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...

High relief sculpture of Alexander the Great on Bucephalas.

Relief sculpture of a Genius from Assyria.

Relief sculpture of a Genius from Assyria (detail).

Series of hyperlinked pages explains the history, construction, and condition of Borobudur, a large Buddhist monument in Indonesia covered in relief carvings and free-standing sculptures of the Buddha.

National Gallery of Art provides a close look and explanation of this famous monumental artwork. Includes art activities for every age and links for further learning.

This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave...

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Includes sculptures and bas-reliefs of Nefertiti and related historical figures, as well as an article about her from Discovery Channel.

Cameo, a term applied to gems of different colors sculptured in relief. The art of engraving on gems boasts of high antiquity, having been practised with various degrees of success by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at Halicarnassus (present Bodrum, Turkey) for Mausolus, a satrap in the Persian Empire, and Artemisia II of Caria, his wife and sister. The structure was designed by...

A casket, a jewel-box. Quintilian produces this term as an example of catachresis, because it properly denoted that which was made of box, but was applied to things of similar form and use made of any other material. In fact, the caskets...