Limestone Head

Beautiful Representation of the Bodhisattva Guanyin. The Round, Sloe-Eyed, Sensual-Lipped Face, Ringed by Scrolling Curls, Surmounted by an Elaborate Head-Dress Featuring the Buddha...

High quality piece of late medieval sculpture from a life-size statue or group, this fine head belonged most probably to a Virgin from a Pieta group or a Holy Woman from a Sepulcher ...

Limestone head of a Buddha, of exceptional composure and presence.

This limestone head represents a child, perhaps the Child Jesus of a Virgin in majesty or the head of an angel.

Ex-Collection Ernest Brummer; deaccessed from Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina

A bold and geometrically carved limestone well head with original surface and patina, France, mid-19th century.

The man has strong features underlined by expression lines on the forehead and the incision of the pupils. The broad nose surmounts a small lipped mouth. His hair consists of a seri...

The almond-shaped eyes with thick upper and lower lids, with slender nose and full lips slightly parted, with thick tufts of hair framing his face. Measurement not including custo...

Beautiful head of a young man, probably a saint monk or deacon in painted limestone.

Remains of a monumental crucifixion - or a group of Ecce Homo, this beautiful head of resigned Christ shows the characters of the Lorraine and Champagne sculpture around 1500. We not...

A finely carved Art Deco style ram's head sculpture mounted on a polychromed wood plinth created by a Richmond Professional Institute art student in the 1950s. In 1968 Richmond P...

A French Louis XIV style fountain hand carved in French antique limestone, with water-fall in lions head (Val d Osne style iron art piece).

An Italian Renaissance style fireplace, hand-carved in pure limestone late 20th century from Italy. Exceptional quality of Art work, lions head on each side of top leg, medallion on ...

A Renaissance Italian style wall fountain, hand-carved in pure solid limestone, from Italy. Deep quality sculptures of the lions head, panels and acanthus leaves.

A monumental Italian Renaissance style wall fountain, with lion's head water fall on center, volutes on sides and panels on front of the basin.

The water comes out from 4 lions' heads beautifully sculpted by hand.

Exceptional collection of 6 Gods head statues hand-carved in limestone late 20th century from Italy.

Probably Palmyra , Depicted wearing a cylindrical headdress decorated with two vertical grooves, his face with large lidded almond-shaped eyes, the pupils incised, with prominent ea...

Architectural heads salvaged from Canal House in Amsterdam.

France (Vendée), Abbey of Nieul-sur-Autise, c. 1100 This crowned head of a woman once served as a console bracket (or modillon in French, a small projecting bracket used to support...

The pair of limestone grotesques with gaping, toothed heads, large protruding beaks and foliate faces.

Fine head of a monk carved in limestone, with extensive and rare remnants of medieval polychromy.

Probably Saint Ann

Carved into a French natural limestone, the Roche d'Espeil, it now shows a stunning natural patina.

This monk or prelate's head is striking for its naturalism, which betrays a portrait behind the usual characters of the Burgundian style of the second half of the fifteenth century. ...

It features a swivelling 18th century hand-wrought iron wolf's head weathervane without directionals and a stem decorated with a profusion of riveted, hand-wrought iron flowers, moun...

Sculpture of a head of a woman richly adorned, circa 1925 Beautiful stone head (limestone?)

The practice of using ushabtis originated in the Old Kingdom (c. 2600 to 2100 BCE) with the use of life-sized reserve heads made from limestone, which were buried with the mummy.

Beautiful limestone head depicting a bearded and heavily moustached man with a slightly grimaced smile of Celtic origin circa 2nd century BCE.

A rare and well provenanced ancient Cypriot limestone head of a Votary, dating to 350 BC. The youthful figure is shown with diadem, curled hair and powerful features.

Originates from: France Era: 16th Century Dimensions: 8” H x 5.5” W x 5.5” D  Beautiful French renaissance limestone head, dating to the 16th century. A stunning head, c...

This is a magnificent carved and etched Chinese limestone head of Buddha, mounted on later ebony finished wood base.

Sculpted limestone head. This peice is most likely from Siam, now Thailand.

This 18th century limestone surround comes with a custom metal stand.

Archaic Carved Stone Head of Janus, integrated graduating triangular socle.

Additional Dimensions: Stone Head: 6.5"W x 7"D x 9"H Wooden Base: 7.5"W x 5"D x 2.25"H

Limestone stylized lion’s head centre key building ornament, salvaged from Chicago, circa 1900.

Graphic yet minimal, this elegant stone garden sculpture is actually a Qing-dynasty well head from China's Hebei province. Hand-carved from a solid block of limestone, the stone ring...

From France, this demilune, carved limestone wall fountain with a ram’s head spout makes a very elegant statement.

18th century French limestone capital representing the head of a woman.

Beautiful weathered patina on a circa 1880 French limestone decorative lion’s head. Currently mounted on a steel stand for ease of display.

Romanesque hand carved limestone fountain form "Santa Maria de Valldaura" Monastery in Spain. Formed by two pieces and presented on an oxidized iron base. Santa Maria de Valldaur...

Made from individually carved pieces of Italian limestone, this pair of rams’ heads vases on pedestals make quite an impression.

Carved to portray the beast as emerging from cover

A perfect accent for any equestrian enthusiast, this cast limestone horse head is in large life-size scale with a beautiful patina from its years hanging in a private French stabile.

Who wouldn't want their own personal oracle!? This whimsical, sculpted, male head is all that remains of some far-off building. This architectural remnant would be charming in a ga...

A very beautiful carved limestone well head with original surface and patina from France.

Umana Mendez (1908-1994). Carved limestone measures 16 inches high; 5.25 inches profile; 3.5 inches wide. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Signed near base. Bio...

Wonderfully expressive carved limestone fountain head depicting the face of a bearded deity.

This English Fountain Carved Frog Head is a pair of limestone pieces dating back to the 18th century.

Based after an early 3rd century Farnese statue, this large cast limestone bust depicts the head of Hercules as it appeared in antiquity.

18th century English stone well head. A beautifully weathered, limestone well head.

Hand-carved from a solid block of limestone, this early 20th century stone sculpture was originally used as a well surround in China’s Shanxi province.

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...

This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...

An exquisite Thai cast bronze Buddha head, Sukhothai kingdom, circa 15th century, Thailand. The Buddha's pleasing face, with its narrow, oval shape and sharp features is exemplary o...

This striking and rather curious object is the curved fragment preserving an edge of a monumental granite vessel. It features hieroglyphs along both the broad front side of the fragm...

A small Khmer bronze figure of the Hindu goddess Uma, Angkor Period, Style of Angkor Wat, circa 12th century, Cambodia. This small Khmer bronze devotional figure depicts the Hindu...

A finely modelled ancient Egyptian bronze cat head from the Late Period and the height of Egyptian bronzeworking. The triangular face, elegantly modelled and hollow cast with a taper...

Stone Buddha head with beautiful, natural, age-related patina from the Chinese Song Dynasty, The head, measuring 18 x 12 x 12 cm, is mounted on a wooden base. There is an old repai...

A finely cast ancient Egyptian bronze cat head crowned with a scarab. The triangular face, elegantly modelled with tapering muzzle, incised whiskers, and almond-shaped eyes, likely o...

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a red Rosso Imperiale marble Roman toga (robe). The roman...

A beautifully preserved example, this superb sandstone head depicts an official wearing a smooth shoulder-length headcloth, over large naturalistic ears and fleshy, round face. The...

This set of two canopic jars represents unequivocal masterpieces of the type. Carved out of a beautifully rich white veined caramel alabaster, both jars are deftly executed and of r...

Sculpted in sunk relief, this superb sandstone carving features a pharaoh facing right, wearing a broad collar and either the Red Crown or Double Crown fronted by a uraeus. He prese...