Roman mosaic of marble and limestone from the 2nd half of the 4th century AD; from Daphne. Credit: (User:Jastrow) CC BY 2.5 After Alexander’s death in 323 BC, his generals ... the Baltimore Museum of ...

small animal and human figures carved in bone, ivory, or stone counted as sculptures. Today, we associate white marble sculptures with Ancient Roman, Greek, and Renaissance art, but some of the ...

Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar's faithful -- but getting the marble he needs from rebel-held quarries in the midst of civil war is now a ...

Discover Pietra Tiburtina, blending travertine's timeless beauty with modern design for versatile architectural applications.

Rondinone entered Reiffers’s orbit with the purchase of two of the artist’s earlier pieces, a vibrant circular painting and a rock sculpture carved from bluestone. Rondinone chose the French ...

Now, the looming Roman sculpture is finally back on display Julia ... via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection ...

Dr Pradeep Chakravarthy took us for a deep dive visit through two lesser-known ancient temples lurking beneath Thirumayam Fort, each full of early inscriptions and sculptures carved from the living ...

The origins can be traced at least as far back as Alexander the Great, who died in 323 BC. From that time period, we have record of Middle Eastern blacksmiths working with wootz, a special steel from ...

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