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The Dharmarajeshwara rock-cut temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, measuring about 50 m long, 20 m wide, and 9 m deep. The temple, which dates back to the 8th century CE, was carved out of a single large rock from top to bottom, much like the famous Kailasa Temple at the Ellora Caves

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The Dharmarajeshwara rock-cut temple in Madhya Pradesh, India, measuring about 50 m long, 20 m wide, and 9 m deep. The temple, which dates back to the 8th century CE, was carved out of a single large rock from top to bottom, much like the famous Kailasa Temple at the Ellora Caves

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The 4.5 meters tall Kadalekalu Ganesha statue in Hampi, India, carved out of a single large monolithic rock in the 15th century CE during the Vijayanagara Empire

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The 4.5 meters tall Kadalekalu Ganesha statue in Hampi, India, carved out of a single large monolithic rock in the 15th century CE during the Vijayanagara Empire

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The 16th century CE Sesharaya mandapam, at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in India, is an intricately carved hall built during the Nayaka rule period. It's famous for its 40 leaping horses with riders on their back, all carved out of monolithic pillars

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The 16th century CE Sesharaya mandapam, at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in India, is an intricately carved hall built during the Nayaka rule period. It's famous for its 40 leaping horses with riders on their back, all carved out of monolithic pillars

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A 12th century stone carving of a man who is riding some mythical animal, from Baleshwar Temple of Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to the era of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India.

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A 12th century stone carving of a man who is riding some mythical animal, from Baleshwar Temple of Champawat, Uttarakhand, India. It belongs to the era of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India.

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A female torso made from black chlorite . From Mewar, Rajasthan, India, dates back to 9th century, currently housed at Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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A female torso made from black chlorite . From Mewar, Rajasthan, India, dates back to 9th century, currently housed at Victoria and Albert Museum in London

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The Idols of Krishna and Radha at Bansidhar, Temple, Garhwa, India. The idol of Krishna is made of 1280 kg of pure Gold. Dating to the 17th century CE during the Maratha empire.

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The Idols of Krishna and Radha at Bansidhar, Temple, Garhwa, India. The idol of Krishna is made of 1280 kg of pure Gold. Dating to the 17th century CE during the Maratha empire.

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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A Memento Mori carved in ivory. Very little is known about this piece, only that it was listed in the Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era, by Ormonde Maddock Dalton, in 1909 and was described as being European from the 17th century

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A Memento Mori carved in ivory. Very little is known about this piece, only that it was listed in the Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era, by Ormonde Maddock Dalton, in 1909 and was described as being European from the 17th century

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This 12th-century CE sock, from Egypt, was knitted from the toe upward to the leg. Its heel was made separately at the end and attached to loops left during leg knitting. This ingenious practice allowed the heel to be replaced when it wore out without the necessity of making new socks

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This 12th-century CE sock, from Egypt, was knitted from the toe upward to the leg. Its heel was made separately at the end and attached to loops left during leg knitting. This ingenious practice allowed the heel to be replaced when it wore out without the necessity of making new socks

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Magnificent stone sculptured 'umbrella' at Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in India, it was built in the 9th century, Though the original Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati was built in the 9th century by the Banas, the Chola kings in the 11th century added the roof

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Magnificent stone sculptured 'umbrella' at Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in India, it was built in the 9th century, Though the original Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati was built in the 9th century by the Banas, the Chola kings in the 11th century added the roof

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A Shatkona seal from Simraungadh, the capital of the 'Karnats of Mithila' Dynasty of Bihar, India which dates back to 14th century. Shatkona is the Hindu version of a six-pointed star , representing the union of the divine masculine and feminine principles.

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A Shatkona seal from Simraungadh, the capital of the 'Karnats of Mithila' Dynasty of Bihar, India which dates back to 14th century. Shatkona is the Hindu version of a six-pointed star , representing the union of the divine masculine and feminine principles.

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Badami Cave Temple 3 is the largest, oldest , and most ornate of the four rock-cut temples in Badami, India. It has intricately carved friezes and giant figures of Trivikrama, Anantasayana, Vasudeva, Varaha, Harihara and Narasimha

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Badami Cave Temple 3 is the largest, oldest , and most ornate of the four rock-cut temples in Badami, India. It has intricately carved friezes and giant figures of Trivikrama, Anantasayana, Vasudeva, Varaha, Harihara and Narasimha

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The Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill in Mamallapuram, India. It was made in the the late 7th century CE by the Pallava dynasty, and is now part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1984

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The Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill in Mamallapuram, India. It was made in the the late 7th century CE by the Pallava dynasty, and is now part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1984

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Glassware made in the Roman Empire. Excavated at Hwangnamdaechong, the royal burial of the kings of Silla, in modern day South Korea. 5th Century CE. The gold wire on the ewer handle was probably added later to repair a crack.

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Glassware made in the Roman Empire. Excavated at Hwangnamdaechong, the royal burial of the kings of Silla, in modern day South Korea. 5th Century CE. The gold wire on the ewer handle was probably added later to repair a crack.

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Anantashayana Vishnu is a large open air horizontal rock relief of the Hindu god Vishnu, carved during the early 9th century CE in Saranga village, India. It is the largest such exposed rock cut structure in the horizontal position in India, measuring 15.4 metres in length

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Anantashayana Vishnu is a large open air horizontal rock relief of the Hindu god Vishnu, carved during the early 9th century CE in Saranga village, India. It is the largest such exposed rock cut structure in the horizontal position in India, measuring 15.4 metres in length

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