Ancient Monuments and Statues

Remarkable statues from ancient civilizations, representing kings, deities, and figures from Egyptian heritage, preserved in striking detail.

Chacmool (Chacmool) form of pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican sculpture, depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting itself on its elbows and supporting a bowl or a disk upon its stomach. These figures possibly symbolised slain warriors carrying offerings to the gods; Post-classical Mayan Period, 900-1250 AD; From Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Ashurnasirpal II. King of Assyria (883-859 BC). Statue. 865 BC. From the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi, Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Painted limestone statue of the royal courtier, Nekhesfta and his son Nekheftek. VII Dynasty, circa 2200 BC. The Seventh Dynasty of Egypt would mark the beginning of the First Intermediate Period in the early 22nd century BC. Almost nothing is known of this dynasty and Egyptologists often consider it fictitious

Upper part of a colossal statue of Amenhotep III. Eighteenth Dynasty, about 1370 BC from Thebes. This fine sculpture stood in the kings mortuary temple to the west of the Nile at Thebes. It was part of an extensive array of architectural sculpture which adorned this temple.

Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut. Dimensions: H. 261.5 cm (102 15/16 in.); W. 80 cm (31 1/2 in.); D. 137 cm (53 15/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..On the upper terrace of Hatshepsut's temple at Deir el-Bahri, the central sanctuary was dedicated to the god Amun-Re, whose principal place of worship was Karnak temple, located across the Nile, on the east bank of the river. During a yearly festival, called the Beautiful Feast of the Valley, the god's image was transported across the river to the west bank. Carrying the god in his sacred barque, the festival procession followed a roadway lined with sphinxes that led to Hatshepsut's temple. On the middle terrace, the pathway was flanked by colossal kneeling statues that represented Hatshepsut as the ideal Egyptian king - a young man in the prime of life. Some of the statues were depicted wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt (see 30.3.1). Others, like this one an

Statue of Queen Merit-Amon from Thebes

Kneeling figure of queen Hatshepsut with cultic vessel new Kingdom, dynasty 18 around 1475 BC Thebes West / Deir el-Bahari Rose granite.

Chacmool (Chacmool) form of pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican sculpture, depicting a reclining figure with its head facing 90 degrees from the front, supporting itself on its elbows and supporting a bowl or a disk upon its stomach. These figures possibly symbolised slain warriors carrying offerings to the gods; Post-classical Mayan Period, 900-1250 AD; From Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Red granite sarcophagus lid of Pahemnetjer. 19th dynasty, about 1250 BC. From Saqqara. This lid belonged to the coffin of the high priest of Ptah at Memphis, Pahemnetjer. The figure of Nut can be seen on the chest.

Pharaoh, statuette in attitude of jubilance, bronze, late period, 664-332 BC, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.

Bearded warrior holding a spear ca. 9th-8th century B.C. Assyrian This small baked clay figurine takes the form of a male figure with long hair and beard that fall in waves, indicated by horizontal ridges. He wears a domed hat or helmet, differentiated from his hair by its smooth surface. The figure stares straight ahead with large, wide-open eyes beneath arched eyebrows. A prominent nose and small, closed mouth can also be seen, although the level of detail in the features is minimal. He holds both hands to his chest with fists closed, and pressed against his chest is a spear tip incised into the figurine after it had been removed from the mold. The figure apparently holds the weapons shaft in his hands, although because of damage over time, details such as the shaft and the lower body of the figure can no longer be seen; the shiny areas are modern restorations in wax. The figurine was made by pressing clay into a mold, a common method of manufacturing plaques and figurines in Mesopo

Ancient Egypt. Mummy mask with long wig and diadem, with winged sun disk and uraeus on both sides. Linen, stucco, gold leaf and paint. Graeco-Roman Period of Egypt. 3rd century BC-2nd century AD. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Statuette of a Late Middle Kingdom Queen ca. 1825-1750 B.C. Middle Kingdom This small but intriguing work depicts a royal woman wearing an archaic, globular wig with horizontal striations and a bald area above the forehead. The uraeus cobra at the brow marks the woman's royal status. Uniquely, a pair of vultures with outstretched wings forms a protective band on top of the head. Most striking, however, is the thick cloak with its stiff collar. It is pulled tight over the figure's crossed arms, leaving the top of the chest and the shoulders bare; only the left hand emerges from the garment. The combination of this garment and the unusual hairstyle is known from a few early Old Kingdom reliefs depicting royal women, two of them mothers. The preserved part of this woman's face, with its hooded eyes, places the work, however, securely in the late Middle Kingdom.. Statuette of a Late Middle Kingdom Queen. ca. 1825-1750 B.C.. Schist. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. End of Dynasty 12-early Dynast

Statue of goddess Sekhmet, Egyptian civilization

Reshef ca. 1184-664 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period This statue depicts Reshef, a god of the underworld, pestilence and warfare. Reshef was Syro-Palestinian in origin, but was introduced into Egypt in the 18th Dynasty and was then assimilated into Egyptian religion. He is depicted menacing, carrying a shield and a swordlike mace. On his head is the Egyptian white crown, which is combined here with the head of a gazelle.. Reshef 553738

Wood statue of Lady Nay, painted and gilded. 18th dynasty (1550-1295). Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Celtic stone head, Salzburg, Austria, 1st century BC - 1st century. Artist: Unknown

Egyptian Art. Statue-cube of Senenmut and Princess Neferure. Senenmut was architect and royal chancellor during the reign of Hatshepsut and guardian of her daughter, Neferure. Granite sculpture, from Thebes or Karnak. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. (1473-1458 B.C.). Egyptian Museum (Altes Museum). Berlin. Germany.

Egypt, Limestone statue of God Amon of Karnak

Statue of the Goddess Sekhmet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1390-1152 B.C. Sakhmet represented the forces of violence, unexpected disaster and illness. She had the head of a lioness and the disk identifies her as the daughter of the sun god.

Limestone votary of a bearded male in Egyptianizing dress mid 6th century B.C. Cypriot With Assyrian helmet.. Limestone votary of a bearded male in Egyptianizing dress 242030

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Statue of the Cortier Bes 664-610 BCE Egyptian Art Limestone Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Statue of 'Isis Lactans' with a Meroitic inscription. Meroitisch, 100 BC - 300 AD. Gebel Barkal (Sudan) grey granite

Terracotta statuette of a person of high rank from Colombia. Dated 15th Century

Limestone bust of Queen Ahmes-Merytamun, 18th Dynasty, about 1550, from Thebes temple of Karnack. This is the upper half of a statue inscribed for Ahmes-Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep I.

The Guardian of the City Wall. Assyrian, about 835 BC From Ashur. the subject is the god Kidudu, guardian spirit of the wall of the city of Ashur.

Cartonnage coffin. Funerary mask made from plant fiber and plaster and linen. Decoration: Wesekh collar and ram-heades god Amon-Ra. 22nd Dynasty. 943-746 BCE. Third Intermediate periodl. Thebes. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy.

Easter Island, Chile. Close-up of a Moai Statue.

Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408-2377 BC. Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Niuserra or later, 2408-2377 BC. Red granite and pigment; overall: 53.4 x 20.5 x 28 cm (21 x 8 1/16 x 11 in.).

statue of Prince Gudea was a ruler of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia ca. 2144 - 2124 BC.

Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Round Wig, c. 1391-1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BC. Brown quartzite; overall: 17.3 x 17 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.).

Mourning Nephthys. Dimensions: H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); W. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); D. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.). Date: 332-30 BC.The goddess Nephthys, identifiable by her hieroglyph on her head, kneels and raises a hand before her face in a gesture of mourning. The figure forms a pair with the figure of Isis 12.182.23b.Figures of the two mourning goddess accompany the body of Osiris in representations. In Late Period and Ptolemaic burials kneeling figures of the goddesses may be among the wooden figures in a burial. Presumably they were placed at either end of the sarcophagus of the deceased as they appear at either end of the body of Osiris. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

statue of government official statue of government official, Sennefer, granodiorite, , granite, 26th dynasty, 1479-1425 BC, Thebes, Egypt, collection of the British Museum Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21630030

Bust of Ankh-Hor, 525-404 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 27. Basalt; overall: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.).

Statue of Teti, (Viceroy of Kush under King Tuthmosis III, , 18th dynasty, 14500 BC, Karnak, Egypt

Limestone dyad of man and wife. 18th dynasty, about 1350 BC. The elaborate coiffure and pleated costumes worn by the unnamed man and his wife indicate a date in the later part of the 18th dynasty for this fine dyad. The lack of inscription suggests the piece was unfinished.

Reshef. Dimensions: H. 29 cm (11 7/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 20-24. Date: ca. 1184-664 B.C..This statue depicts Reshef, a god of the underworld, pestilence and warfare. Reshef was Syro-Palestinian in origin, but was introduced into Egypt in the 18th Dynasty and was then assimilated into Egyptian religion. He is depicted menacing, carrying a shield and a swordlike mace. On his head is the Egyptian white crown, which is combined here with the head of a gazelle. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Image of Celtic deity with wild boar and wearing torque. Stone. Musee de St Germain

Four black granite figures of the goddess Sekhmet. Eighteenth Dynasty about 1400 BV. From Thebes, Temple of Mut Sekhmet was leonine goddess who was regarded by the Egyptians as a bringer of destruction to the enemies of the sun god Re.

Granite statue of Sekhmet 1350 BC. The Egyptian goddess associated with destruction.

Marble figurine of a woman (Chalan driani type), Greek, Cycladic (Keros-Syros culture), 2400-2200 BC

Stone Figurine of The inspector and his wife Raherka Meresankh 2530 B.C. Egyptian

Head of a Warrior 300 CE-552 CE Japan. This head of a warrior from an earthenware tomb figurine (haniwa) is from the late Kofun (literally ìold burial moundî) period, which is typified by a complex hierarchical society with advanced burial rituals. Several burial mounds or tumuli for chieftains and emperors still exist today, particularly around the Nara area, and it is from such locations that haniwa figurines have been excavated. In the early Kofun period, haniwa were tubular in form so that they could be easily filled with earth and buried. In the fifth century, haniwa were made in a multitude of representational forms, including male and female figures, animals, and houses.Although there are losses, most notably above the ears and at the back of the head, this sculpture has no repairs or restoration. The calm expression and symmetrical facial features make it one of the most dignified extant haniwa heads. It was once in the collection of the famed potter Hamada ShÙji.. Earthenware

Kneeling Female Figure. Culture: Aztec. Dimensions: H. 13 x W. 8 3/4 x D. 7 1/4 in. (33.02 x 22.23 x 18.42 cm). Date: 15th-early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Egypt, Luxor, Ancient Egypt Museum, statue of King Thutmosi III from Temple of Amun at Karnak, 18th dynasty

Sphinx of King Senwosert III 1878 B.C. From the Karnack Temple in Thebes

Egyptian block statue of a scribe called Huy. Limestone. 19th Dynasty (1307-1196 BC).

Head of Queen Hatshepsut from Deir el-Bahari, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII

Satiah (Daughter of the Moon), ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Thutmose III. Rose granite. 1504-1450 BC

Canopic jar of Kay ca. 1981-1802 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Canopic jar of Kay. ca. 1981-1802 B.C.. Linen covered with stucco. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir, Tomb of Kay, Khashaba excavations, 1910-11. Dynasty 12

Stone figurines of Cihuacoatl, Aztec Goddess of fertility, from Mexico. Dated 1400 BC

Ancient Egyptian face, from a coffin lid. Wood. Late Period (715-332 BC).

Head of Sethi I (1289-1278 BC). New Kingdom. Dynasty XIX. Egypt. Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture. Rome. Italy.

Hatshepsut (1508-1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.

Statuette of Sobek 664 BCE-332 BCE Egypt. Here the crocodile god Sobek, associated with water and the Nile River, wears an elaborate crown adorned with horns, feathers, and a uraeus (sacred serpent). Egyptian gods were commonly depicted with human bodies and animal heads. The animal referred to the godís personality or characteristics, not his or her appearance. For example, the crocodile head of Sobek alludes to his fierceness. Statuettes like these were offered to the gods to ask for their help or in thanks for their assistance.. Copper alloy . Ancient Egyptian

Egyptian sculpture of a head taken from statue of an official. Twelfth Dynasty, (approx. 1850 BC) made of granite.

Diorite statue of King Cephren, builder of the second Pyramid at Giza, Egypt. Khafra, Khafre, Khefren or Cephren) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom

The Warrior of Capestrano, limestone sculpture from necropolis of ancient Aufinum, L'Aquila Province, Italy

Painted figure of an Egyptian servant making bread. Artist: Unknown

Senenmut and Princess Neferoure. Senenmut (Senmut, Senemut) was an 18th dynasty, ancient Egyptian architect and government official. After Hatshepsut was crowned pharaoh, Senenmut became high steward of the king. Senenmut supervised the quarrying, transport, and erection of twin obelisks, at the time the tallest in the world, at the entrance to the Temple of Karnak. Senenmut was chief architect of Hatshepsut's works at Deir el-Bahri. Neferure (or Neferura) was an Egyptian princess of the eighteenth dynasty. She was the daughter of two pharaohs, Hatshepsut and Thutmose II

Statue of Amenemhat III, 19th century BC. Artist: Unknown

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Ancient Art. Mediterranean. Priest or King. Votive. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark.

The Goddess Isis. Egypt, 332 B.C. - A.D. 395. Sculpture. Faience

Sphinx of Amenhotep II. Dimensions: L. 19 cm (7 1/2 in); w. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in); h. 10 cm (3 15/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep II. Date: ca. 1427-1400 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Canopic jar lid. Dimensions: H. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in); W. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); D. 12 cm (4 3/4 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 12. Reign: reign of Senwosret III possibly. Date: ca. 1878-1840 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sphinx of King Senwosert III 1878 B.C. From the Karnack Temple in Thebes

Egypt. Wooden articles. Fragment of sarcophagus head. The State Hermitage Museum. St. Petersburg. Russia.

Egyptian civilisation. Wooden naos of Hor, 13th Dynasty, 2nd millennium BC, from Dahshur.

Bronze statuette of the Egyptian goddess Isis suckling Horus. Artist: Unknown

Egypt, Luxor Museum, King Tut, Tutankhamun

Achaemenid period. Reign of Artaxerxes II, 405-360 B.C. Figure in a procession. Palace of Darius I. Persepolis. Iran. Metropolitan Museum. Ny. USA.

Kouros of Melos. Archaic Period. 540 BC. Frontal detail. Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

King Menkaure flanked by Hathor and a Goddess. 2490-2472 BC; Statue in relief, from Giza, Egypt

Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Antropology.Tajin culture. Stone figure of the a deity in the Gulf of Mexico.

statue of the god Melqart, Heracles, probably from Cyprus, limestone, 5th cent. BCE, Museo Barracco, The Coliseum , Rome, Lazio, Italy ,.

Arabic peninsula. Male statue. With typical Mesopotamian features Mid-3rd millenium BC. (Early Dynastic II ). Limestone. H. 94 cm. Tarut. National Museum, Riyadh. Saudi Arabian.

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

Statuette of Isis and Horus, 664-30 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 22.9 x 5.5 cm (9 x 2 3/16 in.).

Uszebti pani As. unknown, author

Guatemala, Highlands, Antigua, Casa Santo Domingo, Museums Promenade, Archeology Museum, Statue From The Southeast Coast, Early Classic Period, 300-600 Ad

Neo- Assyrian Ivory Head of a Man 9th Century B.C. Some Egyptian blue pigment remains on the head.

Pharaoh with arms crossed, depicting king of his country, also with a curved beard depicting a god, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo; Cairo, Egypt

Madrid, M.A.N. Arte Egipcio. Ushebti de Fayenza. XXVI Dinastía.

Two statuettes of Kushite kings , 25 Dynasty around 670 BC bronze

TRITON MONSTRUO ALADO DE 3 CABEZAS LLAMADO "EL BARBA AZUL"580/570 AC - FRONTON DEL ANTIGUO TEMPLO DE ATENEA EN LA ACROPOLIS DE ATENAS. Location: MUSEO DE LA ACROPOLIS. ATHENS. GREECE.

Court dignitary. Reign of Sargon II of Assyria (721-705 BC). Calcite alabaster. From Khorsabad, Palace of Sargón II. Musei Reali. Archaelogical Museum. Turin.

Head of a female wearing a necklace originally filled with stone inlay and gold. Culture: Assyrian. Dimensions: 5.39 x 3.27 in. (13.69 x 8.31 cm). Date: ca. 9th-8th century B.C..This female head was found in a well in the Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal, and its warm color is a result of long exposure to the well water or sludge. It is one of the two largest ivory heads known from the ancient Near East. The other, from the same well, is now in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. The ivory heads were thrown in the well when the palace was sacked, perhaps during the final defeat of Assyria at the end of the seventh century B.C. Originally, they may have been part of statues made from various materials, including gold, wood, and textiles, which are recorded in texts but have not survived intact. Two mortises (square-ended recesses) were cut into the flat rear surface of the ivory for the attachment of separate elements above and below. A small piece of gold inlay survives in the choker-style n

Shabti of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1352 B.C. New Kingdom This shabti is inscribed for Amenhotep III. The crown that once adorned the head of this shabti must have been made of another material. The eyes are inlaid with colored glass and the hieroglyphs are filled with yellow paste.. Shabti of Amenhotep III. ca. 1390-1352 B.C.. Ebony; eyes inlaid with blue, white, black glass; inscription filled with pigment. New Kingdom. Probably from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, West Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Amenhotep III (WV 22). Dynasty 18

Depiction of the god Imhotep. Bronze. 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC). Imhotep, High Priest of Re in Heliopolis and builder of the first pyramid in Egypt for his king Djoser (3rd Dynasty).

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, The King and a prisoner's arm, fragment of an inlaid work from Kish, circa 2700 B.C.

Statue of Nenkheftka limestone, 6th century about 2200 BC, from Deshasha. It is unusual to find statues dating to the Fifth Dynasty that, like this one, come from outside the cemeteries associated with Memphis,the capital city.

Mesopotamia. Summer. Archaic Dynasty III. King Eannatum of Lagash. From Girsu. 2424-2405BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Isis and Wepwawet, god of Asyut, with the name of Siese, Overseer of the Two Granaries of Ramesses II ca. 1279-1213 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside The Royal Scribe and Overseer of the Granaries, Siase, dedicated this statue which represents Isis, his patron goddess, and Wepwawet, the local god of Assiut where the statue was made. Its fine but rather provincial style is the work of sculptors who were somewhat removed from the mainstream of the royal workshops. However, many of their mannerisms, such as the round cheeks and pronounced blandness of the goddess' face, gained popularity during the succeeding century. The inscriptions on the front of the statue contain prayers to the two gods. On the back is a long prayer to Osiris, invoking his aid in the Hereafter.. Isis and Wepwawet, god of Asyut, with the name of Siese, Overseer of the Two Granaries of Ramesses II. ca. 1279-1213 B.C.. Limestone. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Asyut (Lykopolis), Tomb of Sie

Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

Princess of the royal family of Akhenaten. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. Louvre.

Statue of the military commander Amasis 600-570 BC Late Period, Saite The lower part of this statue is in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; it had been found already headless at Saft el Henna in the Egyptian Eastern Delta in 1898, and was matched with the head by Herman De Meulenaere in the 1950s. The complete statue depicts Amasis kneeling with his hands placed flat on his thighs, and provides name and titles that identify the statue as the general Amasis.Amasis' career began under Necho II, flourished under Psamtik II, and continued through into the reign of Apries. While his shoulders bear the names of Apries, the lower part of the statue is inscribed with the name of Psamtik II, refers to Amasis as Chief of Troops and Royal Messenger, and to his having done what his majesty loved in the land of Nubia. Moreover, Amasis' ''good name'' is Neferibre-nakht, which refers to Psamtik II as powerful.Indeed, Amasis was a miliary leader delegated by Psamtik II. Greek, Phoenician and Carian inscript

Heads of statues of a monarch. Limestone. Middle Kingdom, mid-12th Dynasty (ca. 1900-1850 BC). Qaw el-Kebir, tomb of Ibu. Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy.

Hamburg, African figure, close_up

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