Ancient Egyptian Artifacts

Stunning sculptures from ancient Egypt, including seated figures and royal head sculptures. Works from various periods display intricate artistry.

Colossal head of King Thutmose IV, from Thebes, Karnak, Temple of Amun-Ra. Dated 18th Dynasty

Colossal head of King Thutmose IV, from Thebes, Karnak, Temple of Amun-Ra. Dated 18th Dynasty

Baboon. Seated figure with the cartouche of King Narmer. Dynasty I. Early Dynastic Period. 3000 BC. Calcite and alabaster. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Sematauy statue,basalt, Ptolemaic dynasty, 150-30 BC, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.

Vessel shaped human figure sitting. Ceramic. Colima style. Ancient and Middle Classic Period (100-700 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas, Madrid, Spain.

Sphinx with falcon head from Abu Simbel great temple of Rameses II, sandstone, XIX dinasty., c. 1250 b.c. Museum: BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDRES, UK.

Seated Male Figure. Mexico, Colima, Colima, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Ceramic

The Nagaraj or King snake is in the Indian tradition celebrating the cult of nature spirits. 2nd century, Kushan dynasty (1st-3rd A.D) red sandstone sculpture from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Southeast Asia. Brunei Town (formerly name of the capital of Brunei). View of the port, capital of the Malay sultanate. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.

Relief figure of King Olaf, from St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: Unknown.

Standing Male Figure. Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala, 500 BCE-1000 CE. Stone. Stone

ESCULTURA-MASCARILLA. Author: CRISTINO MALLO-CRISTINO GOMEZ GONZALEZ. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hunchback. Mexico, Jalisco, Jalisco, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Burnished ceramic with slip and paint

Relief with a Median Servant, Persepolis, Achaemenid period, 5th century B.C., Limestone, Miho Museum, designed by I.M. Pei, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Seated human figure. Stone. Aztec culture. Late Postclassic Period (1250-1520 AD). Central Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Esculturas procedentes del templo funerario de Hatshepsut. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Figure of ballgame player (200 BC-300 AD). Colima, Mexico. Pottery. Pre Columbian art. Museum of World Cultures, Barcelona, Spain.

Cut-head sandstone stele, III B.C., San Esteban de Mesterika, Meñaka, Arkeologi Museoa, museo aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain.

Head of a statue of king Ptolemaios X. Ptolemaic, 2nd century BC Rose granite

the warrior in double armor, 5th century BC, Cerrillo Blanco, Porcuna, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.

Archaic period in Greece. Sacred Gate Kouros. Marble, ca. 600-590 BC. Detail. Kerameikos Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.

A Chac Mool, a Mayan type of sculpture, from the ruins of Chichen Izta is exhibited at the Archaeology and History Museum in Merida on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

Mask depicting a human face. Stone. Teotihuacan III-IV. Xolalpan Phase. Middle Classic Period (400-700 AD). Central Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom (1502-1482 BC). Head on granite. From Sesebi, Nubia (Egypt). Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). 300 BC-500 AD. Seated female figure. 60 x 28 cm. From Ecuador. Period of Regional Development. Private collection.

figura femenina entronizada con restos de pintura en blanco y azul 400-300 a.C, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Magical figure of captive ca. 1981-1650 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Magical figure of captive. ca. 1981-1650 B.C.. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, debris, MMA excavations, 1921-22. Dynasty 12-13

Tete Head Amedeo Modigliani 1884-1920 Italian Perls Galleries New York

Statue of 'Isis Lactans' with a Meroitic inscription. Meroitisch, 100 BC - 300 AD. Gebel Barkal (Sudan) grey granite

Standing Shiva from Mi Son, Cham art from the 8th century, Danang Museum, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portrait with toga. Statue. 90-60 BC. Roman. Detail scroll of his hand. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

Four-headed idol (Svantevit / Perun). From Vacani near Skradin. Croatia. Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Split, Croatia.

The godn Sebiumeker. Sandstone sculpture from Meroe, Northen Sudan. About 1st century BC. NY Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen.

Hittite sculpture, Museum of Old Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Head of a statue of an unknown man. , 27 dynasty, 500 BC greywacke

ESCRIBA RAMSES NAKHTU. XX DINASTIA PROCEDE DE KARNAK. GRANITO GRIS. 80 CMS ALTURA. Location: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. KAIRO. EGYPT.

Terracotta figure of a woman wearing a Peplos and Polos crown. Dated 5th Century BC

Peru, The Pucara civilization is considered to be the oldest major Andean culture of the region. Their figurative sculptures include representations of malevolent gods wielding severed heads.

ESTATUILLA FEMENINA DE TERRACOTA, CABEZA (ESTILO PUNICO EBUSTIANO). DEPOSITO: MUSEO PUIG DES MOLINS.

Maska sarkofagu zewnętrznego. unknown, author

Fragment of the facade, boy with skull, pilaster ornament building component sandstone stone, sculpted Facade of standing boy belt on the right shoulder on the head square cushion with tassels. In his hands death head mortality dead

Painted stucco head of Sphinx, from Mycenae, Height 17 cm

Etruscan artefact- terracotta seated woman, Cerveteri, 600 BC ITALY.

Head of an Oni-Yoruba, Ife, Nigeria 12th -15th Century African Art Brass National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria

CABEZA CRISELEFANTINA POSIBLE REPRESENTACION DE ARTEMISA - SIGLO VII AC - PROCEDENTE DE JONIA - ORO Y MARFIL. Location: MUSEO. DELPHI. GREECE. DIANA (MYTHOLOGY).

Huaco vessel portrait depicting an elite figure (1-800 AD). Pottery. Mochica culture, Peru. Museum of World Cultures, Barcelona. Spain.

SARCOFAGOS ANTROPOIDES DE ALABASTRO - SIGLO V AC - ARTE FENICIO - PROCEDEN DE LA NECROPOLIS DE GADIR. Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. SPAIN.

Limestone statuette of Zeus Ammon 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot Zeus Ammon is a Hellenized form of an Egyptian deity characterized by the ram's head. The figure is shown here seated on a throne and wearing a long tunic. It reflects the variety of cultures that came together on Cyprus.. Limestone statuette of Zeus Ammon 242111

'Vajrapani. Wall painting'. China, 11th century. Dimensions: 145x78 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Head of a deity. Indonesia, Java, c1425-1475, volcanic stone (andesite). This mysterious head probably comes from either Candi Sukuh or Candi Cetoh - two temples located high in the mountains between Central and East Java. The asymmetrical headgear is decorated with flowers or stars, while the face has the features of a warrior. The identity of the male figure is unknown; he may have played a role in a warrior cult or perhaps was associated with astrology.

Mesoamerica ballgame. Figure of ballgame player. Colima, Mexico. 200 BC-300 AD. Museum of Cutures of the World. Spain.

Egyptian art. Sphinx of Ptolemy XII Auletes (117-51 B.C.). Egyptian pharaoh and father of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII. Ptolemaic period. Temporary exhibition. Martin Gropius. Berlin. Germany.

Greek Art. Statue of young man. Sicily. C. 470-460 BC. Bronze. Ny Carlserg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark.

head of pharaoh Mentuhotep III head of pharaoh Mentuhotep III, red quartzite, 18th dynasty, Egypt, collection of the British Museum Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21630102

Carved face, Copan Ruins, Maya Site of Copan, UNESCO World Heritage site, Honduras

'Female Head (fragment of a statue)'. Cyprus, First half of the 6th century BC. Dimensions: h. 21,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV, Amenophis IV), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC. He is noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship cantered on the Aten

Egyptian statue of a man with Greek influence in the features. Black granite. Egypt. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

Grave Monument. Culture: Byzantine. Dimensions: Overall: 39 9/16 x 7 11/16 x 5 11/16 in. (100.5 x 19.5 x 14.5 cm). Date: 10th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Obelisk of king of Assirya Adad-Nirari III (810-783 BC) worshipping divine emblems and inscribed with cuneiform characters. Erected for the Assyrian king Adad, from Sabaa, Yemen. Archeological Museum Istambul. Turkey.

Horned Male Figure. Western Iran, Iron Age II-III, about 1000-650 B.C.. Sculpture. Bronze, cast

Horse's head. Limestone. Iberian culture. 4th century BC. Fuente la Higuera (Valencia). Fragment of equestrian statue of funerary monumento. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tumaco-Tolita culture. Region of the Pacific Colombo-Ecuadorian coast from 300BC-600 AD. Ceramic object. Female figure with polychrome remains. 25 x cm (diameter) x 3,5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection.

Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Centre region, Da Nang, Art Museum, Cham, close up on a sculpture

Sphinx

2nd Century AD, Egyptian plaster mask of a Roman woman. Found at El-Minya

ESCULTURA PROCEDENTE DE TELL HALAF S IX AC- PAREJA DE DIOSES Y A SUS PIES RECIPIENTE PARA SACRIFICI. Location: MUSEO. ALEPO.

lion man from Stadel, upper paleolithic mammoth ivory sculpture, replica, Museo de la evolución humana, MEH, Burgos , Spain.

Seated human figure with tumbaga decoration. Ceramic and gold. Quimbaya culture. Integration period (1200-1500 AD). Colombia. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Excavation of Oseberg Viking age ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold County, Norway began in 1903. The Oseberg ship dated from 834 AD, was pulled ashore and used as a burial ship for the two ladies. That site also contained numerous richly decorated objects in wood. The characteristic motif of the style is gripping beasts. The gripping beast motif is what clearly distinguishes the early Viking art from the styles that preceded it.

Sandstein-Stele mit abgeschnittenem Kopf Cut-head sandstone stele, III B.C., San Esteban de Mesterika, Menaka, Arkeologi Museoa, museo aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22845441

figure of the Vinca culture, neolithic, Bulgaria, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.

Senustet I Statue C.2230 BC Egyptian Art(- ) Woodcut Print Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

Reclining Colossal Statue of Ramses II, Museum, With Rathina, Memphis, Egypt, Africa

Corbel with Crouching Male Figure. Culture: Central or Western French. Dimensions: Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 13 1/4in. (29.2 x 20 x 33.7cm)weight: 38lb. (17.2kg). Date: ca. 1150-75.Corbels, projecting blocks used as structural supports, were an integral part of the sculpted decoration in nearly all twelfth-century churches. This crouching figure is reminiscent of the figure of Atlas from classical antiquity. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl), 1325-1521. Central Mexico, Aztec or modern, Post-Classic Period or modern. Stone; overall: 27.7 x 20.1 x 22 cm (10 7/8 x 7 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.).

VASOS CANOPOS REPRESENTA 4 HIJOS DE HORUS-PROC HERAKLEOPOLIS. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. HORUS DIOS EGIPCIO.

Ikwara-Maske für Rituale der Gerechtigkeit Ikwara mask for rituals of justice, Tsangui, Ogooué River region, Gabon, 19th century, carved wood with copper applications, MEB, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171355

Mayan clay figurines from Campeche, Mexico, USA, Florida, Jacksonville, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pre-Columbian Collection, circa 700-1000 A.D.

Wooden statuette of an official Seal Bearer Tjetji 331 BCE-2184 BCE. Akhmim, Egypt. Dynasty VI. British Museum. GBR.

Gordian III (225-244). Roman Emperor. Bust in bronze probably of Gordian III. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Egypt. Wooden sarcophagus belonging to a priest. 10th c. BC. Third Intermediate Period. The State Hermitage Museum. St. Petersburg. Russia.

Lady of Elche. Detail. 5th-4th century BC. Iberian culture. Limestone female bust, originally polychrome. From La Alcudia, Elche (Valencian Community, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Quartzite colossal head of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Amenhotep III; 18th Dynasty; 1400 BC. The king wears the red crown of Lower Egypt. Found at Thebes

Earthenware tomb figure of a chieftain from Japan. Dated 6th Century

Statue inside the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History; Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Jade statue of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Snake, god of fertility and creator of mankind. Aztec 1350-1321.

Set. God of the desert, storms, and foreigners in ancient Egyptian religion and also the god of darkness, and chaos. Statue. Bronze and silver. 19th and 20th Dynasty. C. 1300-1080 B.C. New Kingdom. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Head of egyptian pharaoh Sesostris I (1971-1928 BC) wearing a double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Sandstone. From Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

TRIADA DE MICERINOS 2539-2511 AC (HATOR, MICERINOS, ASSIUT) IV DINASTIA PROCEDE DE GIZEH. ESQUISTO 9. Location: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. KAIRO. EGYPT. HATHOR. MICERINOS. POLIS PARVA. Diospolis.

ESCULTURAS PERTENECIENTES AL FRISO DE OSUNA: GUERRERO A CABALLO CON ARCO. IBERICO.(DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

Reclining Colossal Statue of Ramses II, Museum, With Rathina, Memphis, Egypt, Africa

statuette of pharaoh Tutmosis IV, bronze, eighteenth dynasty reigning Tutmosis IV, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.

Bull's head from column capital ca. 5th century B.C. Achaemenid The monumental art and architecture of the Achaemenid period are best exemplified by the ruins of Persepolis, the large ceremonial capital of the empire originally built by Darius I (r. 521-486 B.C.) and expanded by his successors. Persepolis is located thirty miles northwest of Shiraz in the southwest Iranian province of Fars. There, structures like the "Hall of One Hundred Columns" and the "Throne Room of Darius and Xerxes" exhibit features characteristic of Achaemenid palace architecturelarge square rooms, with ceilings supported by many columns. Some of the columns in the Throne Room have been reconstructed and stand more than sixty-five feet high. The column capitals were decorated with the foreparts of bulls, lions, and griffins carved in the round. This object being a prime example of a standard bull's head. The sculptures often consisted of the addorsed foreparts of such creatures to form a solid support for the w

Egyptian gold death mask of Prince Khaemweset, 13th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Mayan Stone relief depicting Ah-Puch the Mayan god of Death. 800-1000 AD; Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Head of a king with an uraeus at his brow. Piece is a fragment from a royal statue. From the 14th century.

Carved stone head, Templete (semi-subterranean temple), Tiwanaku-Tiahuanaco (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2000), Bolivia. Tiwanaku civilization.

Great sitar player. Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) terra cotta figurine from China

Lady of Elche, Iberian sculpture made of limestone between the 5th and 1st centuries. C, Elche, Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, Europe

Statue from Cambodia in the collection of Asian art in Paris's Guimet museum

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