193 sculptures
Limestone Sculptures
Limestone's softness makes it easy to carve, which is why ancient Egyptian and medieval European sculptors favored it. Many of the world's oldest surviving sculptures are limestone.
Limestone Sculptures
Page 2 of 5193 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Phoenix
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1239
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Plaque Depicting a Ram
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -332
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Model for the Reverse of the Medal of Martin III Geuder
Matthes Gebel, 1528
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Frieze with Foliage and Grapes
, 300
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Section of a Buddhist Pagoda
, 724
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Architectural Canopy
, 1445
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Model for the Reverse of the Portrait of Pankraz Labenwolf
Ludwig Neufahrer, 1542
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Engaged Capital with a Fantastic Creature and Three Birds
, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Men Trussing an Ox
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus
Ancient Greek (Unknown), -500
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Relief Fragment Depicting Merettetiiyet with Offerings
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2060
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Engaged Capital with a Supporting (Caryatidal) Figure Flanked by Lions
, 1125
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Plaque Depicting a Queen or Goddess
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -200
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Reptile Pendant
, 700
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Men Bearing Tomb Equipment
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Tomb Relief of the Chief Physician Amenhotep and Family
, -1279
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Votive Relief of a King
, -305
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Limestone head of a bearded man
Ancient Greek (Unknown), -600
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Scene from the Legend of Saint Perpetua
Spanish, 1350
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Stele of Userhat
, -1391
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Relief Depicting a God
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -332
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Horizontal Panel
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Plaque Depicting a Quail Chick
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -332
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Relief Fragment Depicting Ipi and Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2186
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Panels from a Funerary Couch (Guanchuang)
, 520
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Engaged Capital with Human Figures and Foliage
, 300
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Panel with Royal Woman
K’in Lakam Chahk, 750
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Head Attributed to Arsinoe II
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -270
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Fragment of Animal Frieze
Lombard, 1100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Buddha's Previous Life as a Woodpecker: Javasakunda Jataka
, 175
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
, -1391
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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A
Architectural Canopy (pair)
, 1445
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Capital with Lions
French, 1100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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B
Bust of Buddha
, 690
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Keystone of an Arch: Female Bust within a Medallion Supported by Angels
, 400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Ostracon with Pharaoh Spearing a Lion and a Royal Hymn on its Back
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1070
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Worshippers at a sacred tree
, -100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Chac Mool (Chichen Itza)
Ancient Maya (Unknown), 1100
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
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Lintel of Enseperi
, -2454
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Columnar Figure of an Apostle
, 1175
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Procession of Nobles
, 100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Magus from an Adoration Group
, 1460
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Head of an Apostle
, 1325
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Relief of a King
, -664
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Ancient Assyrian (Unknown), -825
British Museum, London
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Standing Disciple Mahakasyapa Holding a Cylindrical Reliquary
, 545
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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