Ancient Stone Carvings

Intricate bas relief sculptures from Indian temples and Southeast Asia, showcasing deities and historical figures, rich in cultural significance.

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Trivikrama Bas relief in Cave 3, Badami, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Detail of relief carvings of the 12th century, Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia&13,,

Sculpture khajuraho lord vishnu madhya pradesh India Asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture of worship of the sun-disc, 1st century. Artist: Unknown

Erotic Sculpture, Hindu Temple, Khajuraho, India, 950 - 1050. Artist: Unknown

Garud 11th century AD, Vaishnav cult, Kalchurian period found at Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

sculpture of caves aurangabad maharashtra india Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Erotic Sculpture, Khajuraho, India. c950-1050. (20th century). The artist is unknown.

INDONESIA, JAVA, MALENG, CENTRAL JAVA, BOROBUDUR BUDDHIST TEMPLE, BASS RELIEF CARVINGS

Bas relief in Ravanaphadi cave temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Prambanan 9th century Hindu temple. Bas-reliefs telling the story of the Hindu epic Ramayana and Bhagavata Purana. Java. Indonesia.

Statue of lady carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Statue of couple making romance, Konarak, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Ruined erotic statues on wheel of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Banteay Srei with bas relief in red sandstone showing Ravana shaking Mount Kailasa (E pediment of S Library), 10th century Khmer architecture at Angkor Wat - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Pink sandstone doorways in Banteay Srei temple.

Chamunda Rani ki vav step well stone carving Patan Gujarat India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Sandstone tempel Rani ki Vav. Waterstorage (Step Well) in Patan, Gujarat, India, Asia

Mithuna couples on wall of vishvanath temple Khajuraho madhya pradesh india Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Sculpture at the entrance of the Puthu Mandapa market, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Erotic bas-relief showing two figures entwined in dance in Bhaktapur, Nepal, highlighting cultural artistry in South Asia

Statue of lady carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Erotic statues carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, India, Khajuraho. Erotic carved figures remind visitors to leave sexual or physical desires outside the temple.

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

Stele of hindu warrior with the arms of the Sousa family (do Prado) on the reverse. Detail. Unknown provenance. 10th-13th and 16th centuries. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Khajuraho mithuna couples on wall of lakshmana temple madhya pradesh India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

On the wall of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Apsara.

Dancer and Musician Exquisitely carved wall panel depicting ladies dancing and also beating the drum at Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16663374

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Relief at the Leper King Terrace, Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park,

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

Erotic sculptures of the Kandariya Mahadev Temple in Khajuraho India

Erotic statues carved on wall of Konarak sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India World Heritage Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Stone statue of Vishnu, dating from 7th century AD, National Museum, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Exhibit at New Orleans Museum of Art in Louisiana Exhibit at New Orleans Museum of Art in Louisiana Copyright: xZoonar.com/RituxJethanix 21070856

8th century Vali Sukriva fight Rama bowing arrow Sculptures in Pattadakal, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia, Unesco World Heritage Site, Asia

Detail of a Decorative Wall Motiff at Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Details of bas relief of Orissa dancers at Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa, India

Figures and story on the wall in Borobudur

Elephanta caves ; Bombay Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; Asia

Ajanta caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Maharashtra, India. Reliefs in cave n°26

Ancient guardstone bas relief at Vatadage in Pollonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Ancient guardstone relief

God Shiva as Lord Who Is Half-Male, Half-Female (Ardhanarishvara). India; Tamil Nadu. Date: 1301-1400. Dimensions: 123.5 × 59.4 × 27.3 cm (48 5/8 × 23 3/8 × 10 3/4 in.). Granite. Origin: Tamil Nadu. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat Temple, Carving Reliefs depicting Apsara Dancer

Warrors on Horse Back, Khajuraho Stone sculpture of three warriors on horse back on wall panel of Lakshman Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16841125

Elliot Marbles and Other Sculpture from the Central Museum Madras: Group 26 May-June 1858 Linnaeus Tripe British In 1853 the newly founded Government Central Museum in Madras acquired a collection of notable marble sculptures that the Scottish Orientalist Walter Elliot had excavated from the Buddhist stupa at Amaravati in south India in 1845. A contemporary author referred to them as the "Elliot marbles," linking them to the recently discovered "Elgin marbles" from ancient Greece. The guardian lion, central column section, and stepped base date from the second century, and the relief of the standing bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara dates from the eighth century. Tripe photographed them where they had been left haphazardly on the grounds of the museum, their display showing no understanding of their original location or arrangement.. Elliot Marbles and Other Sculpture from the Central Museum Madras: Group 26 266450

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Adinath Jain Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Erotic sculptures on wall of Chinniyan tank 16th-17th centuries by local chieftain near Thiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The stone figures of two women within the Five Rathas Panch Rathas complex at Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, Indi...

Elephant worshipping Sivalinga bas relief on rock in Veerabhadra temple in sixteenth century Lepakshi Andhra Pradesh Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of carved relief. Detail of carved relief at Borobudur on Java, Indonesia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/szefeix 4450300

Famous stone carving sculptures, Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site

India, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatarpur District, Khajuraho, Detail of statue

Lintel with Shiva on Nandi. Culture: Cambodia. Dimensions: H. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); L. 54 in. (137.2 cm). Date: 11th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1100 Sculpture by Durga Mahishasuramardi (Durga, who kills the Buffelde demon), Van Steen. Bangladeshwest bengal (Possibly) . Sculpture by Durga Mahishasuramardi (Durga, who kills the Buffelde demon), Van Steen. Bangladeshwest bengal (Possibly) .

Statue on wall of Kadasiddeshvara Temple, Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage site, Chalukya, District Bagalkot, Deccan plateau, Karnataka, India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Relieve erotico en el templo Devi Jagadambi(s.X-XI). Khajuraho.Madhya Pradesh. India. Asia.

Rani Ki Vav, The Queen's Stepwell, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Gujarat, India, Asia

Gateway decoration bas relief of Great Stupa, ancient Buddhist monument. Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Prambanan 9th century Hindu temple. Detail of bas-relief carving on wall. Java. Indonesia.

Detail, Descent of the Ganga, bas-relief, detail, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Cast of Stela A from The Great Plaza, Copan, Honduras. Dated 400 AD

Sculpture of horse trader on the wall of vitthal temple Hampi Karnataka India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

INDIA KHAJURAO KANDARIJA MAHADEVA TEMPLE Erotic Sculptures at the erotic Temple or Hindu Temple of Kandarija Mahadeva Temple in the city of Khajurao in Province Madhya Pradesh in India. India, Khajurao, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21818923

Antefix with Kneeling Guardian third quarter of the 10th century Cambodia. Antefix with Kneeling Guardian. Cambodia. third quarter of the 10th century. Reddish sandstone. Angkor period. Sculpture

Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, wall carving of fish.

Erotic statues on Sun temple of Konarak World Heritage monument, Konarak, Orissa, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

City of Monreale, detail in the cloister of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova, Unesco World Heritage Site, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat, bas relief

Cast of Stela A from The Great Plaza, Copan, Honduras. Dated 400 AD

Statue of Dvarapala, demigod who guards the entrance, Cham Museum, Da Nang, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, wall carvings.

Baselief with birth and childhood of Buddha; Ditto 2nd Go. Also depicted relief 1b 110, the Avadana and Maitrakanyaka.

A Shaiva Deity. India, Rajasthan, 1000-1025. Sculpture. Red sandstone

Asia, Singapore. Large, elaborate sculpture

Faces on the wall of Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

Cambodia Angkor Neak Pean Unpublished image 1. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Paga

A stone sculpture. Bali, Indonesia.

ARQUETA DE LEYRE - DETALLE DEL CALIFA CON SUS SIRVIENTES - AÑO 1005 - MARFIL - HISPANOMUSULMAN. Author: FARAY Y SUS DISCIPULOS (S. XI). Location: MUSEO DE NAVARRA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo74. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued 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.

Famous stone carving sculptures, Vishvanath Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site. Famous sculptures of Khajuraho temples, India

Stone carving bas relief sculptures on Vaman Temple, famous indian tourist site Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. Sculptures on Khajuraho temples

Myanmar (Burma) Pagan Nandamannya Temple frescoes Plate 49. Swaan, Wim. 1966 or earlier Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor Photographs of architecture were selected and digitized from these materials. Portraits, ethnographic images, and images of museum objects were excluded. Digital images are arranged geographically, first by country, then by city, then by site complex or monument, with all names in alphabetical order. Location names are derived from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)®, Library of Congress subject headings, and scholarly publications. Published images are followed by unpublished images. Versos of prints and slide mounts were not digitized. The information in any handwritten identifications found on these surfaces was incorporated into the metadata for individual images. All digital images are cropped to the edge of the frame and are not color-corrected. Photographic production materials for Lost Cities of Asia:

Love by Indian Painter of the 6th cen, wall on plaster,

Erotic scene of a temple in Khajuraho

Asia, Cambodia, Angkor Wat, wall carvings.

Hanuman sculpture made of stone, monkey god, Hampi, Karnataka, India, Asia

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini). India; Madhya Pradesh. Date: 501 AD-600 AD. Dimensions: 76.5 × 44.5 × 15 cm (30 1/8 × 17 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.). Sandstone. Origin: Madhya Pradesh. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Lovers, Artistic stone carving, Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Bas relief depicting a man carrying two children on his shoulder in Ramachandra Hazara Rama temple, one thousand Ramas built in the 1420 in Hampi, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage Site, Asia

stone carved couple at sisodia mahal palace, jaipur, rajasthan, india Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Famous stone carving sculptures, Vishvanath Temple, Khajuraho, India. Unesco World Heritage Site

Stone carvings with scenes from Kamasutra, Khajuraho temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Asia, India, Khajuraho. Erotic carved figures remind visitors to leave sexual or physical desires outside the temple.

Relief of the temple of Borobudur, also Borobodur, one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Southeast Asia in Java, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Relief of the temple of Borobudur, also Borobodur, one of the largest Buddhist temple complexes in Southeast Asia in Java, historical engraving from 1883, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Chunda, Goddess of Wisdom. Indonesia; Central Java. Date: 801 AD-1000. Dimensions: 10.6 × 4.5 × 4.2 cm (4 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.). Bronze. Origin: Central Java. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

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