3D Images

A group of beautifully decorated terra sigilata vessels from Roman Gaul. Their dates range from the 1st Century CE to the 4th Century CE. The decorated containers are shaped in a mold where the patterns are hollow imprinted. another decorative...

This lime plaster block with a bilingual funerary inscription was discovered in 2015 CE, reused inside an underground tomb chamber. The monument reads: "Memorial and tomb of Amud, son of Gurr, son of Ali, inspector of the King of Oman...

Funerary relief depicting son presenting offerings to his late father. c. 950 BCE, painted limestone. Abydos, Egypt. From British excavations in 1909 CE. Museum of Art History (Musée du Cinquantenaire), Brussels, Belgium. Made of 210 pictures...

A large jug, part of the Raeren stoneware tradition which flourished on the Rhine in the 16th Century CE. The jug depicts "the meeting of David and Abigail” and “the procession of Flora”. Created by Jan Emmens (monogram: I.E.) in 1576 CE...

Standing Virgin with Child, France (Normandy?) circa 1380 or early 14th Century CE. Sandstone, trace of polychromy. A cross with chevron under the crossbar is on the lining of the coat, under the right hand. Donation from the Musées Community...

A 9th Century CE epitaph commemorating a woman named Fatima, the daughter of Qasim, son of al-Husayn. The text is engraved in high relief in Arabic Kufic script. It reads: "1. In the name of God the Most Merciful, the Merciful. 2. Praise...

A statue of the Egyptian god Sobek, classically depicted with a crocodile head. Limestone. From the Temple of Amenemhet in Hawara, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1991 - 1802 BCE). (Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford...

Three Egyptian sarcophagi from the 22nd Dynasty of Egypt, 945 - 712 BCE. The sarcophagi belong to Pa-di-mut, Mut-iy-y, and Ankh-Khonsu respectively. Photogrammetry by Peter Der Manuelian. 3D modeling by Mohamed Abdelaziz. (Courtesy...

A granite statue of Ramesses III (r. 1186 - 1155 BCE) standing between the gods Horus and Set. In the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Funerary stele, about 170-190 CE, Palmyra (Tadmor), yellow limestone. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium). For more updates, please consider to follow me on Twitter at @GeoffreyMarchal. (https://twitter.com/GeoffreyMarchal...