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Aphrodite's Rock in Cyprus
Petra tou Romiou ("Rock of the Greek"), also known as Aphrodite's Rock, is said to be the site of the birth of the goddess Aphrodite on the island of Cyprus. It is located southeast of Paphos in the southern part of Cyprus.

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Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by Tintoretto
The oil painting Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). c. 1577 CE. (Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice)

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Hittite Rock Relief at Yazilikaya
Rock relief in Chamber A of the Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary (13th century BCE) depicting two bull-headed men standing between male gods on the hieroglyphic symbol of the earth, and supporting the sky.

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Geghard Monastery Cut from Rock
Geghard Monastery in Armenia contains a number of churches, altars, and tombs, most of which are cut into rock. The monastery is widely considered the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. It was founded at some point in the 4th century...

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Minoan Rock-Crystal Bowl
A Minoan rock-crystal bowl in the form of a duck, 16th century BCE. The vessel was found at Mycenae but has been attributed to the earlier Minoan civilization based on Crete. The vessel was probably used to store cosmetic creams. (National...

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Naram-Sin Rock Relief, Sulaimaniya, Iraq
A rock relief depicting the victory of the Akkadian king Naram Sin after defeating Lulubis, tribes who came from the Zagros mountains west of Iran. The relief was made on the surface of a mountain cliff, modern Qopi Qoshk, Qaradagh's mountains...

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Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya
Rock relief in Chamber A of the Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary (13th century BCE) near Hattusa depicting a procession of male deities. They all wear shoes curling up at the toe, and many are armed with either a sickle-shaped sword or a mace...

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Mt. Darbandi Bilula's Akkadian Rock Relief, Mesopotamia, Iraq
This rock relief dates back to the Akkadian era. It lies on the cliff of Mt. Darbadi Bilula, Hori and Shekhan area, Sulaimaniya, near the Iranian border, Iraq. Circa 2100 BCE. It features a victorious man with two captives before him; one...

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St. George, Rock-hewn Church
UNESCO World Heritage Site, St. George, Rock-hewn Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

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Balanced Rock, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
"Balanced Rock" in the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. This is the sort of boulder, perhaps, featured in The Turning Stones, one of the Wihio tales of the Cheyenne nation.