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Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., overall view.
Sculpture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; War; Patriotism; Walls; Inscriptions; Names; War casualties; Casualties; Dead persons; Death; Soldiers; Men; Women; Parks; National parks & reserves; Flags; Flowers; Plants;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Palace complex of Ashurnasirpal II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), Iraq, relief, Assyrian archers pursuing enemies.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Houses; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Storytelling; Campaigns & battles; War; Warfare; Military...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
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Palace complex of Assurnasirpal [Ashurnasirpal] II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq), relief, Assurnasirpal II killing Lions.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Houses; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Storytelling; Recreation; Hunting; Big game hunting; Lion...
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San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, interior view, apse and choir, view towards north wall.
Architecture; Buildings; Churches; Religious facilities; Shrines; Octagonal buildings; Christianity; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Apses; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Lunettes; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Architectural decorations...
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Diptych leaf of Consul Areobindus, from Constantinople (Turkey).
Sculpture; Diptychs; Commemorations; Portraits; Men; Consuls; Government officials; Politicians; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Scepters; Ceremonial objects; Symbols; Monograms; Medallions...
"The Louvre diptych was produced in 506 A.D., on the occasion of the consulate of Areobindus. […] An exceptionally high number of diptychs and panels in his name remain: two complete diptychs and five individual panels. […] The Areobindus...
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Cycladic head with painted decoration, front view.
Sculpture; Figurines; Heads (Anatomy)
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Church of Santa Costanza, Rome, Italy, interior view, circular corridor.
Architecture; Buildings; Churches; Religious facilities; Christianity; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Interiors; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Rotundas; Passageways; Vaults (Architecture); Barrel ceilings; Ceilings; Arches;...
"[...] originally a mausoleum for Constantia, the daughter of the emperor Constantine." (caption, p.166)
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[Akhenaton] Akhenaten and His Family.
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
Painted limestone relief, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), [Egypt].
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Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters.
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
From Tell el-Armana, Egypt. "A sunken relief stele, perhaps from a private shrine, provides a rare look at this royal family. The style is familiar from the colossus of Akhenaton [from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca....
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Funerary complex, Saqqara, [Egypt], painted relief, Sculptors at Work.
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Carving; Processes & techniques; Men; Sculptors; Artists; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Sitting; Hand tools
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Senwosret III, three-quarter view, right side.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Sitting; Hieroglyphics; Writing...
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Hippopotamus, left profile.
Sculpture; Figurines; Ceremonial objects; Animals; Hippopotamuses; Flowers; Plants
From the tomb of Senbi (Tomb B.3), Meir.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Hatshepsut as Sphinx, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Women; Queens; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Sphinxes; Supernatural beings; Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Beards
Statue from Deir el-Bahri,
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Temple of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, Luxor, [Egypt], pylon of Ramesses II.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Pylons (Gateways); Gates; Walls; Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress;...
With obelisk and two colossal statues of the king in the foreground.
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Great Temple of Amun, Karnak, [Egypt], hypostyle hall, view amongst the columns.
Architecture; Temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Monuments; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Halls; Architectural elements; Structural systems; Structural frames; Structural elements; Colonnades; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Flowers;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Tomb of Horemheb, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, unfinished wall section showing preparatory grid lines.
Murals; Paintings; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Drawings; Processes & techniques; Walls; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Figure drawings; Male figure drawings; Men; Clothing & dress; Symbols; Headdresses; Headgear; Hieroglyphics; Writing...
From the "Technique: Egyptian Painting and Relief Sculpture" section of the "Art of Ancient Egypt" chapter (Chapter 3).
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Tomb of Ti, Saqqara, [Egypt], painted limestone relief, Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt.
Architecture; Buildings; Funerary facilities; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Government employees; Government officials; People associated with politics & government;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Seated Scribe, front view.
Sculpture; Men; Scribes; Sitting; Hairstyles; Scrolls (Visual works)
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Great Sphinx, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, aerial view.
Sculpture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Sphinxes; Supernatural beings; Power (Social sciences); Men; Kings; Rulers; Heads (Anatomy); Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Wild cats; Lions; Animals; Bird's-eye views; Aerial...
Possibly Khafre, King of Egypt, r.2520-2494 BCE.
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Great Sphinx, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, three-quarter view, right side.
Sculpture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Sphinxes; Supernatural beings; Power (Social sciences); Men; Kings; Rulers; Heads (Anatomy); Clothing & dress; Headdresses; Headgear; Wild cats; Lions; Animals; Architecture; Pyramids; Funerary...
Possibly Khafre, King of Egypt, r.2520-2494 BCE. With Pyramid of Khafre in background at left.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

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