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Ancient Monument Collection

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue

Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue
Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Der Tradition nach, Statue Parakrama Bahus I. des Grossen (1164-1197 n. Chr. ), Pollonnaruwa, 192

Der Tradition nach, Statue Parakrama Bahus I. des Grossen (1164-1197 n. Chr. ), Pollonnaruwa, 192
Der Tradition nach, Statue Parakrama Bahus I. des Grossen (1164-1197 n. Chr.), Pollonnaruwa, 1926. According to tradition, the statue Parakrama Bahu I, the Great (1164-1197 AD), Pollonnaruwa

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine from the Palatine, ca. 1822-24. Creator

View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine from the Palatine, ca. 1822-24. Creator
View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine from the Palatine, ca. 1822-24

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Avebury. Littlecote. Silbury. Devils Den. Grand Avenue. 1898. Creator: Unknown

Avebury. Littlecote. Silbury. Devils Den. Grand Avenue. 1898. Creator: Unknown
Avebury. Littlecote. Silbury. Devils Den. Grand Avenue. 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume IV". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1902. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1902. Creator: Works and Sun Sculpture Studios
The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1902. From " Underwood and Underwood Publishers, New York-London-Toroto Canada-Ottawa Kansas."

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Winchester Palace, London, SE1, England, 3 / 9 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel

Winchester Palace, London, SE1, England, 3 / 9 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
Winchester Palace, 3/9/10. Detail of the tracery remains of the Rose Window. The window would have once been filled with stained glass

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown

Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 1894. Prehistoric monument of standing stones aligned to the sunset of the winter solstice and the opposing sunrise of the summer solstice

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Hengistbury Head, 1929

Hengistbury Head, 1929. Headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford. From Bournemouth: The centre of health and sunshine

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Hambledon Hill, Dorset, 1946. Artist: John Piper

Hambledon Hill, Dorset, 1946. Artist: John Piper
Hambledon Hill, Dorset, 1946. From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1830, (1946). Artist: James Bridges

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1830, (1946). Artist: James Bridges
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1830, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Jetawanarama und Kiri-Dagoba (12. Jahrhundert n. Chr. ), Pollonneruwa, 1926

Jetawanarama und Kiri-Dagoba (12. Jahrhundert n. Chr. ), Pollonneruwa, 1926
Jetawanarama und Kiri-Dagoba (12. Jahrhundert n. Chr.), Pollonneruwa, 1926. Jetawanarama and Kiri-Dagoba (12th century AD), Pollonneruwa. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Die sudliche der vier den Himmelsrichtungen entsprechend errichteten altarartigen Anbetungsstatten

Die sudliche der vier den Himmelsrichtungen entsprechend errichteten altarartigen Anbetungsstatten der Ruwanwali-Dagoba mit steinernen Opfertischen, 1926

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Ruwanwali Dagoba zu Anuradhapura. Ostseite, 1926

Ruwanwali Dagoba zu Anuradhapura. Ostseite, 1926. Ruwanwali Dagoba at Anuradhapura. East Side. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Thuparama Dagoba zu Anuradhapura, 1926

Thuparama Dagoba zu Anuradhapura, 1926. Thuparama Dagoba to Anuradhapura. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Ambatthala Dagoba in Mihintale, Ruhestatte der Reliquien des Mahinda, erbaut 275 v. Chr. 1926

Ambatthala Dagoba in Mihintale, Ruhestatte der Reliquien des Mahinda, erbaut 275 v. Chr. 1926. Ambatthala Dagoba in Mihintale, retreat of the relics of Mahinda

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Anfang der Steintreppen von Mihintale, 1926

Anfang der Steintreppen von Mihintale, 1926. Beginning of the stepped stairs of Mihintale. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Die Rajagirilena genannte Stelle in den Felsen von Mihintale, wo Konig Devanampiya Tissa Zellen fur

Die Rajagirilena genannte Stelle in den Felsen von Mihintale, wo Konig Devanampiya Tissa Zellen fur die buddhistischen Monche erbauen liess 307-267 v. Chr. 1926

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Jetawanarama Dagoba, die jungste der drei grossen Dagobas von Anurdhapura (Ende des 3. Jahrh. n. Ch)

Jetawanarama Dagoba, die jungste der drei grossen Dagobas von Anurdhapura (Ende des 3. Jahrh. n. Ch)
Jetawanarama Dagoba, die jungste der drei grossen Dagobas von Anurdhapura (Ende des 3. Jahrh. n. Chr.), 1926. Jetawanarama Dagoba

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Das Issurumuniya - Felse - Vihara (erbaut von Konig Devanampiya Tissa im 3. Jahrh. V. Chr. ), 1926

Das Issurumuniya - Felse - Vihara (erbaut von Konig Devanampiya Tissa im 3. Jahrh. V. Chr. ), 1926
Das Issurumuniya - Felse - Vihara (erbaut von Konig Devanampiya Tissa im 3. Jahrh. V. Chr.), 1926. The Issurumuniya - Felse - Vihara (built by King Devanampiya Tissa in the 3rd century BC)

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Treppe mit Darstellung von Erdgeistern, wahrscheinlich Zugang zu einem heiligen Bobaum, Anuradhap

Treppe mit Darstellung von Erdgeistern, wahrscheinlich Zugang zu einem heiligen Bobaum, Anuradhapura, 1926. Stairs depicting Earth Spirits, probably access to a sacred Bobaum, Anuradhapura

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Kuttam Pokuma (Die zwei Badeteiche) Anuradhapura, 1926

Kuttam Pokuma (Die zwei Badeteiche) Anuradhapura, 1926. Kuttam Pokuma (The Two Bathing Ponds) Anuradhapura. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Ruinen einer Pfeilerhalle, davor Treppe mit Mondstein (s. Tafel 79), Anuradhapura, 1926

Ruinen einer Pfeilerhalle, davor Treppe mit Mondstein (s. Tafel 79), Anuradhapura, 1926. Ruins of a pier hall, in front of it a staircase with a moonstone, Anuradhapura

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Treppe in einem gemauerten Badeteich, Anuradhapura, 1926

Treppe in einem gemauerten Badeteich, Anuradhapura, 1926. Stairs in a brick bathing pond, Anuradhapura. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Steinstatuen vor der in Wiederherstellung befindlichen Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura, 1926

Steinstatuen vor der in Wiederherstellung befindlichen Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura, 1926. Stone statues before restoration Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Steinfigur nahe der Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura, 1926

Steinfigur nahe der Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura, 1926. Stone figure near the Ruwanwali-Dagoba, Anuradhapura. From Der Indische Kulturkreis in Einzeldarstellungen. [Georg Muller, Munich, 1926]

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920)

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century

Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. A Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century

Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. The Standing Stones of Stenness are a neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon

Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Carved Chalk Phallus

Carved Chalk Phallus
Carved chalk phallus from an infilled pit in a ditch of Maumbury rings, now at Dorset County Museum

Background imageAncient Monument Collection: Lisivigeen Stone Circle, a ritual site

Lisivigeen Stone Circle, a ritual site
Lisivigeen Stone Circle in County Kerry, Ireland. A ritual site with a henge monument - note the circular mound around the circle


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