
Smiling faces of the king Jayavarman VII in the Temple of Bayon.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Bas-Relief on Xerxes gateway (gate of all nations) at Persepolis, Iran

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Close-up of smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Lion and deer on bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Stone carving detail in the Temple of Ramses III. Luxor. West Bank. Egypt

In Hinduism, Samudra manthan (Devanagari) or The churning of the ocean of milk is one of the most famous episodes. Bas relief. Angkor Wat. cambodia

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Phimeanakas temple in royal enclosure, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Mural in one of the tombs in the Valley of King. Egypt. Luxor

Bas relief 'Battle of Kurukshetra' (coming from the Hindu Mahabharata epic) on the southern portion of the west gallery in Angkor Wat. Siem Reap. Cambodia

Red stone carving of the Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Roof detail of Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Mural in one of the tombs in the Valley of King. Egypt. Luxor

Phimeanakas templ, Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia

Waga - carved wooden grave markers sometimes misleadingly referred as totems . Arfaide (near Karat Konso). Ethiopia.

Stone carving. Ananuri church. Georgia.

Close-up of smiling face of the king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Terrace of elephants Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

The Chams Retreat bas relief on the first level in Bayon, Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia

View to Banteay Srei Temple in the Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Lion in front of the entrance to Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

Amulets for sale on Cat Street Market. Hong Kong.

Preah Neak Pean temple. Angcor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Statues near the entrance to Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

Stone carving Bas Relief from ruins of ancient Persepolis (Pars, Fars) capital city of the Persian empire (now in Iran). 5th Century B.C. Near Shiraz, Iran.

The wall of Gergeti (Trinity) church. Stepantsminda. Georgia.

Abu Simbel. Egypt.

Ancient bas-reliefs of Persepolis, Iran

Stone carving. Ananuri church. Georgia

Smiling faces of the king Jayavarman VII in the Temple of Bayon (13th century) at the centre of Angkor Thom. Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia

Waga - carved wooden grave markers sometimes misleadingly referred as totems . Arfaide (near Karat Konso). Ethiopia.

Detail of Pak Tai Temple. Cheung Chau. Hong Kong.

One of the red stone buildings of Banteay Srei Temple. Angkor. Siem Reap. Cambodia.

Close-up of smiling face of teh king Jayavarman VII in the temple of Bayon, Angkor Wat, Siem Riep, Cambodia.

Ancient columns on the second level in Bayon. Angkor, Siem Reap. Cambodia