches and beneath windows. Since they were widely exported, such panels are also found in Italian churches, especially in the region around Venice, where Byzantine sculpture was closely copied. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Early Christian Art. Greece. Marble pillar decorated with floral and zoomorphic motives representing birds drinking from a glass. Dated between VII and VIII centuries. It comes from the Basilica of Nea Anchialos. Byzantine Museum. Athens.

Image of a relief representing a flower pattern on the right front of the N.S. station Haarlem in Haarlem.

Detail on the town hall steps in Goerlitz, Saxony

Close up of wood carving of a dragon

Boston Marathon monument in Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square.The calendar, added to the clock in 1870. The twelve medallions represent the twelve months of the year made by Czech painter Josef Manes (1820-1871). Czech Republic.

Slovenia, Ljubljana, City Hall, Double Headed Eagle Austrian Coat of Arms on Courtyard Wall (Large format sizes available)

Tin-glazed earthenware dish; moulded and painted in polychrome. London; Southwark - Several dishes of this type; depicting a recumbent Venus and cherubs dated between 1633 and 1697. Based on a 16th century design attributed to the French potter; Bernard Palissy.

Decoration in the court of the maidens in the Alcazar, 14th century. Artist: Unknown

Belgium, Brussels, Winter 2021. Illustration of daily life in Brussels, capital of Belgium. The Manneken-pis. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.Belgique, Bruxelles, Hiver 2021. Illustration de vie quotidienne a Bruxelles, capitale de la Belgique. Le Manneken-pis. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Sarcophagus of Margrave Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1669-1711), St., St., Saint

Margarita West facade with two bird head mask, Copan, Honduras, Maya

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with crowned male and female head, fireplace hearth part ceramic brick, fried Hearth stone of the Antwerp type without frame showing crowned men's and women's head from the side in two medallions placed in two profiled diamonds half and quarter windows on top and bottom are filled with parts of medallions with star motifs to heat building history

john rylands library radiotor cover detail

Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13 BC. Scrolling acanthus relief. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy.

Figures on the pillar of the pilgrimage church of St. Peter and Paul, build by the Brothers Zimmermann, 1728-1731, Steinhausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Close-up of a carving on a wall, Portal (16th century), Ranzo, Liguria Region, Italy

Sgraffito details on the wall of a house in Retz, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Detail modernist priedieu by Antoni Gaudi, 1880. Sobrellano Palace Chapel, Comillas, Cantabria.

Ornate carving on the side of a building, New York, NY, USA

Classical architectural sculpture

Banteay Srei (or Banteay Srey) is a 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and is located to the north-east of the main group of temples at Angkor. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today. Banteay Srei is sometimes referred to as the 'jewel of Khmer art.'.

Cubierta Evangeliario, 1350. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

Dekorative Platte Dekorative Platte Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22641440

Ottoman marble carving art in detail

Close up of stucco at Alcazar palace

Two golden lions on a blue shield, surrounded by red and blue decorations, hoorn, ijsselmeer, netherlands

Flamboyant guardrail panel from Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, end of XV century - Standing from the 16th century (Cat 9) Anonymous. Flamboyant guardrail panel from Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois Church, late 15th century - early 16th century (Cat 9). Pierre.

Friso decorado romano procedente del yacimiento arqueológico de Torre Llauder. Can Serra Museu de Mataró.

Cáliz, siglo XV. Museo parroquial de Longares.

Fireback. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 36 1/2 x 59 in. (92.7 x 149.9 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Gilded barrior in Paris France

Panel Carved in the "Beveled Style" with Remains of Later Polychromy. Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)W. 27 in. (68.6 cm)D. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Date: last quarter 10th century.This panel belonged to a long horizontal frieze with a continuous undulating pattern. The remnants of blue and red paint and traces of gold leaf are from a later date in antiquity. These remnants indicate that most of the panel's surface would have been vibrantly colored. The adjacent photos show a detail of the panel's colored surface and a possible reconstruction of the original polychrome decoration based on analysis of these remains. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Elizabethan Coat of Arms, Plymouth, Devon, England. Royal Citadel facing the ocean.

Floral still-life relief. Culture: French. Dimensions: Panel: 27 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. (70.5 x 52.4 cm); Frame: 37 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 3 in. (95.3 x 77.5 x 7.6 cm). Maker: Aubert Henri Joseph Parent (French, Cambrai 1753-1835 Valenciennes). Date: 1784.Carved of a single piece of soft lime wood, this high relief with its daring undercutting is an excellent example of the virtuoso work for which the French sculptor Aubert Parent was justly known. Reminiscent of Dutch seventeenth-century flower paintings, Parent's still lifes then as now drew admiration for their realism, delicacy, and the remarkable liveliness of the birds and other small creatures that inhabit them. The inscription below -- AUBERT PARENT. EQUES RO. INV. SCULP. ROMA AN. 1784 -- indicates that this panel was created in Rome in 1784, the year that the artist, supported by a royal stipend, traveled to Italy.The classical vocabulary that Parent mastered there is reflected in the shape and decoration of the urn filled with tulips, ro

Panel 15th century Swiss. Panel 463107

Achaemenid Empire. Persian Lion of Darius the Great from the Susa Palace. 510 BC. Molded glazed bricks. Iran. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Fantastisches Tier Fantastic animal, fragment of the altarpiece of Sant Feliu, 16th century, Pere Robredo, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22283222

'Decorative Relief: Plant Pattern'. Italy. Ferrara, Circa 1508. Dimensions: 28,5x17,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

carved corner stand in the mayor's Fendt house, bulkheads, Vogelsberg, Hessen, Germany

Panels from Sultan Lajin's Minbar at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo 1296 Before becoming sultan, Husam al-Din Lajin spent a year in hiding at the dilapidated Ibn Tulun Mosque. He vowed to renovate the mosque someday, and an enormous minbar was the result, dismantled in the late 19th century and dispersed in several museum collections. A copy based on a traveler's drawing now stands in the mosque.. Panels from Sultan Lajin's Minbar at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo 445028

House sign, angel figure, Egidienplatz 9, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

British, Louis XIV- Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, later oil gilding over original oil and water gilding and sanded frieze, Frame: 26 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 2 3/8 inches (67.9 × 57.8 × 6 cm)

The Milton Shield. Culture: British, Birmingham. Designer: Léonard Morel Ladeuil (French, ca. 1820-1888). Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 33 3/4 x 25 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., 10.4lb. (85.7 x 64.8 x 7.9 cm, 4.6947kg). Manufactory: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829-1963). Date: 1867. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cattle details in stone, Museum in Selçuk is the central town of Selçuk district, Izmir Province in Turkey

ESCUDO-RELIEVE. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. CEUTA. SPAIN.

Stone Carving at Durga Temple, Aihole Closeup of intricate stone carving at Durga Temple in Aihole, Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16828277

Abruzzo, Pescara, Penne, Madonna del Carmine, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

ESTELA EN PIEDRA. Location: MUSEO DE SAN TELMO. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN.

Hearthstone, from Antwerp Belgium, without frame, with winged deer in glass, fire stone fireplace component ceramics brick, baked Hearthstone of the Antwerp type without frame showing two winged deer placed in two panes with laurel leaf motif and accompanied by the year 1605 half the windows on the top and bottom are filled with lily pattern. date 1605 heating history from bakery in Hekendorp.

Lettner, donated by the Hackeney family, west side, St., Sankt, Saint

ANUNCIACIÓN. MEDALLON BARROCO. 1715. MUSEO COMARCAL, MANRESA, CATALUNYA. Author: JOSEP SUNYER I RAURELL.

Over Door Panel. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 42 x 60.2 cm (16 9/16 x 23 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 20 1/8" high; 38" wide; 1 7/16" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Nicholas Amantea.

Casco Antiguo, Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Historic decorative tile at the Alcazar of Seville, a former Moorish citadel.

SEPULCRO DEL POETA PORTUGUES LUIS VAZ DE CAMOES (1524-1580). Location: MONASTERIO DE LOS JERONIMOS. LISBOA. PORTUGAL. VAZ DE CAMOES LUIS / VAZ DE CAMOENS LUIS. CAMOENS LUIS.

Deraisme, Pierre-Georges (n.1859-D.1932), Empt (main title), 1895. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Relief of an old baker's sign on a former bakery, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

One of the Metopes (Tablet with relief sculpture) from the Parthenon, Athens. made from marble. Depicting a battle between Lapiths and Centaurs.

Armorial Roundel ca. 1500 German This roundel probably represents the members of a confraternity or honorary society. In the nineteenth century, this glass roundel was in a castle on the Moselle River, the home of Baron von Liebig, a collector of stained glass.. Armorial Roundel 469990

Decorative figures above gateway in Art Nouveau style, naked boys with garland, grim male face, Seltersweg, old town centre, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Golden lion with sceptre and coiling snake, coat of arms, emblem of the Loewen-Apotheke, figure on facade, 1949, Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Netherlands, Enkhuizen, The coat of arms of the city.

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