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Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal

Surya (sun) in his chariot as depicted in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal. The temple is an Early Chalukyan (543 CE – 753 CE) creation and is built by Queen Loka Mahadevi.
Aztec Art
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Aztec Art

The Aztec culture, centred at the capital of Tenochtitlan, dominated most of Mesoamerica in the 15th-16th centuries. With military conquest and trade expansion, the art of the Aztecs also spread, helping the Aztec civilization achieve a cultural...
Etruscan 'Evening Shadow' Figure Sculpture
Image by Egisto Sani

Etruscan 'Evening Shadow' Figure Sculpture

The Etruscan bronze figure sculpture of a young boy known as the Ombre della Sera or 'Evening Shadow'. 3rd century BCE. Height: 57 cm. (Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, Volterra, Italy)
Image by Caroline Léna Becker (Photographer)

"Whore Empress" Sculpture of Valeria Messalina

Modern marble sculpture (1884 CE) depicting Valeria Messalina, by Eugène Cyrille Brunet (1828–1921). Museum of Fine Arts, Rennes.
Buddha Sculpture in Ajanta
Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

Buddha Sculpture in Ajanta

A sculpture in Ajanta (between 2nd century BCE and 6th century CE) Cave 1 showcasing Buddha in dharma chakra pravartana mudra (preaching mode).
Screen Sculpture, Chartres Cathedral
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Screen Sculpture, Chartres Cathedral

A detail of the sculpture which adorns the screen of the chancel of Chartres Cathedral, France. Executed from c. 1530 CE and slowly added to over the following two centuries, the screen has 40 niches containing large figure sculptures depicting...
Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat
Image by The British Museum

Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat

This marble sculpture from Rome, Italy dates to sometime between the 1st Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. It portrays a young male Aethiopian, or black African, acrobat balancing on a crocodile. (British Museum, London)
Progenitrix Sculpture, Lepenski Vir
Image by Mickey Mystique

Progenitrix Sculpture, Lepenski Vir

Progenitrix (Serbian Cyrillic: Прародитељка) is a sculpture dating back from c. 6300 – c. 5900 BCE found at Lepenski Vir (Serbia). Today, it is the symbol of Lepenski Vir. (Lepenski Vir Museum)
Chinese Pig-Dragon Sculpture
Image by LACMA

Chinese Pig-Dragon Sculpture

A Chinese pig-dragon sculpture. China, probably Yunnan Province, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368 CE. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Egyptian Baboon Sculpture
Image by James Blake Wiener

Egyptian Baboon Sculpture

This ancient Egyptian sculpture made of basalt dates from the 13th century BCE and depicts a seated baboon. The baboon was associated with Thoth—the god of wisdom, science, and measurement. Baboons were thus often represented with water clocks...
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