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Background imageLimestone Collection: Seated Female Figure (image 1 of 3), between c.2500 and c.1500 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Seated Female Figure (image 1 of 3), between c.2500 and c.1500 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Seated Female Figure (image 1 of 3), between c.2500 and c.1500 B.C

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C.. Creator: Unknown

Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C

Background imageLimestone Collection: Part of Latomia caves at Syracuse, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Part of Latomia caves at Syracuse, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Part of Latomia caves at Syracuse, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLimestone Collection: Wall of the Oreille de Denys cave, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Wall of the Oreille de Denys cave, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Wall of the Oreille de Denys cave, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLimestone Collection: The Phoros Gate, before Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe

The Phoros Gate, before Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
The Phoros Gate, before Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. British soldiers in the Crimea:..sketched by our Special Correspondent

Background imageLimestone Collection: Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Background imageLimestone Collection: Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Background imageLimestone Collection: Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture

Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Creator: Sumerian culture
Sumerian reed house. Detail of the Uruk Trough, 3300-3000 BC. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Background imageLimestone Collection: The Sun and I, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown

The Sun and I, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Sun and I, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageLimestone Collection: The Sun and I, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown

The Sun and I, New York, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Sun and I, New York, 1937. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageLimestone Collection: Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912
Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Celtic cross at Mount St Alban, the highest point in Washington, DC. The limestone cross, designed by architect Robert W

Background imageLimestone Collection: Relief of Four scribes, from the tomb of Horemheb, Saqqara, ca 1350 BC. Creator: Ancient Egypt

Relief of Four scribes, from the tomb of Horemheb, Saqqara, ca 1350 BC. Creator: Ancient Egypt
Relief of Four scribes, from the tomb of Horemheb, Saqqara, ca 1350 BC. Found in the collection of the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Firenze

Background imageLimestone Collection: Egyptian campaign against the Sea Peoples. Relief from the temple of Ramesses III... 1185-1152 BC

Egyptian campaign against the Sea Peoples. Relief from the temple of Ramesses III... 1185-1152 BC
Egyptian campaign against the Sea Peoples. Relief from the temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu, 1185-1152 BC. Found in the collection of the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, Medinet Habu

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art

Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC

Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century

Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art

Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a female. From Ajina Tepe, 7th-8th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC

Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Creator: Central Asian Art
Head of a Greco-Bactrian ruler. From the Oxus Temple, Takht-i Sangin, 3-2 century BC. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century

Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Figure of a Prince, Devata or Bodhisattva. From Ajina Tepe, End of 7th - early 8th century. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan, Dushanbe

Background imageLimestone Collection: The State-House, Ohio, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The State-House, Ohio, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The State-House, Ohio, [USA], 1850. This handsome edifice has lately been erected in the city of Columbus...The building contains the Hall of Representatives...the Senate Chamber...and

Background imageLimestone Collection: New Church of St. Edward, at Romford - Consecrated on Thursday, September 19th, 1850

New Church of St. Edward, at Romford - Consecrated on Thursday, September 19th, 1850. Creator: Unknown
New Church of St. Edward, at Romford, [Essex] - Consecrated on Thursday, September 19th, 1850. The foundation-stone of this beautiful Church was laid on the 26th of July, 1849, by Mr

Background imageLimestone Collection: Ashoka with his Queen, 1st-3rd century. Creator: Indian Art

Ashoka with his Queen, 1st-3rd century. Creator: Indian Art
Ashoka with his Queen, 1st-3rd century. Found in the Collection of the Archaeological Survey of India

Background imageLimestone Collection: Assyrian army crosses a river, 885-860 BC. Creator: Assyrian Art

Assyrian army crosses a river, 885-860 BC. Creator: Assyrian Art
Assyrian army crosses a river, 885-860 BC. Found in the Collection of the British Museum

Background imageLimestone Collection: The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Creator: Historic Object

The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Creator: Historic Object
The Rabatak inscription, 2nd cen. AD. Found in the Collection of the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul

Background imageLimestone Collection: Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century

Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Creator: Central Asian Art
Statue of the emperor Kanishka with inscriptions in Brahmi Script, 1st-2nd century. Found in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum, Mathura

Background imageLimestone Collection: Winged genie. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC

Winged genie. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Winged genie. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC. Found in the collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageLimestone Collection: Giant fossil ammonite

Giant fossil ammonite
A 70cm diameter fossil ammonite embedded in limestone, from Portland Stone Quarries in Dorset

Background imageLimestone Collection: Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC

Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Khorsabad, c8th century BC
Assyrian sculpture of Gilgamesh holding a lion, Palace of Sargon, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Background imageLimestone Collection: Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud

Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Tourists visit limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, the longest cave system known in the world: The Lovers Leap; The Altar; The Star Chamber; The Dead Sea; The Vestibule

Background imageLimestone Collection: The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, with the body of a lion and the head of a human

Background imageLimestone Collection: Section of a Coffin Platform: Phoenix, 550-577. Creator: Unknown

Section of a Coffin Platform: Phoenix, 550-577. Creator: Unknown
Section of a Coffin Platform: Phoenix, 550-577

Background imageLimestone Collection: Section of a Coffin Platform: Feline, 550-577. Creator: Unknown

Section of a Coffin Platform: Feline, 550-577. Creator: Unknown
Section of a Coffin Platform: Feline, 550-577

Background imageLimestone Collection: Domestic Shrine, c. 1479-1425 BC. Creator: Unknown

Domestic Shrine, c. 1479-1425 BC. Creator: Unknown
Domestic Shrine, c. 1479-1425 BC. Used in the home like an icon, this shrine was originally provided with two wooden doors, hinged at each side and bolted in the center

Background imageLimestone Collection: Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Natural arch in limestone gorge of Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia purchased by Thomas Jefferson from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774

Background imageLimestone Collection: Emperor Ashoka the Great on Elephant, 1st century BC

Emperor Ashoka the Great on Elephant, 1st century BC. Found in the Collection of Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi

Background imageLimestone Collection: Relief with two figures of Ashurnasirpal, winged mythological beings and the god Ashur

Relief with two figures of Ashurnasirpal, winged mythological beings and the god Ashur, before the Tree of Life, 885-860 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageLimestone Collection: Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art

Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageLimestone Collection: Ashurbanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba, 650-620 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art

Ashurbanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba, 650-620 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ashurbanipal at the Battle of Til-Tuba, 650-620 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageLimestone Collection: Statue of Memi and Sabu, 26th-25th century BC

Statue of Memi and Sabu, 26th-25th century BC. The statue, which is probably from Giza, dates from the 4th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The couple are portrayed with their arms around each other

Background imageLimestone Collection: Daphne, Coptic carving, Ahnassia, Beni-Soueff, Egypt, 3rd century

Daphne, Coptic carving, Ahnassia, Beni-Soueff, Egypt, 3rd century. Held at Coptic Museum, Cairo

Background imageLimestone Collection: Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa, 2nd-1st century BC

Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa, 2nd-1st century BC
Limestone stela with a dedication to Baal, from Carthage, north Africa (modern Tunisia), 2nd-1st century BC. This stela comes from a religious precinct known as the tophet at Carthage

Background imageLimestone Collection: Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Background imageLimestone Collection: Head of a Bearded Man, 5th century BCE. Creator: Unknown

Head of a Bearded Man, 5th century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Bearded Man, 5th century BCE

Background imageLimestone Collection: Seven-Hooded Snake (Naga), c. 2nd century B. C. / 2nd century A. D. Creator: Unknown

Seven-Hooded Snake (Naga), c. 2nd century B. C. / 2nd century A. D. Creator: Unknown
Seven-Hooded Snake (Naga), c. 2nd century B.C./2nd century A.D

Background imageLimestone Collection: Architectural Fragment, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1353), 13th century. Creator: Unknown

Architectural Fragment, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1353), 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Fragment, Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1353), 13th century

Background imageLimestone Collection: Veneration of the Bodhi Tree, 3rd century. Creator: Unknown

Veneration of the Bodhi Tree, 3rd century. Creator: Unknown
Veneration of the Bodhi Tree, 3rd century

Background imageLimestone Collection: Yakshi Standing on a Fishtailed Mythical Beast (Makara), 2nd century B. C. / 2nd century A. D

Yakshi Standing on a Fishtailed Mythical Beast (Makara), 2nd century B. C. / 2nd century A. D
Yakshi Standing on a Fishtailed Mythical Beast (Makara), 2nd century B.C./2nd century A.D

Background imageLimestone Collection: Bust of Buddha, c. 3rd century. Creator: Unknown

Bust of Buddha, c. 3rd century. Creator: Unknown
Bust of Buddha, c. 3rd century



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