Ancient Sculptural Fragments

A collection of ancient sculptures and fragments, including busts and figurines, showcasing diverse styles and cultural significance from different eras.

Marble statue of Kore holding a bird as an offering. From Theangela, Karia. Dated 500 BC

Figure from Hypogeum 17, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain.

Plaster figure of a person and children, Pompeii Museum, Naples

MASCARA DE ORO. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Lima. PERU.

Lower Face and Shoulders of Akhenaten. Dimensions: H. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Akhenaten. Date: ca. 1353-1336 B.C..This fragment depicts Akhenaten with the exaggerated but sensitive features characteristic of representations of this king. The full scene would have shown the king worshiping his sole god, the Aten.This relief is currently on long-term loan to the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung in Berlin. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Asia, China, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, Celadon jar with modeled human figurines, Wuzhou ware, Wu State of three Kingdoms A.D. 222 280

Roman art. Fragment of a sarcophagus. About 270 AD. The lion hunt is a symbol of great bravery (lion and front part of the horse are casts from originals in Milan, Chapel Hill). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.

Large polychrome pottery urn depicting the god Huasteca, artifact originating from Mexico. Pre-Colombian Huasteca Civilization.

MENSULA ROMANA DE MARMOL. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Aegis of Isis ca. 924-600 B.C. Third Intermediate Period-Saite Period. Aegis of Isis 546000

Bes with Worshiper 664-332 BC Late Period Bes was worshipped and invoked by ordinary Egyptians as a protector. His usual depiction, as a grotesque dwarf with a lion's ears and mane, was thought to deter the approach of the malevolent forces believed to cause illness. His image here appears in a bronze statuette made for the unnamed man shown worshipping the god. The harp held by Bes may reflect his power to calm angry spirits.. Bes with Worshiper. 664-332 BC. Cupreous metal. Late Period. From Egypt. Dynasty 26-30

England, North Yorkshire, Rievaulx. 13th c. Cistercian ruins of Rievaulx Abbey. English Heritage and National Trust Site. Artifacts inside on-site Museum.

Dancing Figure, one of a pair, 206 BCE - 220 CE, 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm), Earthenware, China, 3rd century BCE - 3rd century CE

esculpture, Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain.

Stone statue of the Moai from Easter Island

plaqueta de un oratorio portatil, siglo XV, castillo de Muñatones, Muskiz, Arkeologi Museoa, museo aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain.

Terracotta relief of a horseman. Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. Dimensions: 11 x 7 1/4 in. (27.9 x 18.4 cm). Date: 4th century B.C..Among the established types of Tarentine terracottas is that of the mounted horseman. In this example, he is nude, carries a small round shield, and wears an elaborate headdress as is often found on the equally characteristic type of the reclining banqueter. The identities of both the horsemen and the banqueters remain unclear, as does the possibility of a connection between the two. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Scandinavian Sandby rune stone dated 11th century AD; erected by Salve

painted limestone statue of Djoser. King Djoser (Djeser and Zoser) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty, during the Old Kingdom and the founder of this epoch. He is well known under his Hellenized names Tosorthros (from Manetho) and Sesorthos (from Eusebius). original.

Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Carribean sea at Cancun, Chac mool figure with time exposure star trails

Female Figure, 7th-8th century, 8 x 2 1/4in. (20.3 x 5.7cm), Pottery, China, 7th-8th century

The archaeological site of Chan Chan in the northern Peruvian region of La Libertad. It is the largest Pre-Columbian city in South America.Located in the mouth of the Moche Valley, Chan Chan was the capital of the historical Chimor Empire.

Sarcophagus lid with sleeping Hypnos, 3rd century, National Archaeological Museum, Villa Cassis Faraone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, important city in the Roman Empire, Friuli, Italy, Aquileia, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Bear of Porcuna. Limestone. Late Iberian culture. 1st century BC-1st century AD. Porcuna, Jaen, Spain. Detail. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

silla de la pasion dedicada a Blai Bonet, 1995, Horacio Sapere, Mallorca, balearic islands, Spain.

Melanesian canoe with spirit figures, 19th to early 20th century.

Seated Baboon. Iran, Elamite, second half of 3rd millennium B.C. Sculpture. Gypsum, inlaid with steatite

Column with Capital Depicting the Adoration of theMagi. Maker: Unknown

Egyptian art. Seated Scribe. Old Kingdom. 2620-2500 BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Two fragments of a terracotta column-krater 6th century B.C. Attributed to Lydos One side, Hephaistos on a donkey accompanied by satyrs and maenadsUnder one handle, satyrs filling a krater, satyrs and maenadsUnder the opposite handle, satyr filling a vase at a volute-krater, maenad with wineskinBelow, Herakles driving the cattle of Geryon. Two fragments of a terracotta column-krater 256903

Scribe statuette. Dimensions: h. 6 cm (2 3/8 in); w. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in). Date: 332-30 B.C..This is an unusual statuette of a scribe. The features indicate a quite late date - a time when seated scribal statues have gone out of vogue. Preserved on the lap is an inlaid inscription that reads from the direction of the sitter, but only the first word "scribe" is clear. One could conjecture that the pose is adopted in this instance to represent a revered individual from the past who was a scribe such as Imhotep, but this would be a unique occurrence of this pose to depict Imhotep. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Reliefs from the tomb of Meketre ca. 1981-1975 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Reliefs from the tomb of Meketre 545340

Showcase with various objects sculpture in relief (fragments); Showcases sculpture. This is the device of the display case before emptying in October 1959.

Carved and polished Onyx (tecali) vessel with a seated figure. Post-Classic Date900-1521. Found at Isla de Sacrificios, tomb, Veracruz, Mexico

Statue of pensive man on black background

Italy. Pontremoli. Stele Museum In Piagnaro Castle. Massa. 1000bc

Roman milestone, Gallo-Roman Museum, village of Javols, Gevaudan, Margeride, Lozere, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Europe

FIGURAS DE BARRO COCIDO (ADAN Y EVA) PROCEDEN DE MUÑIQUE ISA DE LANZAROTE (GRAN CANARIA). Author: DOROTEA DE ARMAS CURBELO (1899-1997). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Greek art. Magna Graecia. Bronze helmet, cuirass and shin guard. Muzzle and horse armor. Apulia Region (Southern Italy). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.

Gargouille de Notre-Dame (title awarded). Limestone. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris. Gargoyle in the shape of a fantastic animal head.

Prehistoric stele at MAG, Upper Garda Museum, Riva del Garda, Lake Garda, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Stucco relief with goat 1st century A.D. Roman This small painted stucco fragment probably comes from a well-appointed house or tomb in Rome. Other larger panels are displayed in the adjacent Roman Imperial Gallery.. Stucco relief with goat 252549 Roman, Stucco relief with goat, 1st century A.D., Stucco, Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/4 in. (14 x 12.7 x 3.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1926 (26.60.85)

Female Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is buff in color and painted with a red pigment. She has bulbous thighs and stunted, splayed arms, and a pair of long braids extends down her back. Although the figures navel, mouth, and right ear appear to be pierced (perhaps to support removable jewelry), her only adornment is a coiled necklace that conforms to the thick contours of the neck. Sculpted some three millennia ago in the Valley of Mexico, this figurine belongs to a group of ceramic effigies known collectively as the Tlatilco "pretty ladies." Depicting females with large heads, small waists, and prominent hips, these handheld sculptures present a fairly standardized body type and are typically fired to red, buff, or brown tones. As the popular embodiments of an ideal feminine form, the Tlatilco "pretty ladies" are part of a centuries-long tradition in which eccentricities and religious imagery predominate. Featuring hunchbacks, dwarfs,

Hans Arp, Entre cygne et amphore, 1958, crystalline marble,Casa Milà-La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Funerary Scene. Mexico, Nayarit, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Bernard Reder (1897-1963). Ukrainian artist. Nude Feminine, 1920. Bronze. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic.

Greece, Athens on 2023-02-15. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attends and speaks at the presentation of the architectural plan for the expansion and upgrading of the National Archaeological Museum. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Grece, Athenes le 2023-02-15. Le Premier Ministre Grec Kyriakos Mitsotakis assiste et prend la parole lors de la presentation du plan architectural d'agrandissement et de mise a niveau du Musee Archeologique National. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Isamu NOGUCHI, Becoming, 1966-1967, marble, Casa Milà-La Pedrera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Plaster cast of a victim of the volcanic eruption in the grain storage of the Forum, Roman excavation site, Pompeii, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Fragment of a Bowl 12th-13th century. Fragment of a Bowl. 12th-13th century. Stonepaste; overglaze painted (mina'i). Attributed to Iran, Rayy. Ceramics

The Ram in a Thicket. Rampant Ram perched on the tree of life, covered with gold leaf. The horns, eyes and back of the animal are of lapis lazuli. The base on silver. Possibly served as a offerings pedestal or a harp motif. Found at a pit PG 1237 of the Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Alberto Giacometti, Buste d´homme ( dit Chiavenna), 1964, Bust of a Man know as Chiavenna, bronze, Tate Modern, British National Museum of Modern Art, London, Great Britain.

Detail indigenous statue

Monuments 151 and 152 of Tonina. Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico. Classic recent (600-900 AD). Limestone. The quote from a book of Tonina extraordinary examples of sculpture in the round while the reliefs are dominant in the rest of the Mayan area.

Scandinavia. The Alstad Stone. Picture stone with runic inscription. Decorated on both faces. Alstad, Toten, Oppland, c. 1000. Ringerike style. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Haniwa Horse. Japan, 6th century A.D.. Sculpture. Earthenware

Statues of Gauls or Celts in oak, dating from around 200 BC, France, Europe

La Parisienne (from the Palace Complex of Knossos) by Bronze Age culture / Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete / ca 1450 BC / Greece / Fresco / Portrait,Genre /Minoan civilization

Cylinder seal and modern impression: worshiper with an animal offering before a seated deity ca. 1480-1450 B.C. Elamite Although engraved stones had been used as early as the seventh millennium B.C. to stamp impressions in clay, the invention in the fourth millennium B.C. of carved cylinders that could be rolled over clay allowed the development of more complex seal designs. These cylinder seals, first used in Mesopotamia, served as a mark of ownership or identification. Seals were either impressed on lumps of clay that were used to close jars, doors, and baskets, or they were rolled onto clay tablets that recorded information about commercial or legal transactions. The seals were often made of precious stones. Protective properties may have been ascribed to both the material itself and the carved designs. Seals are important to the study of ancient Near Eastern art because many examples survive from every period and can, therefore, help to define chronological phases. Often preserving

The Lewis Chessmen. Carved in walrus ivory. 1150-1175. Located in Uig. Island of Lewis. Scotland. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Wall Painting Fragments of the Thousand Buddhas (Qianfo). Central Asia, Khotan region, Early or middle Tang dynasty, about 618-800. Paintings. Paint on gesso over straw-filled clay

Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Anthropology.Ceramic of the Northern Cultures.

PICASSO , PABLO RUIZ. PINTOR ESPAÑOL . MALAGA 1881 - 1973. FIGURA DE CERAMICA. ATENCION: AUTOR CONTEMPORANEO SUJETO A COPYRIGHT ©. EL CLIENTE FINAL ES RESPONSABLE DE LA GESTION DE LOS DERECHOS DE AUTOR CON LAS SOCIEDADES EXISTENTES DE GESTION DE DERECHOS O DIRECTAMENTE CON LOS ORGANISMOS TITULARES DE LOS MISMOS.

ARTE IBERICO. PERDIZ IBERICA (500-400 a. C.) y BOTIJO PUNICO o IBICENSE, realizados en cerámica. Museo Arqueológico de Cuenca y Museo Arqueológico de Murcia. España.

Projekt pomnika marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego. Wittig, Edward (1879-1941), sculptor

AJUAR DE SARCOFAGO FEMENINO FORMADO POR CINCO UREUS O SERPIENTES HALLADO EN PUNTA DE VACA (CADIZ) - SIGLO VI/VII AC - ARTE FENICIO. Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

Παλη. Wrestlers, Archaïc bas relief from the wall of Themistocles, N. M. Athens. Παλη. Wrestlers, Archaïc bas relief from the wall of Themistocles, N. M. Athens

Capital with the figure of a mermaid in the cloister of the Monastery of San Pedro de Galligans, XII Century, Gerona, Catalonia, Spain.

ARTE PRECOLOMBINO. PERU. IDOLO DE ORO. PERSONAJE ANTROPOMORFO. ARTE MOCHE. MUSEO ORO DEL PERU. LIMA.

Feature, artist's house, Provence

Female head Female head, 400-300 BC, characteristic of Ibizan art, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Ibiza, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23005395

Man Playing thePipes. Artist: Marcel Renard, French, born 1893

Enocoe, museo arqueologico y de historia de Elche Alejandro Ramos Folqués, Elche, Alicante, comunidad Valenciana, Spain, Europe.

Zurita stele, 1st century BC. C., giant discoid Cantabrian stele, Zurita, municipality of Piélagos, Museum of prehistory and archeology (MUPAC), Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

FIGURA DE CERAMICA. Author: FERNANDO ROCHE ORTEGA-(S XX) ALFARERO. Location: EXTERIOR. NAVALCARNERO. MADRID. SPAIN.

RESTAURACION " HABITACION E " CASA DE LOS GRIFOS- Complutum ( Alcalá de Henares).La "Casa de los Grifos" es una domus del siglo I dc y que estuvo en uso hasta el siglo IV. Perteneciente al conjunto arqueológico de la ciudad Hispano - romana de Complutum, siendo una de las mejores Domus de la ciudad, que pertenecia a una importante familia complutense dedicada a actividades comerciales y artesanales , con un amplio interior rodeado con un peristilo de doce columnas que articulaba una serie de estancias, en ellas se ha encontrado pintura mural en la que destacan unos " Grifos". En el 2008 se ha restaurado la denominada estancia E, cuyo uso seria recibir a los clientes ( Tablinium ) abierta al peristilo, las pinturas son de estilo pompeyano y representan una arquictetura figurada ( 7,60x 4,90 )metros.

Mausoleum of Pozo Moro. Iberian civilization. 6th century BC. Chinchilla de Monte-Aragon. Spain. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Wooden model boat used to transport the dead to the West Bank of the Nile. Found at Deir El Bersha, Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 2050 BC to around 1710 BC

Mexico.Aguascalientes.Engraving of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852/1913).

Laozi crossing the Han Pass 18th century China Carved in deep relief, this object depicts Laozi, the celebrated founder of Daoism, on his way to visit Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West. She rides on a floating cloud while awaiting his arrival.. Laozi crossing the Han Pass 44239

Legacy by Various Designers. London Design Festival 2019, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Various Designers, 2019.

Detail from the Colossus of Constantine, an acrolithic statue that once occupied the Basilica of Maxentius in Rome. Portions of this colossal statue (A head, arm, knee and hand.) of Emperor Constantine now reside in the Palazzo dei Conservatori. Carved from white marble. Circa 312-315 AD.

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