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Various sculptural figures resembling ancient ancestral representations, made from materials like stone and terracotta.

Lawolo' a masculine protective statue, used to scare an enemy from Nias, Indonesia. 19th century calcified stone
Lawolo' a masculine protective statue, used to scare an enemy from Nias, Indonesia. 19th century calcified stone
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Prehistory, Iraq, Samara culture. Alabaster female figure, 6th millennium b.C. From Tell es-Sawwan. Detail.
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Fragment of a Mayan sculpture of a Great lord or leader 600-900 AD. Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico
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Northern Peru. Moche portrait. Cephalomorphic vessel depicting a human head adorned with ear muffs and face paint. Portrait glasses. Early Intermediate period. 100-700 AD. Moche Civilization. South America. Museum of the Americas, Madrid, Spain.
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Head of a Man, Perhaps Eating a Fruit 5th century India. Head of a Man, Perhaps Eating a Fruit. India. 5th century. Terracotta. Gupta period. Sculpture
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Malekula ceremonial faced mask. Art from Melanesia. Sculpture on wood. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of African and Oceanic Arts. Proc: VANUATU.
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Bronze statuette of a youth 6th century B.C. Etruscan. Bronze statuette of a youth 255376
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Tomb Guardian Creature(Zhenmushou)
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Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano56. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Byzantine architectural fragments; parchment fragments with miniatures (12th century) from Montecassino; painted wooden crucifix (13th century); Carolingian crucifixes; Bishop's miter (11th century) of gold and silver damask; fresco (13th century). Post-medieval: Architecture (15th century). Formerly the Palazzo Antignano. Unusual Catalan/Moorish-style portal; Paintings on panel and canvas (15th-18th centuries); marble intarsia (16th century); marble sculpture: busts of Christ and Mary (17th century); sculpture of saints in marble and in wood (15th century); painted and gilded sculpture in wood; marble grave sculpture (16th century); sarcophagus with allegorical carvings; gold reliquary "Rosa d'Oro"; crucifix made of elephant tusk Specific Location: Pianterreno Antiquities: Italic sculpture (seated women holding babies); inscription. Photo campaign #1: 533 photos. Roman relief and sculpture; cinerary urns; Greek an
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fine arts, China, Chinese shadow puppetry, shadow puppet, Szechuan style, crafty and helpful dwarf, vellum, coloured, late 19th century, municipal museum Munich,
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Sculpture titled 'Personnage assis lisant' by Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) Lithuanian Cubist sculptor. Dated 1920
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RETRATO DE SU HIJO - SIGLO XX. Author: JACOB EPSTEIN (1880-1959). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Water Buffalo 18th century China Ingeniously shaped out of a massive dark green nephrite boulder from the riverbed of Yarkand, in northwestern China, this sculpture weighs more than forty pounds. The cunning naturalistic details, including a whorl of hair on the animals forehead, demonstrate the observant eye of a master carver in the eighteenth century.. Water Buffalo. China. 18th century. Jade (nephrite). Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Jade
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Carton mask, the psenmont hopper; II century; Roman period (100-00-00-200-00-00);Anubis (mitol.), Deposit of the University of Warsaw from 1937-1939, Isis (Mitol.), Neftyda (Mitol.), Psenmont (Ca 100-200), Scene.gal.eg., Bracelets, fragments of sarcophagus, masks, necklace (iconogr.), scares, jackals, faces, French excavations in Deir El-Medina (Egypt), Mumification Band (iconogr.)
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Terracotta relief of a sphinx 1st half of 5th century B.C. Greek, Corinthian The style and technique of this piece very closely correspond to those of the reliefs that ornamented shrines, altars, and temples in Corinth.. Terracotta relief of a sphinx 255101 Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta relief of a sphinx, 1st half of 5th century B.C., Terracotta, H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Mrs. Helen H. Mertens Gift, 1961 (61.11.8)
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Standing Figure 5th-1st century B.C. Esteros. Standing Figure 313560
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Wisiorek apotropaiczny w kształcie głowy męskiej. unknown, author
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Bronze figures with silver overlay. LBII (1400-1200 BC) From Tyre Possibly represents the Canaanite god Baal in the role warrior.
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No Mask for the Role of Yorimasa, anonymous, 1800 - 1850 No-mask, representing Yorimasa. Stoppels of shaved mustache and hair in silver and gold. A vertical fault line on the side. Japan wood (plant material). dye No-mask, representing Yorimasa. Stoppels of shaved mustache and hair in silver and gold. A vertical fault line on the side. Japan wood (plant material). dye
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Statue of Gudea - Lagash, Mesopotamia 2050 BCE Ancient Near East Museum of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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KLG, Royal, Maya,Tomb II
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Lead figure of a warrior with a helmet and shield. Culture: Greek, Laconian. Dimensions: Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Date: 6th-5th century B.C..Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Campania Napoli Naples S. Lorenzo Maggiore60. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Sculpture, architecture, architectural sculpture (including Roman spolia) 13-14th century Chapter house; sarcophagi, gravestones; wall painting. Fragment of mosaic; sculptural fragments in the Sala Capitolare. Post-medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, ceiling painting fresco cycle; prints depicting Venice c. 1845 (4), sculpture; life-size creche figures dressed in original Neapolitan costume Church restored in 1882, 1926, 1944; excavations under the transept undertaken between 1958-1962, and in the cloister in 1976, have revealed remains of a Roman macellum (market), street, and the paleochristian basilica of the 6th c. AD. Antiquities: Pottery: black-glazed, archaic banded, domestic wares, bucchero; architectural terracottas, statuettes, lamps, sculpture fragments Object Notes: 3 color negatives with no prints at the end. General Notes: Most objects/paintings/frescoes unidentified. Three batches
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Seal with head of Bes on the back, crocodile and Bes on the base ca. 1070-664 BC Third Intermediate Period or later. Seal with head of Bes on the back, crocodile and Bes on the base. ca. 1070-664 BC. Limestone. Third Intermediate Period or later. From Egypt
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ESTATUILLA DE CERAMICA GUANCHE-IDOLO DE TARA-PROCEDE DE TELDE. Location: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. LAS PALMAS. GRAN CANARIA. SPAIN.
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Advertising for tobacco trade or sales, 1700 - 1800 sculpture Standing man with a loose pipe in his left hand (NG-2007-64-1) and under his right hand a roll of carots (tobacco before it becomes ground). The man wears a striking combination of clothing, consisting of a European jacket with buttons and leather boots, combined with garments that were found characteristic of the original population of America at the time: a fee and a skirt of tobacco leaves. In the left hand he held an object that was lost. The image is on a pedestal that is cut from a piece of wood together with the image. Advertising for tobacco trade or sales, also known as "Tobacco Indian" or "Virginian". Image: Wood (Plant Material) Native peoples of North America (+ caricatured)
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Figure: Horn Player. Culture: Edo peoples. Dimensions: H. 24 13/16 x W. 11 9/16 x D. 6 3/4 in. (63 x 29.4 x 17.2 cm). Date: 1550-1680.In the art of Benin, works in bronze can be commissioned only by the Oba, or ruler, or by others with his permission. According to oral traditions, the technique of lost-wax bronze casting was brought to Benin around the end of the fourteenth century from Ife, the ancient kingdom to the north noted for its exquisite cast-bronze commemorative heads. Prior to that time, Benin craftsmen produced hammered and incised, but not cast, bronze ornaments.Once the technique of lost-wax casting was mastered by the craftsmen of Benin, bronze heads and figures began to appear on the Oba's shrines. This figure of a court musician playing a side-blown trumpet attests to the technical virtuosity of the Benin bronze-casters. The figure's elaborately textured garment depicts the hide of a leopard, an animal associated with the power of the Oba. Similarly, the strands of
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Bowl with Anthropomorphic Figure 650 BCE-150 BCE Peru. Ceramic and pigment . Paracas
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Guimet museum. traditional chinese medicine. Acupuncture manikin. Paris. France.
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Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
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MASCARA-KOSKIMO-INDIOS COSTAS NOROESTE AMERICA. Location: STAATLICHE MUSEUM. BERLIN. GERMANY.
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Naga balustrade end. First half of the 12th century, Angkor Wat style (1100-1150). Sandstone sculpture from Angkor Thom (Terrace of the Elephants) Cambodia
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Charles Kotra (1859-1942). Jean René Lecomte Portrait Dit Paulin Menier (1822-1899), actor. Role of Rodin in "The wandering Jew". Terracotta. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74058-4 Actor, French comedian, derision, modeling, portrait-load, sculptor, terracotta, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, caricature
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Pair of Seated Figures Playing Liubo. Culture: China. Dimensions: a: H. 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm); b: H. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm). Date: 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D..Both written records and archaeological finds attest to the popularity of the game of liubo (sometimes translated "six rods") during the Han dynasty. A board divided into roads, and twelve pieces (six for each players) and dice thrown to determine moves, constitute the basic equipment for the game. It is thought the pattern on the board has cosmological significance illustrative of earlier traditions of divinatory casting. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Alusi-Figuren für die Verehrung von Schutzgöttern Alusi figures intended for the worship of tutelary deities, Igbo, Nigeria, 20th century, carved wood, pigment, fabric and cotton, MEB, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171364
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Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Anthropology.Ceramic figure.
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Figurehead. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 50.2 x 37.7 cm (19 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Gray.
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Doll ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian This glass doll or figure was found together with another doll as part of a pair. The function or purpose for these dolls remains enigmatic and there are few known parallels.The small town and fortress of Qasr-i Abu Nasr is located near Shiraz in southern Iran at a strategic point at the intersection of defensive mountains, available water sources, and along roads entering the Shiraz plain. The site was excavated by archaeologists from The Metropolitan Museum of Art for three seasons from 1932-1935. The town was occupied, at least intermittently, from the Parthian period (3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.) to the Muzaffarid period (13th-14th century A.D.). The major occupation, including the extensive fortress, dates to the Late Sasanian period (6th-7th century A.D.).The eastern part of Qasr-i Abu Nasr is a raised plateau of a roughly triangular shape. During the Sasanian period the plateau was fortified by a wall and densely occupied. Archaeologi
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Tadpole. "Portrait-load of Serres, actor in the" Drum-Major ". Polychrome plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 72100-15 French actor, gendarme costume, polychrome plaster, portrait-load, role drum-major, front view
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Clay Female Figure (Mayan) from Jaina Island, Mexico
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R-CERAMICA DE CRETA ENTRE 1900-1700 AC.
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Ceramic Huaco portrait representing an elite figure from Peru. Dated 6th Century
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Two Landsknechts mid-16th century German, probably Nuremberg The two landsknechts, varying slightly in height and in costume, originally served as candle holders; candles were inserted in the holes in their raised hands. Bronze projections from the insteps of the taller soldier indicate that the figures belong to a common sixteenth-century type, of brass as well as of bronze, in which the feet often stood on flared stems riding from circular bases.1 The folkloric designs were popular again in the nineteenth century; a thinly cast copy of one of our landsknechts appears on a candlestick in the reserves of the Louvre, paired with a variant model.2James David Draper, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1984, p. 165, nos. 82, 83Footnotes:1 V. Baur, Kerzenleuchter aus Metall, Munich, 1977, pls. 58-61; E. Turner, An Introduction to Brass, London, 1982, pl. 13.2 G. Migeon, Catalogue des bronzes et cuivres du Moyen Age, de la Renaissance
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Anthropomorphic sculpture, detail from a wooden throne, Foumban, Cameroon.
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Abruzzo Chieti Chieti Museo Nazionale di Antichita07. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of part of the former Villa Frigeri, which along with a neighboring palazzo, houses the Museo Nazionale di Antichita. Views also of the gardens, fountain (17th century) and the restored interior. The so-called "Capestrano Warrior" (5th century B.C.) is found in the Antiquities core collection under Men, Youths, Warriors--Stone--Etruscan, Italic. Hutzel views include statues, funerary monuments, portrait busts and mosaics, many of which were excavated from Alba Fucens. Hutzel paid particular attention to the colossal statue of Hercules (late Hellenistic); the funerary temple reliefs of Lucius Storax; various nudes, torsos and heads, including the portrait bust of Agrippina Minore and the sepulchral portrait relief of Lucius Poditius (1st century A.D.); gravestones with inscriptions and bas-reliefs; Roman coins; bronze figurines (mainly warriors); and bronze vessels, utensils, helmets and ornaments
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Amber Playing-Piece. Man with Long beard, from Roholte, Denmark, c8th-mid 11th century. Artist: Unknown.
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Antique statue at the bottom of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, Europe
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Black African Woman Sculpture Front view shot black african woman sculpture isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 9916988
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Ancient Aztec God Stone statue, Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico. Great Aztec Temple created from 1325 to 1521.
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Gros, Gras, Et Satisfait Big, Fat, And Satisfied Honore Daumier (1808-1879 French) Sculpture