Instead of columns, square piers are not infrequently introduced in the tombs. In structural buildings…
In 1959 an international donations campaign to save the monuments of Nubia began: the southernmost relics…
In most rock-temples a court, which is sometimes hewn out of the rock, or a covered vestibule forms…
In most rock-temples a court, which is sometimes hewn out of the rock, or a covered vestibule forms…
Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate…
This image shows how the middle passage is made more imposing by the arrangement of elevating the columns…
Guilloche, usually spelled without the acute accent on the final e, describes a repetitive architectural…
A representation of an Assyrian griffin that adorned their buildings prior to the Persian conquest.
Over the Winged Bulls were painted other acts of the king surrounded by his eunuchs and warriors, and…
In the fragment of a relief from Kuyunjik columns occur which rest on a cushion-shaped base on a lion's…
The columns in the ruins of Persepolis are circular and slender, and have capitals and bases. The capital…
A small group of fairly uniform animals which live among Rotifers and Protozoa at the bottom of ponds…
Remains of the circular walls round towns and palaces, which are known under the name Cyclopean, exist…
These volutes, or scrolls, when viewed from the side, appear to meet in the middle, and form a wavy…
These volutes, or scrolls, when viewed from the side, appear to meet in the middle, and form a wavy…
The good effect of the Ionic capital is really only produced by the front-view. It seems calculated…
The good effect of the Ionic capital is really only produced by the front-view. It seems calculated…
Rectangular block under the soffit of the cornice of the Greek Doric temple, which is studded with guttae.…
Rectangular block under the soffit of the cornice of the Greek Doric temple, which is studded with guttae.…
The Assyrian Lion is on a glazed clay slab at a royal palace in Khorsabad, Assyria during the 6th century…
The Lion supporting shield is also called "il Marzocco" in Italian. It is a sculpture designed by Donatello…
The Lion Sleeping is a monument to Pope Clement XIII is found in St. Peter's, Rome is designed by Canova.
This Lion Coat of Arms is designed with inlayed marble work. It was found in St. Croce, Florence, Italy,…
This Lion Coat of Arms is designed with an intarsia panel. It was found in St. Maria Novella, Florence,…
The Lion Tomb in Wertheim in Germany was designed during the 16th century by Johann of Trarbach.
The Greek Griffin is associated with Antiquity and fire, usually appears on Candelabras and friezes.…
The Roman Griffin has the body of a Lion and the head and wings of an Eagle. The Griffin is usually…
The Renaissance Griffin is associated with Antiquity and fire, it appears on Candelabras and friezes.…
The Winged Lion is shown on the tomb of Loys de Bresze in the Rouen Cathedral during the 16th century.
This Gargoyle Lion Head is made out of terracotta and is found in Athens, Greece.
This Antique Lion Head shows the front view of the antique head. This Lion's Head is found at the Vatican.
This Antique Lion Head shows the side view of the antique head. This Lion's Head is found at the Vatican.
This Lynx head is shown from its front and side view. It is an Antique Gargoyle, found in the Vatican.