Carvings Collection (page 6)

Parish church and school designed for the All-Russian Exhibition of Industry and Art
BCC425228 Parish church and school designed for the All-Russian Exhibition of Industry and Art, Nizhny Novgorod, 1896 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Chimneypiece dated 1729, at 139 Redcliffe Street (w / c on paper)
2831585 Chimneypiece dated 1729, at 139 Redcliffe Street (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Bosses from St Thomass Church (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831566 Bosses from St Thomass Church (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Two stone heads in wall of Prebendal House (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831384 Two stone heads in wall of Prebendal House (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

A flesh idol? (colour litho)
2777860 A flesh idol? (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A flesh idol? The capture of a devil-fish)

Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark
The Valley of the Norsemen - Farmers and fishermen in stone at Normandsalen - Sculpture museum in Fredensborg, Denmark. The creator of the collection was the Norwegian post driver Jorgen Christensen

HMS "Black Prince"(chromolitho)
2790862 HMS " Black Prince" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Black Prince." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

The "Half Moon"(chromolitho)
2790852 The " Half Moon" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Half Moon." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

The "Terra Nova"(chromolitho)
2790851 The " Terra Nova" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Terra Nova." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

HMS "Royal Albert"(chromolitho)
2790844 HMS " Royal Albert" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Royal Albert." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

HMS "Bellerophon"(chromolitho)
2790843 HMS " Bellerophon" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Bellerophon." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)
2969751 Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha with Serpent Hood Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), from Karnataka, India (chlorite) by South Indian School

Carvings in the Library (b / w photo)
3103392 Carvings in the Library (b/w photo) by Latham, Charles (d.1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carvings in the Library)

Lunette carving in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, one of two with six seated apostles and an angel above. Date: circa 1920s

Abu Simbel Temple, Egypt. Date: circa 1920s

Camel and rhino in front of Noahs ark, c. 1840 (painted wood)
3084490 Camel and rhino in front of Noahs ark, c.1840 (painted wood) by German School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Arad carving of the god Tamuz, c. 3000-2650 BC (stone)
1220445 Arad carving of the god Tamuz, c.3000-2650 BC (stone) by Canaanite; (add.info.: The drawing depicts the Canaanite God Tamuz who according to myth dies in summer)

Doors, windows and walls of the Palace of Persepolis, Syria
Doors, windows and walls in the ruins of the Palace of Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Syria. Porte, finestre, mura, del palazzo di Persepoli

Te Takinga pataka, c. 1895 (silver gelatin print)
MGS272383 Te Takinga pataka, c.1895 (silver gelatin print) by New Zealander Photographer (19th century); 11.1x15.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the act of liberalitas, Aurelian relief located in the Arch of Constantine, Antonine period
ALI346594 Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the act of liberalitas, Aurelian relief located in the Arch of Constantine, Antonine period, c.176-180 (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Rome

Carved figures from Benin placed at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, SE London, thought to be associated with the hideous sacrificial rites of Benin. Date: 1897

Interior of the grotto of Nam Hou, Laos, from Atlas du Voyage d
STC175863 Interior of the grotto of Nam Hou, Laos, from Atlas du Voyage d Exploration de Indo-Chine effectue pendant les Annees 1866, 1867 & 1868 par une Commission Francaise, by Francis Garnier

Wood carving: Leaf (engraving)
5226058 Wood carving: Leaf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaf. Illustration for Wood Carving by Charles G Leland)

Model of a walrus and a whistle (bone)
2578573 Model of a walrus and a whistle (bone) by Amundsen, Roald Engelbergt Gravning (1872-1928); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Norwegian, out of copyright

Cambridge: Carvings in Trinity College Library (etching)
6003318 Cambridge: Carvings in Trinity College Library (etching) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carvings in Trinity College Library)

The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral: East End, South Side of Altar (b / w photo)
6022539 The Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral: East End, South Side of Altar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: East End, South Side of Altar)

Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000902 Parthenon sculptures: Victory, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000895 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b / w photo)
6000885 Parthenon sculptures: South frieze, British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South frieze, British Museum)

Dragon-silkworm pendant, late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty
5942696 Dragon-silkworm pendant, late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-9th century BC (jade) by Chinese School; length: 4.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Fly-whisk, Benin (ivory & horse hair)
5905549 Fly-whisk, Benin (ivory & horse hair) by West African School (18th century); handle length: 34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Representing a standing bird with folded wings)

Ruins of Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Ruins of the Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia, showing the four-faced towers, thought to represent the four faces of Brahma. Date: circa early 1930s

Gateway to Hall of the Classics, Beijing, China
Gateway (part of a triple archway of sculpted marble) leading to the Hall of the Classics (Guozijian), at the Old University, Peking (Beijing), China. Date: circa early 1930s

Base of the Shwedagon Pagoda at Rangoon, Burma, c. 1886 (b / w photo)
498283 Base of the Shwedagon Pagoda at Rangoon, Burma, c.1886 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shwedagon Pagoda)

Interior of a Spirit House, Offak Harbour, Waigiou Island
STC175862 Interior of a Spirit House, Offak Harbour, Waigiou Island, from Voyage autour du Monde, execute par Ordre du Roi sur La Corvette de Sa Majeste, La Coquille pendant les Annees 1822, 1823

Portable shrine of Ethelbert, King of the East Angles
Portable shrine or pyx of Ethelbert, King of the East Angles (Kent). Date: circa 1845

Baroque Keystones - Crypt beneath Queen Annes building
Baroque Keystones in the Crypt beneath Queen Annes building at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London - possibly intended for one of the rooms of Greenwich Palace, but never used. Date: 1946

Antique ivory carvings and terracotta bas-relief
Antique ivory carvings with cupids and flowers, and terracotta bas-relief with foliage from Pompeii. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical

Drum, Dong Son style, 2nd-1st century BC (bronze) (see also 181009)
XIR232894 Drum, Dong Son style, 2nd-1st century BC (bronze) (see also 181009) by Vietnamese School; Musee Guimet, Paris, France; Vietnamese, out of copyright

Sandwich Islands: View of the Morai of the King, at Kayakakoua on the Island of Owhyhi
TRV173972 Sandwich Islands: View of the Morai of the King, at Kayakakoua on the Island of Owhyhi, from Voyage Autour du Monde sur les Corvettes de L Uranie 1817-29 engraved by Lejeune

Designs for classical friezes, from Precision Book of Drawings
STC444663 Designs for classical friezes, from Precision Book of Drawings, 1856 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Runic inscriptions of the Vikings in Britain
Runic inscriptions left by the Vikings in Britain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Title page of a book of engraved plates of Oppenords designs
468630 Title page of a book of engraved plates of Oppenords designs, published 1745 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Side chair, c. 1815-20 (rosewood)
2972969 Side chair, c.1815-20 (rosewood) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: One of a set of three chairs in imitation rosewood)

Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre
2968782 Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi), early-mid-19th century (wood, metal, glass, fabric, fibre, cowrie shell, bone, leather, gourd, & feather) by Congolese School

HMS "Royal Sovereign"(chromolitho)
2790859 HMS " Royal Sovereign" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Royal Sovereign." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette)

HMS "Gibraltar"(chromolitho)
2790858 HMS " Gibraltar" (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS " Gibraltar." Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards)

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Carvings have the power to tell stories, preserve history, and captivate our imaginations. From the intricate details of The Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom in Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida, United States of America to the ancient white horse dating back to 1812 carved in chalk on Milk Hill, Marlborough Downs; they can a testament to human creativity and craftsmanship. Traveling across continents, one can marvel at the Islamic carvings adorning the Alhambra in Spain or be mesmerized by Picture No. 10741327 capturing the beauty of Char Bangla Temple in Baranagore, West Bengal, India. Indian petroglyphs drawn on red sandstone transport us back in time while Easter Island's Moai Statues leave us pondering their mysterious origins. The Pashtunath Jain temple sculpture found in Haridwar, Uttarakhand showcases exquisite artistry from Asia while Sottoguda's giant wooden troll exemplifies local craftsmanship amidst Veneto's Dolomites. Even political figures like Lenin find themselves immortalized through carvings such as the image found in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Russia's St Petersburg boasts an array of stunning carvings that adorn its architecture and public spaces. Meanwhile masks and handicrafts from Colombia showcase South America's rich cultural heritage. Whether it is a symbol of faith or an expression of artistic prowess passed down through generations; these diverse carvings serve as reminders that human creativity knows no bounds. They invite us to appreciate different cultures and celebrate our shared humanity through this timeless form of artistry.