The spectacular carving illustrates the scene “Vinh Quy Bái Tổ”, a traditional procession whereby a man who has passed a royal exam to be eligible to work in the court, returns home to pay tribute to ...

The project, intended to protect the invaluable rock-carved relief from environmental damage, was announced by Mohammad Sabet Eqlidi, the head of the department, during his visit to the site on Friday ...

MEXICO.- Mexican archaeologists have discovered in the western state of Nayarit a series of petroglyphs estimated to have been carved between 850 and 1350 A.D., the National Anthropology and History ...

All are different with elaborate figure heads. He has carved birds with intricate feathers, chip carvings, character as well as caricature carvings, bas relief carvings, gnomes, faces and designs on ...

Rock-carving relief recently found at the Mashki Gate, one of the monumental gates to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, on the outskirts of what is today the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

It’s one of the rarest things an American museum could display: a piece of marble made marvelous by the hand of Michelangelo. About 300,000 people saw such a sight a few years ago in Pittsburgh, St.

The statue is notable for blending two disparate art styles. A limestone sculpture discovered by archaeologists in Egypt appears to be the first of its kind, according to a new study published in The ...