#ancient relief

[evilios]

Marble Relief of Sun God Helios in a Quadriga

This relief dates back to 300-280 BCE and was found at the temple of Athena at Ilion-Troy, modern Turkey. Currently at the Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Photo source: 🏺

[egypt-museum]

Relief of Banebdjedet of Mendes in the Temple of Khnum at Esna.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Pair of Architectural Reliefs with Elephants.

Date: A.D. 80–100

Culture: Roman

Place of origin: Western Roman Empire

Medium: Italian marble

[romegreeceart]

Contest between Apollo and Hercules for the Delphic tripod

* Temple of Apollo Palatinus, Rome

* 1st century CE

attribution: Sailko, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

[heartsfortwotpot]

i call two my “missus” because i missus them

[koenji]

pomegranate and grape vine reliefs. (png)

[blueiscoool]

TWO EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENTS FOR NIANKHMIN OLD KINGDOM, 5TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF UNAS, CIRCA 2345-2315 B.C.

[rudjedet]

I feel we all need to see the 1,5 cm long grasshopper from the mastaba tomb of Hetepherakhet again

[ancientculture-blog]

Relief with Achaemenid warriors.

Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Photo: Jakub Hałun

[evilios]

Relief depicting Apollo - made out of marble and dating back to the year 175-200 A.D., this relief shows Apollo between two torch bearers. This object was found on the rear facade of the stage building of the theatre in Miletus.

Photo credit: Leonardo

[egypt-museum]

Relief of goddess Isis

Tomb of Horemheb (KV57). Valley of the Kings, Thebes.

[ancientrome]

Relief of the Temple of Hadrian on the Field of Mars.

[romegreeceart]

Roman empresses: a 5th-century cameo depicting Maria (d. 407 CE) - daughter of Stilicho - and her husband emperor Honorius

Atribution: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

[vintagehomecollection]

Antiques at Home, 1989

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Relief with Profile of Ramesses II.

Place of origin: Egypt

Period: 19th Dynasty ; Reign of Ramesses II

Date: 1279-1213 B.C.

Medium: Limestone with traces of paint.

[lionofchaeronea]

Fragment from an Apulian red-figure volute-krater, depicting a woman's head (gorgoneion?) in relief. Artist unknown; ca. 350-320 BCE. Now in the Museum der Universität Tübingen, Germany. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.