Sculpture Collection (#7)

The arresting Belfort, or belfry, soars over the Markt, or marketplace, in Bruges. For centuries it served as a watchtower and clocktower

Visitor beside one of the Buddha statues at the 5th Century Yungang Caves, a series of Buddhist grottoes

Castleisland Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon, Ireland

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Bernardine Monastery night
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a town in southern Poland

Indoor Garden
1851: Some of the sculptures, trees and fountains which filled one wing of the Crystal Palace in London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Monument to joseph stalin in front of the mechanization pavillion of the all-union agricultural exhibit in moscow, 1941

Column of Erechteion, Greek temple
The Erechteon is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece. The temple was built between 421 and 405 BC

Greece, Boeotia, Lion of Chaeronea
Greece - Boeotia - The Lion of Chaeronea, funerary monument erected by Thebans in memory of the soldiers, members of the Sacred Band, who died in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 b.C

WILLIAMS, Roger (1603 - 1684). Theologian. Reformation Wall. Sculpture. SWITZERLAND. GENʖ E. Geneva

Benzaiten in a thousand-eyed pavilion. 8th c. Japanese art. Nara period. Sculpture. FRANCE. Paris. Guimet Museum. Proc: JAPAN

DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917). Dancer at Rest, her Hands on her Hips, Right Leg Forward. ca. 1882-1895. Impressionism. Sculpture on bronze. Private Collection

HOMER (9th century BC). Greek writer. Roman copy from a Hellenistic Greek original. Hellenistic art.; Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology

Europe, England, London. British Museum, The Great Court, Londons largest covered square. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators

Monument to Arctic exploration - Archangel
Russia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010

Queen Victorias Memorial - Statue of Peace
The statue of peace surmounting the Queen Victoria Memorial Monument sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock and situated in front of Buckingham Palace. The memorial was unveiled in May 1911

Mannekin Pis Postcard
IL PISSE TOUT LE TEMPS Some are moved to emulation, some look with mixed feelings

SCHILLER (1759 - 1805)
FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER Statue of the German writer, poet and historian, in his hometown Marbach (Southern Germany)

Snowman - A cartoon illustration of a Snowman

Handmade Christmas and New Year card with Sphinx
Handmade Christmas and New Year card -- the riddle of the Sphinx is solved at last! It has been waiting to wish you a Happy Xmas and New Year. Date: circa 1890s

Great Buddha Statue, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India

San Salvador, El Salvador, Full Moon, Dawn, Monument To The Divine Savior Of The World, Monumento Al Divino Salvador Del Mundo, Statue Of Jesus Christ Standing On A Global Sphere Of Planet Earth

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)
Bust of the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1881)

Gutenberg, Johannes Gensfleich (C. 1400-1468)
MARTI, Jos (1853-1895). Cuban politician and writer. Monument to the independece hero Jose Marti. Sculpture

BULGARIA Sofia Saint Sofia Statue

BULGARIA Sofia Saint Sofia Statue

Devil delivery JLP01_14_00034
Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the Devil being delivered to Coventry Cathedral on the back of a lorry

Detail of a statue inside the "Atis Bar"in autumn, San Telmo, Buenos Aires
Detail of a statue inside the " Atis Bar" in autumn, San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Argo bridge in Ayia Napa Sculpture Park, Ayia Napa, Famagusta District, Cyprus

Fontana del Moro or Moor Fountain, Piazza Navona, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Prometheus or Progress statue and the Victorial Memorial outside Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK

Staglieno cemetery, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Wortsegel, steel sculpture for poetry by artist Heinrich Popp near Tholey, Saarland, Germany

Selfridges Clock, Queen of Time statue, London, England, Uk

A sculpture of a canoe climbing a highrise building in Central Osaka, Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Kartlis Deda, Mother of Georgia monument on Sololaki hill, Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgia

Traffic Light Tree created by the French sculptor Pierre Vivant outside billingsgate market, Canary Wharf, London, England, UK

Jose Marti Mausoleum, Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba

Martha Jimenez Perez Sculptures and Nuestra Senora del Carmen Church, Plaza del Carmen, Camaguey, Camaguey Province, Cuba

Jose Marti Statue, Main Square, Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba

USA, Washington DC, Lincoln Memorial, statue of fomer US President Abraham Lincoln

Archangel Michael sculpture in Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine, Easteren Europe

Mexico, Mexico City, Statues of Los Ninos Heroes, Chapultepec Castle, National Museum of History, Chapultepec Hill, Six Young Cadets Died Defending Chapultepec Castle During the Mexican-American War

The Freedom Monument, Riga, Latvia, Northern Europe

Triumph of Shapur I over the Roman emperor Valerian (241-272), Sassanid relief, Naqsh-e Rostam, necropolis, Fars Province, Iran

Statue of Anonymous, Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest, Hungary

San Salvador, El Salvador, Dawn, Savior Of The World Plaza, Statue Of Archbishop Oscar Romero, Unofficial Patron Saint Of El Salvador, Assassinated At The Start Of The Countrys Civil War In 1980

USA, Virginia, Arlington, US Marine and Iwo Jima Memorial, dawn

Kurban Tulum and Chairman Mao Zedong Monument, Unity Square, Hotan, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Cambodia, Battambang, Vishnu Roundabout, statue of hindu God Vishnu

The Catedral Primada (Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo), dating back to the 13th century, is considered the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain. A Unesco World Heritage Site, Toledo

The Gallery of Kings. Palacio dos Marqueses de Fronteira (Palace of the Marquises of Fronteira), a pearl of traditional Portuguese noble architecture, dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries

Boar hunting a62_01626
St Marys Church, North Bar Within, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire. A misericord in St Marys Church, depicting a knight with a spear attacking a wild boar

Stone carving Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam
Ranganathaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha, a reclining form of Hindu deity, Vishnu located in Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu

Gas Industries Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Fine Art Court, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Fountain, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Statuary Court, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Statuary Court, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889. Date: 1889

Pine cone sculpture at Cortile della Pigna, Vatican Museums, Vatican City

Philip IV (1268-1314). King of France (1285-1314), called Philip the Fair. King Philip IV in battledress on his entry into Paris in 1304 after having defeated the Communes of Flanders

Head of Seuthes III, King of Odrysia (324 BC-312)
Seuthes III. King of Odrysia between 324 BC and 312 BC. Head of Seuthes III made of bronze, copper, alabaster and glass paste. Dated to the last decade of the 3rd century BC

The Danube horsemen. Votive tablet. Marble. 2nd-3rd
Marble votive tablet depicting the Danube horsemen. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Lom (ancient Roman city of Almus), Montana region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Neolithic. 6th millennium BC. Anthropomorphic figurine. From Nova Nadezhda, Sapareva Banya, Kyustendil region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Head from a statue of Apollo. Bronze. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Serdica (Sofia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Head from a statue of Apollo. Bronze. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Serdica (Sofia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Scene of wheeled transport from Lower Moesia
Relief depicting a scene of wheeled transport from Lower Moesia and Thrace. Marble. Early 4th century BC. Sarcophagus of Shapla-dere, Maritsa River delta, Northern Greece

Head with male portrait. Limestone. Second half oh the 6th century AD. From Obzor, Burgas region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Double-headed eagle. Relief on a facing slab
Double-headed eagle in heraldic attitude. Relief on a facing slab. Red schist. 11th-12th centuries AD. From Stara Zagora (Vereia), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Man fighting a panther. Relief. 2nd century AD
Man fighting a panther. Detail of the relief on a plate. First half of the 2nd century AD. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Plate bearing a scene of a man fighting a panther. First half of the 2nd century AD. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Decorated with reliefs of Medusa and a krater with vine branches

Tombstone. Pine cone, dolphins and trident. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. From Archar (Ratiaria), Vidin province, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Goddess Bendis and a family group. Stele of Bithys
Goddess Bendis and a family group: bust of a child and feasting husband and wife. Inscription in Greek. Stele of Bithys, his wife Zaeka and his daughter Pyrousala

Funerary stele bearing busts of a man with a sword and a woman. Late 1st century AD - early 2nd century AD. From Tsurnilishte, Prilep region, Macedonia. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia

Detail of the stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD

Stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD. From Montana, Bulgaria

Head of a woman. 2nd century AD. From Roumyantsevo, Lovech region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Diocletian (ca. 244-311). Roman Emperor (284-305)
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (ca. 244-311). Roman Emperor (284-305). Head with the portrait of Diocletian. From Brest, Pleven region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum

Head of a statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (121-180). Roman emperor (161-180). Fifth of the Five Good Emperors. Nervaâ??Antonine dynasty. Head of a statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Busts of two bearded men and a woman. Above: relief
Family group: busts of two bearded men and a woman. Above: relief depicting Heros, the Thracian horseman. Stele. First half of the 3rd century AD. From Vranya, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

Head of the emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (86-161). Roman emperor (183-161). Fourth of the Five Good Emperors. Nervaâ??Antonine dynasty. Head of the emperor Antoninus

Bowl with decoration. Clay. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Provenance unknown. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

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