Limestone Collection (page 7)

Neje and his mother, New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty, 1300BC-1200BC. Painted limestone, Thebes, Egypt.. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany)

Craftsmen at Work, Blacksmiths, Carriage-Maker and one asleep, c1372BC-1354BC. From an Egyptian Limestone Relief from a tomb, 18th Dynasty, Florence Archaeological Museum

Etruscan Sarcophagus detail, Procession with Musicians, c5th century BC-4th century BC. Painted limestone. At Vatican Museum

Buddhist Stupa with figures of Buddha adored by flying deities, 2nd century. Tw-sided Drum-slab, carved in pale limestone. Relief depicting a stupa with Buddha standing at entrance

Norber, Yorkshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Norber, Yorkshire, 20th century. The Norber erratics are one of the finest groups of glacial erratic boulders in Britain, Millstone Grit boulders are perched on pedestals of limestone

Limestone Quarry, Essex, UK, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Limestone Quarry, Essex, UK, 20th century. Limestone required for commercial purposes is extracted by quarrying which creates pollution from noise and dust

Durdle Door from East, Dorset Coast, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Durdle Door from East, Dorset Coast, 20th century. A natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England whereTriassic

Durdle Door, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Durdle Door, Dorset, 20th century. Natural limestone rock arch in chalk cliffs on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England

Limestone Walls in winter, Peak District, Derbyshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Limestone Walls in winter, Peak District, Derbyshire, 20th century. Dry stone building is a method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar to bind them together

Lime kilns, 1872. Burning limestone to produce lime for cement and mortar and for agricultural use

Sheelah-Na-Gig in local shelly limestone, at the church of St Michael in the Northgate, Oxford. The figure is spreading her vulva as a sign of fertility

Glacial Erratic block of Silurian grit perched on the younger Carboniferous limestone at Norber near Austwick in Yorkshire

The marriage of Zeus and Hera, 5th century BC
A metope of the marriage of Zeus and Hera, from temple E at Selinunte. The head and arms are made of Parian marble, and set in limestone

Actaeon being devoured by Artemis dogs, 5th century BC
A metope showing Actaeon being devoured by Artemis dogs, from temple E at Selinunte. The head and arms are made of Parian marble, and set in limestone

Limestone stela carved withSouth Arabian inscription in Sabaean, 2nd century BC
Limestone stela carved with three lines of South Arabian inscription in Sabaean; for the building by Wahab athat son of Alfaqum and his sons of an aqueduct to irrigate their palm grove

Egyptian limestone slab with the cartouche of Rameses II, from the British Museums collection

List of the kings of Egypt from the temple of Ramesses II, Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1250 BC
Detail of the list of the kings of Egypt from the temple of Ramesses II, Abydos, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1250 BC. The memorial temple of Ramesses II survives today at Abydos, the cult centre of Osiris

Egyptian limestone stele with hieratic script - a copy of a decree. From the British Museums collection

Limestone stela with a seated figure of Akhenaten, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1340 BC
Detail of limestone stela with a seated figure of Akhenaten, probably from Amarna, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1340 BC. This limestone stela illustrates the shift in religious beliefs

Limestone Egyptian statue of a man and his wife
Limestone Egyptian statue showing the Royal Acquaintance Katep and his wife, the Royal Acquaintance Hetepheres sitting on a bench. From the British Museums Collection

Limestone seated figure of Horus wearing Roman military costume, Egyptian. From the British Museums Collection

Archaic metope showing Actaeon and Artemis, 5th century BC
Archaic metope showing Actaeon being set on by his dogs and Artemis, from temple E at Selinunte. Made of limestone, with head and arms of Parian marble, 5th century BC

Limestone caves in Hungary. Artist: CM Dixon
Limestone caves at Aggjelek in Hungary

Stele of Pepi, chief of the potters, Ancient Egyptian, 18th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Stele of the chief of treasurers Khor, Ancient Egyptian, 19th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Coptic Funeral Stele, 3rd-4th century
Limestone Coptic funeral stele, depicting a figure at prayer with a cross, 3rd-4th century. In the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo

The Willendorf Venus, 23rd century BC
The Willendorf Venus, from Austria, 23rd century BC

Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900
Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900

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

Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

The Peace side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Peace side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Egyptian hieroglyphs on a funerary stele
Egyptian hieroglyphs on a limestone funerary stele, from the Vatican Museums collection

Head of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt
Limestone head of Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten, from El Amarna, Egypt. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Limestone model of an ancient Egyptian house
Limestone model of a New Kingdom Egyptian house. The home is mud brick, with a stone doorway and window grills. Currently from the British Museums collection

Limestone bust of Hairan, son of Marion from Palmyra, Syria, c150-200
Limestone bust from a Palmyrene funerary relief, from Palmyra, Syria, c150-200. Bearded man wearing toga, holding a strip of writing material in his left hand

Limestone bust of Aqmat, daughter of Hagago, Palmyra, Syria, c100-c150. From a Palmyrene funerary relief; woman wearing the veil of matronhood. From the British Museums collection

Limestone plaque with two deer, from Susa, Iran. At the Museum fur Islamiche Kunst, Berlin-Dahlen

Statuette known as the Princess of Bactria
The Princess of Bactria. Statuette of a woman wearing a Kaukanes dress made of steatite and limestone

The Royal Game of Ur, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. This game board is one of several with a similar layout found by Leonard Woolley in the Royal Cemetery at Ur

Queens Lyre from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. Stringed instrument with a bulls head. The front panels are made of lapis lazuli, shell and red limestone originally set in bitumen

The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC
Detail of the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian, c858-c824 BC. Black limestone obelisk with relief sculptures glorifying the achievements of King Shalmaneser III and his chief minister

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, from Sippar, southern Iraq
Stone lions head, Neo-Assyrian, about 680-670 BC, From Sippar, southern Iraq. This lions head of white limestone comes from the Temple of Shamash

Fossil shells in limestone

Greek sculpture of the Lady of Auxerre, 7th century BC
An archaic sculpture of the Lady of Auxerre, made of limestone, 7th century BC

Carved Jellinge style Viking grave-slab from York
Carved magnesian limestone Viking grave-slab from York made in the Jellinge style

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