Limestone Collection (page 6)

Marble and other mixed stones of Vesuvius polished, 1776
Marble and other mixed stones of Vesuvius polished, Plate L, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Specimens of Tufa found in and around Herculaneum, 1776
Specimens of Tufa found in and around Herculaneum, Plate XXXXV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli to the Solfaterra, Plate XXXXIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, 1776
Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Steetley limestone quarry, Kadeby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1955. Limestone was quarried at the Steetley site in Kadeby

Gate, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Frieze, Northwest Palace, Calah (Nimrud), Iraq, 1977. The Northwest Palace was the most important palace at the Assyrian city of Nimrud. It was built by Ashurnasirpal II in the 9th century BC

Dovedale, Derbyshire. Much of this scenic limestone valley in the Peak District is owned and managed by the National Trust

Votive Stele with Buddha and two Bodhisattvas, 534-550. Found in the Collection of State Oriental Art Museum, Moscow

King Ashurnasirpal II during a royal lion hunt, 650-620 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
King Ashurnasirpal II during a royal lion hunt, 650-620 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Chariot and cavalryman, 8th cen. BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Chariot and cavalryman, 8th cen. BC. Found in the collection of the Museum of Oriental Antiquities, Istanbul

King Ashurnasirpal II during a royal lion hunt, 7th cen. BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
King Ashurnasirpal II during a royal lion hunt, 7th cen. BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Winged deity by the sacred tree. Relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Kalhu, Nimrud, 9th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Priest with a branch of pomergranate tree. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II, 722-705 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

King Ashurnasirpal II and his God. Relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Kalhu, Nimrud, 9th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Detail of a capital in the cloister Sant Pere de Galligants, 12th century. Artist: Anonymous
Detail of a capital in the cloister Sant Pere de Galligants, 12th century. Found in the collection of the Sant Pere de Galligants, Girona

Portland - Panoramic View, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The Academy, Mount Lycabettus in the background, 1913. From The Near East, by Robert Hitchens. [Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1913]

The Wailing Place of the Jews, Jerusalem, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1935. Artists: Paul Cezanne, George Newnes
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1935. After the painting by Paul Cezanne. From Modern Masterpieces Part 9. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Gordale Scar, West Yorkshire, c1811 (1956). From the Tate Gallery, London. A print from Places, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

A rams head, Egypt, 1936. Limestone model. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Plate taken from The Art of Ancient Egypt, published by the Phaidon Press (Vienna, 1936)

An Egyptian limestone relief, c1400 BC (1936). From a tomb of the 18th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Egyptian scribes, c1350 BC (1936). Limestone relief. Found in the collection of the Museo Archeologico, Florence. Plate taken from The Art of Ancient Egypt, published by the Phaidon Press (Vienna)

Mourners at the funeral of a Memphite high priest, c1350 BC (1936). Limestone relief. Detail. Found in the collection of the Agyptisches Museum, Berlin

The funeral of a Memphite high priest, c1350 BC (1936). Limestone relief. Found in the collection of the Agyptisches Museum, Berlin

A tombstone of Amennebi, c1550 BC (1936). Limestone. Found in the collection of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. Plate taken from The Art of Ancient Egypt

The God Bes, c350 BC (1936). Limestone statue. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris. Bes was an Egyptian deity worshipped in the later periods of dynastic history as a protector of households

Queen Nefertiti (1410 BC-1330 BC), c1370 BC (1936). Painted limestone bust. Found in the collection of the Agyptisches Museum, Berlin

Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, 1924-1926. Artist: Louis Burleigh Bruhl
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, Volume 4, 1924-1926

Darius I the Great. The Behistun Inscription, 6th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Darius I the Great. The Behistun Inscription, 6th century BC

The Nefertiti Bust, ca 1350 BC. Artist: Ancient Egypt
The Nefertiti Bust, ca 1350 BC. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The royal family: Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their children, ca 1350 BC. Artist: Ancient Egypt
The royal family: Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their children, ca 1350 BC. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Thepu, mother of Nebamun of Thebes, ca 1390-1353 B. C Artist: Ancient Egypt
Thepu, mother of Nebamun of Thebes, ca 1390-1353 B.C.. Found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York

Priest with a branch of pomergranate tree, 722-705 BC. Detail of a relief from the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II. Assyrian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Statue of the Scribe Maaniamen, middle of the 15th century BC. Ancient Egypt. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Stele of the Royal Scribe Ipi, middle of the 14th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Sphinx from Cyprus, 6th century BC. A statue of the Archaic Period. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Statue of a Husband and Wife, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty. Located in the British Museum, London

Lintel of Senusret III depicting the Pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 12th Dynasty
Lintel of Senusret III depicting the pharaoh making offerings to the God Montu, 19th century BC. Senusret III was the fifth pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Colossal statue of Rameses I in situ, Memphis, Egypt, 13th century BC. Rameses I was the founder of the 19th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian limestone stele, 16th-13th century BC. Funerary stele dating from the 18th Dynasty. From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tutankhamun wearing the Blue Crown, 14th century BC. Tutankhamun (reigned 1333-1323 BC) was a pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 18th Dynasty

Ancient Egyptian figure of a seated scribe, 25th-24th century BC. The figure is of painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal. It dates from the 5th Dynasty

Part of painted limestone stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 11th Dynasty
Part of the painted limestone tomb stela of Amenemhet, Abydos, Egypt, 22nd-20th century BC. Amenemhet was a prominent official of the 11th Dynasty

Dionysos, Limestone relief, Ahnassia El-Medina, Beni-Souef, 3rd Century. Proto-Coptic Art made for the Greek Pagan Community in Egypt

Early Coptic Funerary Slab, 3rd-4th century. Limestone Figure with Arms raised in attitude of worship. Note the shell & crosses. Cairo, Coptic Museum

Comic relief, Egyptian Limestone, Herakles and the Cretian Bull, 4th century

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