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Artistic Genre & Classification

Stone

Curated Selection of Stone

Browse artworks and cultural artifacts cataloged under Stone. Discover how different masters across centuries approached this subject matter with unique compositions and techniques.

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51 Masterpieces Cataloged•Dynamic Discovery Stream
Ritual Cache
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Ritual Cache

Salado branch of the Mogollon New Mexico, United States, 1300–1400

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Head of an Apostle
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Head of an Apostle

French; Paris, c. 1210

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Head of a Male Deity (Deva)
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Head of a Male Deity (Deva)

Cambodia, probably Angkor Thom, Angkor period, late 12th–early 13th century

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Tomb Chapel of Raemkai
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Tomb Chapel of Raemkai

Unknown Cartographer, ca. 2446–2389 BCE

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Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
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Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser

Unknown Cartographer, ca. 1944 B.C.

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Birdstone
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Birdstone

Archaic Illinois or Indiana, United States, 1500–1000 BCE

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Amulet of the Goddess Isis Nursing the God Horus
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Amulet of the Goddess Isis Nursing the God Horus

Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 25 (about 747–656 BCE)

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Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian
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Portrait Head of Emperor Hadrian

Roman, 130-138

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Fan
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Fan

France, 18th century

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Relief of a Falling Warrior
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Relief of a Falling Warrior

Roman, 2nd century

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Statuette of a Female Figure
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Statuette of a Female Figure

Cycladic; probably from the island of Keros, Early Bronze Age, 2600–2400 BCE

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Buddha
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Buddha

China, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), c. 725/50

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Oribe-Type Ewer
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Oribe-Type Ewer

Japan, early 17th century

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La Samaritaine
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La Samaritaine

Alphonse Marie Mucha Czech, 1860-1939, 1897

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Zodiaque ("La Plume")
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Zodiaque ("La Plume")

Alphonse Marie Mucha Czech, 1860-1939, 1896–97

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Flowers by a Stone Vase

Flowers by a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

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Yvette Guilbert—A Menilmontant de Bruant, from Yvette Guilbert
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Yvette Guilbert—A Menilmontant de Bruant, from Yvette Guilbert

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, 1864-1901, 1898

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The Sick Child I
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The Sick Child I

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936), 1896

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Cow Suckling a Calf
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Cow Suckling a Calf

India Madhya or Uttar Pradesh, About 9th century

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Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock
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Karttikeya, Commander of the Divine Army, Seated on a Peacock

India Andhra Pradesh, Madanapalle, Ganga Period, about 12th century

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Stela of Amenemhat and Hemet
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Stela of Amenemhat and Hemet

Egyptian; probably Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt, Middle Kingdom, early Dynasty 12, about 1956–1877 BCE

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Statue of a Seated Woman
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Statue of a Seated Woman

Roman, 2nd century

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Amulet of the Goddess Nephthys
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Amulet of the Goddess Nephthys

Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25 (1070–656 BCE)

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Scarab Amulet
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Scarab Amulet

Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)

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Heart Scarab
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Heart Scarab

Egyptian, Third Intermediate–Late Period, Dynasty 21–26 (about 1069–664 BCE)

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Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos
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Statue of the Aphrodite of Knidos

Roman, 2nd century

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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin
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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico, c. 1503

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Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
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Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)

Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654), 1630-40

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Plum Vase (Maebyeong) with Clouds, Cranes, and Children Motifs
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Plum Vase (Maebyeong) with Clouds, Cranes, and Children Motifs

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), late 12th century

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Funerary Urn (Hunping)
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Funerary Urn (Hunping)

China, Western Jin dynasty (A.D. 265–316), late 3rd century

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Flowers in a Stone Vase

Flowers in a Stone Vase

Peter Faes (Flemish, 1750–1814), 1786

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Bird Effigy Pipe Fragment
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Bird Effigy Pipe Fragment

Naturalist Illustrator, 400 BCE–100 CE

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Pierced Bowl Signed by Hasan al-Qashani
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Pierced Bowl Signed by Hasan al-Qashani

Unknown Cartographer, late 11th–early 12th century

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Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress
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Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress

Unknown Cartographer, 12th–early 13th century

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Kantharos (Wine Cup)
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Kantharos (Wine Cup)

Greek; Apulia, Italy probably made in Canosa, said to have been found in Tarento, Italy, 310-280 BCE

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Statue of Horus
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Statue of Horus

Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)

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Samson and the Lion
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Samson and the Lion

Cristoforo Stati (Italian, 1556–1619), 1604–7

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Portrait Head of Antinous
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Portrait Head of Antinous

Roman, about 130-138

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Ritual Impersonator of the Deity Xipe Totec
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Ritual Impersonator of the Deity Xipe Totec

Aztec (Mexica) Possibly central Veracruz, Mexico, 1450–1500

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Mosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe
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Mosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe

Byzantine; Syria or Lebanon, 5th century

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Figure of a Youth from a Funerary Stele (Monument)
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Figure of a Youth from a Funerary Stele (Monument)

Greek; Athens, about 380 BCE

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Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
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Marble Cañon, one of the gorges of the Colorado here, 1.200 feet deep. The steep cliff is gray limestone and the slope below a brilliant red sandstone, No. 13 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910) commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1872

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The northern wall of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, near the foot of To-ro-weap valley. The rounded rocks of the foreground are sand-stone, No. 14 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
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The northern wall of the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, near the foot of To-ro-weap valley. The rounded rocks of the foreground are sand-stone, No. 14 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910) commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1872

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Characteristic ruin, of the Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, on the north bank of the San Juan River, about 15 miles west of the mouth of Cañon Largo. The present race of Indians know nothing of when or by whom these buildings were constructed. The ruin is about 350 feet square, and built of natural stone, joined together by a mud cement, No. 43 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
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Characteristic ruin, of the Pueblo San Juan, New Mexico, on the north bank of the San Juan River, about 15 miles west of the mouth of Cañon Largo. The present race of Indians know nothing of when or by whom these buildings were constructed. The ruin is about 350 feet square, and built of natural stone, joined together by a mud cement, No. 43 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"

Timothy O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882) commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1874

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Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)
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Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)

India Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Chola period, about 12th century

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Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō
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Nissaka: The Night-Weeping Stone at Sayo no Nakayama, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. 1848–50

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And the Devil That Deceived Them was Cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, Where the Beast and the False Prophet Are
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And the Devil That Deceived Them was Cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, Where the Beast and the False Prophet Are

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), 1899

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The Solitude of the Soul
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The Solitude of the Soul

Lorado Taft (American, 1860–1936), Modeled in plaster 1901; sculpted in marble 1914

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Portrait Head of a Woman
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Portrait Head of a Woman

Roman, about 140

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Duck-Shaped Ewer with Daoist Priest
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Duck-Shaped Ewer with Daoist Priest

Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), 12th century

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Sebastian Andorfer (1469–1537)

Sebastian Andorfer (1469–1537)

Hans Maler, 1517

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