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 1 of 5193 sculptures in this category. Click any work to see details and museum location.
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Bust of Nefertiti
Thutmose, -1345
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Great Sphinx of Giza
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2500
Sculpture
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Double-Sided Votive Relief
, -305
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1944
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Sculpture
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Model for the Obverse of the Medal of Son of Martin III Geuder
Matthes Gebel, 1530
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
P
Prophet and Lector-Priest with Offerings of Live Geese
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
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Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides
, -1391
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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P
Portrait of Antipope Alexander V
Tobias Wolff, 1569
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Maitreya Buddha
, 705
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Relief of Agricultural Scenes
, -2311
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Relief of Striding Warriors
, -299
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Two Offering Bearers
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Seated Scribe
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2450
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Pediment with an Eagle
, 400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Dancing Pan
, 350
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Lintel Fragment Depicting Iniuia and Iuy Worshipping Deities
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -1336
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Engaged Capital with Windblown Acanthus
, 400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Tomb Wall Fragment Depicting Offering Bearers and Butchers
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2445
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Sculpture
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Section of a Dharani Pillar
, 618
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Stele of Neferrenpet
, -1400
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Mentuemhat as Priest with Staff and Scepter
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Veneration of the Bodhi Tree
, 201
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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Seven-Hooded Snake (Naga)
, -200
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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F
Fragment of a Capital with Scenes from Mary’s Infancy
The Cathedral of Monopoli, 1100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Phoenix
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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M
Model for the Reverse of the Medal of Martin III Geuder
Matthes Gebel, 1528
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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M
Model for the Reverse of the Portrait of Pankraz Labenwolf
Ludwig Neufahrer, 1542
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
M
Men Trussing an Ox
, -667
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
L
Limestone sarcophagus: the Amathus sarcophagus
Ancient Greek (Unknown), -500
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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R
Reptile Pendant
, 700
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
V
Votive Relief of a King
, -305
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
L
Limestone head of a bearded man
Ancient Greek (Unknown), -600
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Sculpture
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Stele of Userhat
, -1391
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Horizontal Panel
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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P
Plaque Depicting a Quail Chick
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -332
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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R
Relief Fragment Depicting Ipi and Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egyptian (Unknown), -2186
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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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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C
Capital with Lions
French, 1100
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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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
Sculpture
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Chac Mool (Chichen Itza)
Ancient Maya (Unknown), 1100
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
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Procession of Nobles
, 100
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon
, 550
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
R
Relief of a King
, -664
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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S
Standing Disciple Mahakasyapa Holding a Cylindrical Reliquary
, 545
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Sculpture
I
Inscribed Tombstone of Shaikh al-Husain ibn Abdallah ibn al-Hasan (died 1110)
, 1110
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Seated Ruler
, -2000
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
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Yakshi Standing on a Fishtailed Mythical Beast (Makara)
, -201
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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