#limestone sculpture

[blueiscoool]

AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF PEPI II, CIRCA 2278-2184 B.C.

Pepi II Neferkare (2284 BC – after 2247 BC, probably either c. 2216 or c. 2184 BC was a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom who reigned from c. 2278 BC. His second name, Neferkare (Nefer-ka-Re), means "Beautiful is the Ka of Re". He succeeded to the throne at age six, after the death of Merenre I.

Pepi II's reign marked a sharp decline of the Old Kingdom. As the power of the nomarchs grew, the power of the pharaoh declined. With no dominant central power, local nobles began raiding each other's territories and the Old Kingdom came to an end within a couple of years after the close of Pepi II's reign.

[abwwia]

 Malvina Hoffman, Self-Portrait, 1929, limestone, 253⁄4 x 171⁄8 x 13 in. (65.4x 43.5 x 33.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Charles Lamson Hoffman Family, 1985.73.3

[oncanvas]

A Memento Mori Skeleton, France, 1566

Limestone 55 ½ in. (141 cm) high

[be-a-hero-kill-yourego]

Traditional Pool St Louis Picture of a large, exquisite backyard fountain with a naturally formed pool

[lesbianarthistory]

Statue of Idet and Ruiu (1480–1390 BC) The two women are depicted in a form typical to married couples. Idet is given priority by the artist who placed her on the right, and is given the title "Lady of the House".

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Priest (?).

Period: Ptolemaic Period

Medium: Limestone

[lionofchaeronea]

Sculpture (carved and painted limestone) of a crowned head, made by an unknown Central Asian artist between 700 and 900. Now in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. Photo credit: Khalili Collections / CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

[moonandserpent]

14th century, France (Bode Museum, Berlin, 2023).

[a-sculpture-a-day]

The Egg of Helen, made in the region of Metaponto, 5th century AD, limestone, Museo Archelogico Nazionale di Metaponto, Italy.

[fromthedust]

Diving For . . .

found object (brass nutcracker), dyed Indiana limestone, brass balls

4"x 5¾"x 7¾"

The old novelty nutcracker was given to me by a friend with a wry sense of humor, who died unexpectedly a few days later. I decided to make a holder for it — the holder which made it into a sculpture that I came to see as a metaphor for his passing.

[skf-fineart]

Head of a Statue of the God Sobek Shedeti

Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1859-1802 B.C.

Limestone, 21 7/16 × 20 1/16 × 18 7/8 in.

[blueiscoool]

AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR’S MODEL OF NECTANEBO II

LATE PERIOD, 30TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF NECTANEBO II, 360-343 B.C.

2 7⁄8 in. (7.3 cm.) high.

This royal portrait of the Nectanebo II is delicately sculpted of fine-grained limestone in shallow raised relief.  His head is shown in profile to the right, while the shoulders are represented frontally. The king wears the Khepresh or Blue Crown fronted by a uraeus, its hood fully displayed, the body undulating twice, with the tail rising up along the crown. His garment is enhanced with a beaded collar. The thin modeled brow and slanted eye, together with the round tip of the nose and slightly smiling mouth are all characteristics of depictions of Nectanebo II, the last native ruler of Egypt before the Macedonian conquest.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[thatshowthingstarted]

Throne back. Usumacinta River area, Guatemala or Mexico, 600–909.

Limestone, W. 66 ½ in. (169 cm). 

Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico.

[kundst]

John Rädecker (Dutch 1885-1956) Girl figure (1924) Limestone (ca 100 cm high)

[michael-svetbird]

DANCING KITHARA PLAYER: "..a female figure with a zither under her arm, steps towards the left, in an elegant dance step.." "The work is probably attributable to a provincial workshop.." "The provenance of the relief from a burial area supports the hypothesis that it is a slab belonging to a circular funerary monument.." [Txt ©MANM] Limestone From Cardeto near Ancona 3rd quarter of the 1st c. BC.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale delle Marche, Ancona | MANM

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MANM | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 05|07|24 6300X4200 600 [I.-III.] The photographed object is collection item of MANM [Non-commercial fair use | No AI | Author © rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]

📸 Part of the "Reliefs-Friezes-Slabs-Sculpture" MSP Online Photo-gallery:

👉 D-ART: https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/72510770/reliefs-friezes-slabs-sculpture

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