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Eternal Egypt: Statuettes of Iby

For Students 9th - 10th
These 16 statuettes were carved for Iby, a high official. Thirteen are wooden standing statuettes and the other three are limestone.
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Eternal Egypt: Stucco Relief of a Ram

For Students 9th - 10th
This limestone relief shows a recumbent ram; the animal is facing forward. Reliefs of this sort were used to decorate walls.
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Eternal Egypt: Panel of Zeus and Leda

For Students 9th - 10th
The low-relief carved in limestone shows the mythological union of Leda and Zeus, who is disguised in the form of a swan.
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Eternal Egypt: Tombstone With Two Angels

For Students 9th - 10th
A limestone tombstone with the design of two carved angels. Between them, there is a person that represents the deceased. He raises his arms for imploring God.
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Eternal Egypt: Terracotta Bust of a Woman

For Students 9th - 10th
A limestone bust of a woman wearing Greek traditional dress and has her shoulders covered. Her hair is braided and hangs on her left shoulder. The statue displays one of the various hairstyles of the Alexandrian women and the way in...
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Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Queen Kawit

For Students 9th - 10th
The sarcophagus of Queen Kawit, who was the wife of King Montuhotep the Second, was one of the most noteworthy in terms of the low-relief sculpture in the Theban court. The outer faces of this limestone sarcophagus are decorated with...
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Eternal Egypt: Niche of Abraham and Isaac

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of limestone is shaped in the form of a shell with human and animal figures, representing the story of Abraham and his son Isaac.
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Eternal Egypt: Ostracon of Bull and Baboon

For Students 9th - 10th
This ostracon depicts a bull and a baboon, executed with brush strokes in black and red pigments on a rough limestone flake.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Amenemhat's Family

For Students 9th - 10th
This rectangular stela made out of painted limestone clearly shows the longing for unity of the family, both in life and after death.
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Eternal Egypt: Block Showing a Woman's Face

For Students 9th - 10th
This limestone block, sculpted in sunken relief, depicts a woman's face and part of her chest.
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Eternal Egypt: Tombstone With Floral Designs

For Students 9th - 10th
This part of a square tombstone is made of limestone. The two pillars that flank the main part of the tombstone are carved in high relief.
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of a Frieze of Aphrodite

For Students 9th - 10th
This piece of a frieze depicts plant decorations on its upper part and a drawing of Aphrodite coming out of a limestone shell on the lower part.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of King Ahmose the First

For Students 9th - 10th
This limestone stela was dedicated by King Ahmose the First, who expelled the Hyksos from Egypt, to his grandmother Queen Tetishery. It shows scenes of the king making offerings to the queen.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Saratoga

For Students 9th - 10th
Gray limestone Georgian house built by Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan, best known for his victory over the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781.
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Web Gallery of Art: Epitaph of a Canon

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Epitaph of a Canon", created by Nicolaus Gerhaert Van Leyden in 1464 (Limestone, height 136 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Altarpiece of the Fugger Chapel

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Altarpiece of the Fugger Chapel", created by Adolf Daucher in 1518 (Marble and limestone reliefs, height 148 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Madonna and Child With Angels

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Madonna and Child with Angels", created by Hans Daucher in 1520 (Limestone, 42 x 31 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Anna Von Schweidnitz

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Anna von Schweidnitz", created by Peter Parler from 1379-86 (Limestone).
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Web Gallery of Art: Well of Moses: Christ (Fragment)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Well of Moses: Christ (fragment)", created by Claus Sluter from 1395-1406 (Limestone, height 64 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Tulip Pulpit

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Tulip Pulpit", created by Hans Witten from 1508-10 (Limestone).
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Web Gallery of Art: Composer Ferenc Erkel

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Composer Ferenc Erkel", created by Alajos Strobl from 1881-84 (Limestone, above life-size).
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Web Gallery of Art: Franz Liszt

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Franz Liszt", created by Alajos Strobl from 1881-84 (Limestone, above life-size).
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Web Gallery of Art: Fountain of King Matthias

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Fountain of King Matthias", created by Alajos Strobl from 1898-1904 (Bronze, marble and limestone).
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Web Gallery of Art: Monument of Francesco Foscari

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Monument of Francesco Foscari", created by Antonio Bregno after 1466 (Limestone).

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