Ancient Figurative Sculptures

A group of ancient sculptures including various figurines, each reflecting early artistic styles and traditions from different civilizations.

Limestone bust. Barcelona, Spain 2013

EFEBO DE BRONCE. Location: MUSEO MUNICIPAL-PAL NAJERA. ANTEQUERA. Malaga. SPAIN.

Civil Dignitary, 618-906, 39 x 10 x 10 1/4 in. (99.1 x 25.4 x 26 cm), Earthenware with traces of pigment, China, 7th-10th century, Ceramic tomb figures were especially distinguished during the Tang dynasty. Polychrome painting of fine quality was applied to lifelike earthenware sculpture raising these wares to a new level of excellence. The serious, dignified demeanor of a civil official is captured perfectly in this large, well-modeled figure. Elegant in his tall court hat and long robe with flowing sleeves, this dignitary has a realistically modeled face and clasps his hands respectfully in front of his chest. Figures such as this reflect the high value placed by the Chinese on education and beaurocratic service. Government service, either civil or military, was the primary goal of most Confucian-trained scholars.

representation of the goddess Venus, Museo-Centro de Interpretación del parque arqueológico de Segóbriga, Saelices, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Lady of Elche. Funerary urn. 4th century BC. From l'Alcudia. Iberian sculpture. Woman wearing a complex headdress and large wheel-like coils. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Face of Senwosret III ca. 1878-1840 B.C. Middle Kingdom The face of Senwosret III is one of the most individual and recognizable in all of Egyptian art. The deep-set, heavy-lidded eyes, the thin lips, and the series of diagonal furrows marking the rather hollow cheeks give representations of this king a brooding expression not usually found on the faces of Egyptian kings, who are generally portrayed with a more youthful countenance. Although it lacks any inscription, this fragment of a quartzite statue is easily identified as a likeness of Senwosret III. However, unlike the stern features seen on the face of the king's gneiss sphinx (see 17.9.2), the expression here is somewhat softened, suggesting the face of a living, aging man. This image is one of the few instances in Egyptian art in which the ruler seems consciously to have chosen to represent his humanity rather than an idealized image of eternal kingship. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #33

Two Female torsos. These two statues show the sculptural development of the female form and styles of dress in Cambodia. The full figure of the goddess on the left is clothed in the Baphuon style, recognized by the pleated skirt worn around her hips and fastened high at the back. The slender figure on the right is in the later Bayon style, and wears a skirt patterned with flowers held by a wide, ornamented belt.

Reserve head put in an ancient Egyptian, burial chamber, near the deceased to ensure that his spirit would recognise the body, when it came back to visit him in the hereafter. Limestone; IVth dynasty; Giza. The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom. Dynasty IV lasted from c.2613 to 2494 BC.

Fragment of relief in the shape of a human head, master of Cabestany, 12th century, monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Standing female flute player. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm). Date: Early 5th century B.C..The figurine is mold-made and solid, with handmade arms and flute. The back is plain. The arms are bent forward to hold a double flute. She originally stood at the center of a group of ring dancers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Mayan ceramic tripod vase with seated figure inside; ; Classical period in the Teotihuacan style 250-600 AD. Becan, Campeche, Mexico

chewed on sandstone chewed on sandstone, 11th century, Vitoria-Gasteiz Museum of Sacred Art, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21880777

Statue El Creador, National Museum Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America

Terracotta head of a man wearing a cap. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm). Date: 3rd-2nd century B.C..Wearing a cap. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracota del dios Bes, deidad protectora fenicia. Museum: Museu d'Ullastret.

Central America, Belize, Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Caracol. Caracol museum, pottery artifact. Ruins of Classic Period (300 to 900 A.D.) Mayan civilization. (Editorial Usage Only)

Gargoyle. Bizantine style. Museum of Pergamon. Turkey.

Head of a Woman. Dated: 1910/1911. Dimensions: overall: 65.2 x 19 x 24.8 cm (25 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: limestone. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amedeo Modigliani.

FIGURA FEMENINA - SIGLO XX. Author: Henry Moore. Location: PALACIO DE VELAZQUEZ. MADRID. SPAIN.

Terracotta figurine of a musician, Susa, Iran, c2nd millenium BC. Artist: Unknown

Xi’an, China

Limestone statue of a god. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 23 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (59.7 x 23.2 x 13.3 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C..The identity of this young plump figure with horns at his forehead and a lion in his right hand is uncertain. Although Herakles is usually shown with a lion, statues of the young Herakles are more likely to show him with the snake that he strangled while still in the cradle. Moreover, Herakles does not appear with animal horns. Possibly Bes, an Egyptian god with a lion's face, is shown here in a Cypriot adaptation. On Cyprus, Bes is sometimes shown with horns sprouting from his leonine head and holding a lion; this figure may be intended to show the deity in a youthful form. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Striding Female Figure

lion's claw, remains of sculpture, 4 BC, heroic sanctuary, Cerro el Pajarillo, Huelma, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain.

Gordian III (225-244). Roman emperor from 238 to 244. Bronze head. From Radanovo, Veliko Tarnovo region. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome, Ara Pacis altar, indoor museum, relief with Dyonisios and satyr

Popiersie kobiety z gołębiem. Bohdanowicz, Jadwiga (-1943), sculptor

Europe, Italy, Campania, Pompei, Villa of the Mysteries

Statuette of a female offering bearer carrying a box filled with flour and holding a duck. From the 20th-19th century BC.

Young woman with a traveler's hat, (Mingqi) ". Terracotta. China, Tang era. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 25900-11 Tang dynasty, young woman, mingqi, funeral statuette, terracotta, tomb, traveler, hat

Statuette representing Hephaestus, bronze

voussoirs with the punishment of lust, year twelve hundred, granite with remains of polychromy, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, province of La Coruña, Galicia,.

Haniwa (Hollow Clay Sculpture) of a Warrior 5th-early 6th century Japan Formally attired in a breastplate and studded metal helmet, this haniwa (circle of clay) bust of a warrior vividly attests to the world of early Japan. Boldly potted from fragile earthenware, his broad face, triangular nose, and the oval perforations for his eyes and mouth evoke an impassive resolve. The earliest haniwa, dating to the late third century A.D., were simple clay cylinders. Houses and animals as well as ceremonial and other objects appeared in the late fourth century, while figural haniwa were created in the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries. The traces of red paint found on this figure indicate that it was made in the Kanto region (around Tokyo). Haniwa were placed at the top of the burial mound, in the center, along the edges, and at the entrance of the burial chamber of enormous tombs constructed for the ruling elite during the Tumulus, or Kofun (ca. 200-600), period. These tombs were generally co

Marble female relief head. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (8.9 x 6.4 x 7 cm). Date: 1st-2nd century A.D.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pre-Columbian pottery in the Museum of Archaeology, Trujillo, Peru.

Marble portrait bust of a man. 3rd century AD

Peru, Lima. Inca portrait vase at the National Museum of Archeoligy, Anthropology and History of Peru.

Saint Cyricus; Francesco Laurana, Italian (Dalmatian), about 1420 - 1502; Italy, Europe; about 1470 - 1480; Marble; Object: H: 48.3 x W: 38.7 x D: 21 cm (H: 19 x W: 15 1/4 x D: 8 1/4 in.)

Terracotta sculpture of the legendry sculptor Himmat Shah Master piece of Indian art clay Heads Show at Bombay Art Gallery 2005 Only to be used for editorial purposes Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Funerary Sculpture of a Horse and Rider

torre Major - torre del homenaje -, Castillo de Bellver -siglo.XIV-, Palma de mallorca. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Kâçyapa's head. Black stone. China, Yuan era. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 55161-20 Chinese art, asceet, Buddhism, Buddhist, China, Yuan time, black stone, statue, head man

A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with lacquer, polychromy, gold, and crystal eyes; overall: 117.2 cm (46 1/8 in.).

Boy Riding a Hobby Horse. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Man; Hombre. Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991). Acrylic on canvas. Painted in 1979. 100 x 95cm.

OSO DE PORCUNA. IBERICO. (S.I.A.C.). (DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

lion lion, limestone, 2nd-1st century BC, Iberian Museum of Jaén, Jaén province, Andalusia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21705082

MASCARA FUNERARIA EN ORO HALLADA EN MICENAS. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-ORFEBRERIA. ATHENS. GREECE.

Głowa dziewczynki w kapturku. Kuna, Henryk (1879-1945), sculptor

Canopic jar head ca. 1700-1550 B.C. Second Intermediate Period. Canopic jar head. ca. 1700-1550 B.C.. Pottery, marl C, self slip. Second Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Nakht (493), outside NE corner, Pit 468, MMA excavations, 1913-14. Dynasty 13, late-18, early

Head of a Luohan. China. Date: 1001-1100. Dimensions: 28.6 × 18 × 20 cm (11 1/4 × 7 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.). Hollow dry lacquer. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902). "Bust of Paul Avenel". Patinated plaster, around 1887. Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris, Petit Palais. French author, bust, chansonnier, hair, composer, playwright, interpret, journalist, musician, patina patina, novelist, view

vessel in the form of a scribe vessel in the form of a scribe, ceramic, 18th dynasty, 1550-1295 B.C., Egypt, collection of the British Museum Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21629989

Bronze figure of a mother with children; Nuragic civilization. This culture arose in Sardinia, lasting from the Bronze Age (18th century BC) to the 2nd century AD. The name derives from its most characteristic monuments, the nuraghes. They consist of tower-fortresses that were built starting from about 1800 BC.

Statue of a devotee. Limestone. Santuary of Apollo, Tamassos. Carved. Cyprus. 600-500 BC. British Museum. London. GBR.

gilded statuette depicting King Tutankhamen of Egypt. Found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen; 18th Dynasty. Circa 1323 BC

Sogdia. Pre-Islamic Central Asia. Sculptural composition. Clay; colouring. 7th-8th C. Pendjikent, Tajikistan. Temple II. Iwan. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Kunstmuseum Girona Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282834

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869), said Dantan the young. Caricature of the London caterer, Dubourg, known as Ratatouille. Patinated plaster, terracotta. 1834. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Patina patter, terracotta, London caterer, caricature

Dionysus's head head; unknown, unknown Tarantian workshop; V-IV century BC (-500-00-00--301-00-00);Dionys (mitol

Terracotta idol from Sanctuary of Gazion, Greece

Roman Art. Auriga dell'Esquilino. Sculptural group. Pentelic marble. Early Roman imperial age. 2nd half 1st century B.C. It comes from Gardens Maecenas. Rome. Capitotoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

Madrid, M.A.N. Arte Edad Antigua. Máscara hallada en la necrópolis de Puig des Molins. Terracota votiva, parte de un ajuar para una tumba de Ibiza.

FIGURAS EN BARRO,MADRE CON BEBE Y NIÑO (ALFARERO "TITO"). Location: ALFARERIA. SPAIN.

ARTE MESOPOTAMICO-SUMERIO. GUDEA. Estatua sedente de la diosa Ba'u, esposa del dios Ningirsu. Realizada en diorita. Hacia el 2120 a. C. Museo del Louvre. París. Francia.

Votive stele of a female bust representing Dhat Hamym, a local sun goddess, inscribed in Qatabanian. From Qataban, Southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), 2nd century BC.

Bull. Limestone. Late Iberian culture. 5th century AD. Osuna, Seville, Spain.National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Olmec culture. Kunz Axe, 1000-400 BC. Plaster replica. Amerian Museum of Natural History. Ny. USA.

Abruzzo, Pescara, Penne, Cathedral, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Egyptian Art. Berlin Green Head (c. 350 BC). Slate. End of 30th Dynasty. Late Period. Altes Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Hoa Hakananai'a, from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Polynesia, c1000. Artist: Unknown

Vienna, Austria. Kunsthistorisches Museum. (Editorial Use Only)

Bear of Porcuna. 1st century BC. Late Iberian culture. Limestone. Found in the Street of the Sepulcher (Porcuna, province of Jaen, Andalusia, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Power figure, late 19th-early 20th century, Master of Mayama, or his workshop, Congolese, 14 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 3 7/16 in. (37.47 × 7.3 × 8.73 cm) (without base), Wood, plastic () buttons, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19th-20th century

Bust of Israeli politician Moshe Dayan, by Levi Shochat 1973. Moshe Dayan (1915 - 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953-58) during the 1956 Suez Crisis Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967

Granite statue of a man catching a rope.

Ancient art: female terracotta figurines, northern Syria, 2000 BC.

Przeszo Przyszoci Tomotada

Olmec, Ancient Cultures, The Americas, jade, Ceremony, National Museum of Anthropology and History, Mexico City, Mexico

Statue of Lucius Aelius, c mid 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Culinary mould - Gingerbread Mould, 1870-80. This English culinary mould, made around 1875, has been carved from an unidentified fruit wood. The type of carving is called "intaglio". It was a skilled process which called for the design to be carved in reverse. This mould is interesting. because the delicate detail on the clothing is countered by the crude carving of the feet and arms. Originally, the maker intended to carve another figure and the rough outline of a man can be seen on the back. Wood used for making moulds needs to have many special qualities. They must be close grained, well seasoned and free from knots. Also they must not warp, split or shrink too much under changing temperatures and wet and dry conditions. They must also be able to cope with rigorous cleaning and scrubbing without splintering... Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.. .

Woman Squatting; Femme Accroupie. Henri Laurens (1885-1954). Terracotta. Conceived and cast in 1928. 21.5cm high.

Ivory female figurines. Ancient Egyptian, Early Middle Predynastic, 4400-3900 BC, British museum, London, England, Great Britain

Terracotta antefix with the head of a Silenus. C. 500-490 BC. from Lanuvium. Italy. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Female Head. Unknown

Head of a Bearded Man 15th century French. Head of a Bearded Man. French. 15th century. Stone, paint. Sculpture

First Nation, Native American carving in the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Dali sculptures London U.K. United Kingdom England Copyright: xMadhusudanxManek/DinodiaxPhotox

Ancient Art. Mediterranean area. Altar and goddess. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark.

King Mishaa Pelyeng ance of the Kuba-Bushongo ethnic group (central Africa). Portrait with drum. 18th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

MASCARA FUNERARIA EN ORO DE AGAMENON - 1550 AC - 26,5x26. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-ORFEBRERIA. ATHENS. GREECE.

Italic civilizations, Piceni, 6th century b.C. The Warrior of Capestrano, limestone sculpture from the necropolis of ancient Aufinum. Height 2.09 m. Detail.

Figures, Sculptures and other Historical Exhibits, Old Museum on Pleasure Garden, Berlin, Germany 1020926338

Stone portrait excavated from the ruins of My Son Sanctuary, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.

statue of a child - temple boy - 5th b.C, and taurine protome, Bustan esh-Sheik, marble, Beirut National Museum, The Coliseum , Rome, Lazio, Italy ,.

Sarcophagus of spouses, etruscan terracotta, 6th century AD, France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Europe, Italy, Sardinia Porto Torres - Turris Libisonis Archaeological Park, National Archaeological Museum Antiquarium Turritano

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869), said Dantan the young. Mask of the composer and accompanist at the Italian theater Giovanni Tadolini (1785-1872). Terracotta and plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Guide, composer, mask, plaster, terracotta, Italian theater

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