Temple Stone

Lagash was a place of temples, carved stone statues, and clay tablets recording the rhythms of early city life.

This painting is a scene centered on a circular classical ruin, reminiscent of an ancient Roman temple, its weathered stone columns partially overtaken by twisting trees and lush fol...

Some pieces were extremely valuable and the amount of Gold they were worth was enough to built a fine medium sized stone Temple. And not surprisingly, because of its high value Ameth...

Statues of dignitaries and courtiers, mostly smaller than life-size, predominated and were no longer deposited solely in tombs but also presented as offerings to the gods in temples ...

The foo dogs are sculpted three dimensionally and each tail has a hook to attach them to pillars as they were depicted in Chinese temples. There are semi precious stones for the eyes...

He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally facing the main shrine.

This artwork is a Guatemalan fabric rubbing, a form of folk art created by placing a piece of fabric over a carved stone stela or temple wall (likely Mayan or Aztec ruin) and rubbing...

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, the beginning of the 15th century, is a pearl of the architectural ensemble. The white-stone one-domed temple is picturesquely located in...

Located on the coast by the Bay of Bengal near Puri in Odisha India, Konark is home to the historic 13th century Sun Temple / The Black Pagoda dedicated to the Hindu God Surya; carve...

Intricate carving of warriors on horseback, pagodas, indigenous foliage, and stone temple. Carved stools feature dragon carved aprons and ball and claw feet and mirror the shape of t...

There is a snowy scene showing a stone step pass leading up to a temple lined with stone lanterns, bridge and a Torii gates.