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Head of an Angel, ca. 1250, France, Paris, Notre-Dame Cathedral (?), Limestone (1990.132) |
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Akhenaten Sacrificing a Duck, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C., Egyptian, Limestone (1985.328.2) |
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Apse, 1175–1200, Spanish; From the Church of San Martin, Fuentidueña, Segovia, Limestone (L.58.86) |
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Archers (detail), Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reigns of Khufu to Khafre, ca. 2551–2494 B.C., Egyptian; Excavated at Lisht, reused in the pyramid of Amenemhat I, probably originally from Giza, Painted limestone (22.1.23) |
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Architectural Frieze, second quarter of 12th century, French; Possibly from the abbey church at Cluny, Burgundy, Limestone (1980.263.1) |
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Artist's gridded sketch, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., Egyptian; From western Thebes, Limestone and ink (23.3.4) |
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Artist's sketch of Ramesses IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IV, ca. 1153–1147 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (30.8.234) |
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Artist's sketches of Senenmut, New Kingdom, early co-reign of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut, ca. 1479–1423 B.C., Egyptian, Limestone (31.4.2) |
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Buddhist stele, Tang dynasty, ca. 700, China, Black limestone (30.122) |
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Capital with Four Heads, ca. 1230, Southern Italy, Apulia, probably Troia, Limestone (55.66) |
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Capital, with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, From the Abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, France, Limestone (25.120.60) |
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Chapter House, 12th century, French; From the Abbey of Notre-Dame-de-Pontaut, Gascony, Limestone (35.50) |
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Childbirth scene, ca. 310–30 B.C.; Hellenistic,
Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi,
Limestone (74.51.2698) |
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Cloister of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, before 1206 (with 14th-century additions), French (near Montpellier), Limestone (25.120.1-.134) |
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Column Figure of a King, ca. 1150–1170, French; From the abbey of Saint-Denis, Limestone (20.157) |
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Door lintel with lion-griffins and vase with lotus leaf, 2nd–3rd century; Parthian period, Hatra, northern Mesopotamia, Limestone (32.145a, b) |
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Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean, ca. 1250, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy (32.147) |
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Fragment from a Lintel or Frieze with Cross and Rosette Medallions, ca. 500–600, Byzantine; Said to be from the Monastery of Apa Jeremias, Saqqara (found in the neighboring village of Mitrahina), Limestone (10.176.37) |
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Fragment of a Lintel, 400–550, Byzantine; Probably made in Roman Syria, Limestone (69.15) |
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Funerary slab with a man controlling a rearing horse, Hellenistic, second half of 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.3) |
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Funerary slab with a soldier and two girls, Hellenistic, second half of 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.4) |
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Funerary slab with a soldier taking a kantharos from his attendant, Hellenistic, second half of 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.6) |
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Funerary slab with a soldier, Hellenistic, second half of 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.5) |
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Funerary Stela with Architectural Frame, 500–700, Byzantine; Probably from Armant, Egypt, Limestone with red, green, and black paint (36.2.6) |
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Funerary stele (shaft) surmounted by two sphinxes, last quarter of 5th century B.C.; Classical, Cypriot; Said to be from the necropolis at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2499) |
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Funerary stele with a seated man and two standing figures, Early Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.2) |
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Funerary stele with a woman in childbirth, Early Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.,
Greek; from the Soldiers' Tomb, Ibrahimieh necropolis, Alexandria, excavated 1884,
Limestone, paint (04.17.1) |
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Gravestone with funerary banquet, 2nd–3rd century, Excavated at Palmyra, Syria, Limestone (02.29.1) |
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Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C., Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Indurated limestone (29.3.2) |
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Head of a Bearded Man with a Garland Crown (Jupiter?), ca. 1230–50, Southern Italy, Limestone (L.2003.13) |
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Head of a Grotesque, ca. 1200–1220, France, Champagne, Châlons-sur-Marne, Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (?), Limestone (13.152.2) |
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Head of a Man Wearing a Cap or Helmet, possibly 2nd–3rd century, Probably British Isles (Celtic), Fossiliferous limestone (2000.525.1) |
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Head of Ahmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Ahmose I (ca. 1550–1525 B.C.),
Egyptian,
Limestone (2006.270)
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Head of Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 316–270 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Indurated limestone (38.10) |
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Head of Christ, late 15th–early 16th century, Netherlands, North Brabant, Limestone, traces of wood (1983.406) |
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Head of Joseph, ca. 1230,
France; Chartres,
Limestone with traces of polychrome (2007.143)
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Head of King David, ca. 1145, France, Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, south portal of west facade (Saint Anne Portal), Limestone (38.180) |
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Head of Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, ca. 180–145 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.166) |
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Head of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Indurated limestone (50.6) |
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Inscribed slab, first half of 8th century, Syria, Limestone (66.81) |
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Keystone from a Vaulted Ceiling, ca. 1220–1230, Crusader; From Castle Montfort/Starkenberg, Limestone (28.99.1) |
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Loggia from Laurelton Hall, Oyster Bay, New York, ca. 1905,
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American),
Limestone, ceramic, glass (1978.10.1) |
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Osirid figure of Merneptah, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Merneptah, ca. 1213–1203 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (26.7.1451) |
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Ostracon, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19–20, ca. 1295–?1069 B.C., Egyptian; From the Valley of the Kings, western Thebes, Painted limestone (26.7.1453) |
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Pietà (Vesperbild), ca. 1400, Bohemian, Limestone (2001.78) |
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Portion of a Pilaster Capital with an Acrobat, ca. 1150–1170, French; From the Abbey of Saint-Martin-de-Savigny (now destroyed), near Lyon, Limestone (47.101.25) |
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Relief of Apries, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Apries, ca. 589–570 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (09.183.1a) |
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Relief of Haremhab, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Haremhab, ca. 1323–1295 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.44) |
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Relief of King Amenemhat I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1952 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (08.200.5) |
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Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (detail), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., Egyptian; From the king's temple at Deir el-Bahri in western Thebes, Painted limestone (07.230.2) |
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Relief of Queen Kiya, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1352–1340 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (1985.328.8) |
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Relief of Ramesses I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1294 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone,
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911 (11.155.3a) |
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Relief of Ramesses II, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1279–1273 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (05.4.256) |
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Relief of Ramesses IX, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IX, ca. 1126–1108 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (59.51a,b) |
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Relief of Senwosret I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (14.3.6) |
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Relief of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (26.7.1399) |
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Relief with Enthroned Ruler, 8th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Limestone, paint (1979.206.1047) |
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Reliefs from the Tomb of Nes-peka-shuty, Late Period, early Dynasty 26, late reign of Psamtik I, ca. 656–610 B.C., Egyptian; Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Limestone (23.3.468) |
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Sarcophagus, second quarter of 5th century B.C.; Archaic, Cypriot, Limestone (74.51.2453) |
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Sculptor's model of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (21.9.13) |
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Sculptor's model of the head of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1349–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.40) |
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Seated statue of King Menkaure, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure, ca. 2490–2472 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (37.6.1) |
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Spouted Vessel, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Indurated limestone (1999.484.3) |
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Standing female figure with clasped hands, Early Dynastic IIIA, ca. 2600–2500 B.C.,
Mesopotamia, Nippur, Inanna temple, Level VIIB,
Limestone, shell, and lapis lazuli (62.70.2) |
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Standing Figure, 9th–10th century, Mexico; Maya, Limestone (66.181) |
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Statue of a bearded man with votive offerings, ca. 475–450 B.C.; Classical, Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2461) |
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Statue of a priest, end of 6th century B.C.; Archaic, Cypriot; Said to be from west of the temple at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2466) |
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Statue of a young man, mid-4th century B.C., Late Classical to Hellenistic, Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2465) |
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Statue of a youth, early 5th century B.C.; Classical, Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2457) |
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Statue of Aphrodite holding winged Eros, late 4th century B.C.; Hellenistic, Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi, Limestone (74.51.2464) |
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Statue of Memi and Sabu, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 B.C., Egyptian; Probably from Giza, Painted limestone (48.111) |
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Statue of Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Ahmose, ca. 1550–1525 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (16.10.224) |
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Statue of Queen Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, probably after 270 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone with traces of gilding and paint (20.2.21) |
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Statuette of Taweret, New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Egyptian; From western Thebes (cAsasif), Limestone with traces of paint (26.7.1404) |
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Stele of King Intef II, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 11, reign of Intef II, ca. 2108–2059 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (13.182.3) |
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Stele of Shabaqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Shabaqo, ca. 712–698 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (55.144.6) |
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Stele of Shebitqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 707–690 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (65.45) |
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Stone seated female figure, late 3rd–early 2nd millennium B.C., Central Asia (Bactria-Margiana), Chlorite or steatite, and limestone (1989.281.41a,b) |
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Tarantine grave relief, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian (Tarantine), Limestone (29.54) |
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The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha, Ikshvaku period, ca. first half of 3rd century, India (Andra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda), Limestone (28.105 |
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Three-Cornered Stone with Face, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino, Fossiliferous limestone (1997.35.2) |
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Tomb Effigy of Ermengol VII, 1320–1340, Spanish; From the Church of Santa María de Bellpuiq de las Avellanes, Catalonia, Limestone, polychromy (28.95) |
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Tomb Effigy of Jean d'Alluye, mid-13th century, French; Made in Loire Valley, Limestone (25.120.201) |
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Tomb panel with relief of figures in a pavilion, Eastern Han dynasty, early 2nd century, Shandong Province, China, Limestone (20.99) |
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Untitled, 1985, Mimmo Paladino (Italian), Limestone, iron, encaustic, paint (1986.8) |
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Virgin and Child, ca. 1420 Attributed to Claus de Werve (Franco-Netherlandish), French; Made in Poligny, Burgundy, Limestone, polychromy, gilding (33.23) |
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Woman's Head, 1912,
Amedeo Modigliani (Italian) ,
Limestone (1997.149.10)
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