Ancient Statues and Figures

Historical sculptures and relics reflecting various religious figures and deities, highlighting cultural heritage and artistic expression.

Statue with characteristics of God of Fire, detail

North America, Canada, British Columbia, Victoria, Thunderbird Park. Native totem poles located in downtown park. Detail of wood carved figure.

Tiye (c. 1398 BC - 1338 BC, also spelled Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu (also spelled Thuyu). She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family from which many members of the royal family of Ancient Egypt were born. Tiye's father, Yuya, was a wealthy landowner from the Upper Egyptian town of Akhmin, where he served as a priest and superintendent of oxen. It sometimes is suggested that Tiye's father, Yuya, was of foreign descent due to the features of his mummy and the many different spellings of his name, which might imply it was a non-Egyptian name in origin. Some suggest that the queen's strong political and unconventional religious views might have been due not just to a strong character, but to mixed Nubian, Sudanese or Asian origin.

Japan, woodmade Kongorikishi statue, the muscular guardians of the Buddha, 13 century, Asia

An Egyptian servant carries his master's baggage in this photo by 19th-century German Egyptologist Heinrich Karl Brugsch.

Samburu painted clay dolls, Kenya, East Africa.

Thailand / China: Yao shaman's mask from northern Thailand. The Yao nationality (its great majority branch is also known as Mien) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized by Vietnam. In the last census, they numbered 2,637,421 in China, and roughly 470,000 in Vietnam. In Thailand they number 40,000 and in Laos 20,000.

Statuette of Amun. Dimensions: h. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in); w. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in); d 5.8 cm (2 1/4 in); weight 0.9 kg. (2 lbs). Dynasty: Dynasty 22. Date: ca. 945-712 B.C..The god Amun ("the hidden one") first came into prominence at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. From the New Kingdom onward, Amun was arguably the most important god in the Egyptian pantheon. As a creator god, Amun is most often identified as Amun-Re (in the typical Egyptian blending of deities, Amun is combined with the main solar deity, Re). His main sanctuary was the immense temple complex at Karnak on the east bank of the Nile at the southern edge of modern Luxor.In this small figure Amun stands in the traditional pose with the left leg forward. He is identified by his characteristic flat-topped crown, which originally supported two tall gold feathers, now missing. He wears the gods' braided beard with a curled tip and carries an ankh emblem in his left hand and a scimitar across his chest. On pylons and temple wal

Bronze and gold Canaanite deity. Artist: Unknown

Head of a Buddha 10th century() Cambodia. Head of a Buddha. Cambodia. 10th century(). Stone. Sculpture

CAPILLA DE LA VISITACION - SEPULCRO DE DON ALONSO DE CARTAGENA - 1490/1495 - ALABASTRO - GOTICO. Author: Gil De Siloe. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. BURGOS. SPAIN.

Legba voodoo protection outside a house. Togoville. Togo.

Old African mask, close_up

Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal Island, capital city of Honiara. Detail of traditional wood carving figure with shells and inlay.

Painted wooden mask and fabric depicting a young monk. Korean civilization, Choson period, 18th century.

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh mythology archeology ancient civilization, sarcophagus mummification of human as part of Egyptian culture Ancient Egyptian pharaoh mythology archeology ancient civilization, sarcophagus mummification of human as part of Egyptian culture, good for multimedia content creation Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntokxSenax 22143827

Japan, Honshu, Yamagata Prefecture, Risshaku-ji Yamadera temple, Juzo statue

Ethiopia, South, Konso - Waga (Wakka), 'Famous Carved Wooden Effergies Of Chiefs And Warriors, Which Are Now Becoming Rare As Many Have Been Stolen By Art Collectors '

Celtic Archaeology, Bishop's Head, Killadeas, Co Fermanagh, Ireland

Anthropomorphic pot with lid wearing a cap representative of a deer's head. This hat suggests that the figure belongs to Mayan nobility or that the wearer is -more likely - a priest. The animal's head was usually reserved for the High Priest to eat grilled while the rest of the dignitaries ate the remained of the body. 600-900 A.D.

Thailand / China: Yao shaman's mask from northern Thailand. The Yao nationality (its great majority branch is also known as Mien) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized by Vietnam. In the last census, they numbered 2,637,421 in China, and roughly 470,000 in Vietnam. In Thailand they number 40,000 and in Laos 20,000.

A sculpture of a Mexica priest is displayed in the National Museum of Anthropology and History, Mexico City, March 18, 2012.PLEASE NOTE: This image is part of Aurora's myPhone Co

Turquoise mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca, Mixtec-Aztec, AD 1400-1521. A human skull forms the base for this mask of Tezcatlipoca. Smoking Mirror, one of four powerful creator gods in the Aztec pantheon. The Aztec believed that the defeat of Quetzalcoatl by Tezcatlipoca marked the beginning of the current era of creation. The emblem of Tezcatlipoca, an obsidian mirror, symbolises his control over the hidden forces of creation and destruction. The mask is decorated with a mosaic of turquoise, lignite and shell; the eyes have been made from polished iron pyrites. The skull was probably tied around the waist by the leather straps as indicated in the Codex image.

Tribal mask, Vietnam

Buddhist Goddess Tara 1401-1500 Nepal. Wood with traces of polychrome .

Alusi figure for worship; Igbo tribe; Nigeria, West Africa 1900

Thailand, Ayutthaya. Phra Mongkonbophit. Ancient stone Buddha head covered in tiny squares of gold leaf. UNESCO

Ibeji figure used in a cult of twin worship; Yoruba tribe; Nigeria; West Africa 20th century

Vietnam, Hue, Minh Mang Tomb,

Magical six-headed figure, Baluba people, Zaire

Rustic Dancers China. Rustic Dancers 49535

The Dvaravati (Thai: วารวดี, RTGS: Thawarawadi) period lasted from the 6th to the 13th centuries. Dvaravati refers to both a culture and a disparate conglomerate of principalities. By the 10th century, Dvaravati began to come under the influence of the Khmer Empire and central Thailand was ultimately invaded by the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century. Haripunchai survived its southern progenitors until the late 13th century AD. when it was incorporated in the Lanna Kingdom. The people of the region used the ancient Mon language, but whether they were ethnically Mon is unknown. There is evidence that these principalities may comprise many cultural groups of people, including Malays and Khmers. The theory of Thai migration into Dvaravati has been refuted and is now known to have happened much later. The term Dvaravati derives from coins which were inscribed in Sanskrit with śrī dvāravatī. The Sanskrit word dvāravatī means 'with many gates'. Its name may deriv

Shaman's Spirit Mask ca.1850-75 Native American Art Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., USA

Dedicatory Statues of Kings or Priests, showing the influence of an Assyrian style. Stephen Thompson (British, about 1830 - 1893)

Mutter Gottes von Agulles Mother of God of Agulles, twelfth century Church of the Mother of God of the Agulles, near Sadernes, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282792

Statue of Tara the female Bodhisattva in a museum, Museum Of Cham Sculpture, Danang, Vietnam

Tezcatlipoca, God of Night Sky, Aztec mosaic decorated skull, 1400, Mexico.

Cristo preocupado, escultura de madera, siglo XIX, museo de los iconos, castillo Real, Sanok, voivodato de subcarpacia,,Polonia, eastern europe.

Priest in a leopard skin cloak with an inscription and Osiris on his skirt Third Intermediate Period-Saite Period ca. 712-650 B.C. Over the leopard skin this man is wearing is a banderole inscribed with the remnants of his name and titles: God’s Father, God’s Beloved,. .Haty.. .” It has been suggested that the presence of the titles and names of the subject rather than the king may be characteristic of the Kushite or very early Saite Period. If true, this would agree with the stylistic traits—broad neck, round skull, and small chin—that also link this figure to that era. View more. Priest in a leopard skin cloak with an inscription and Osiris on his skirt. ca. 712-650 B.C.. Leaded bronze. Third Intermediate Period-Saite Period. From Egypt. Dynasty 25-early Dynasty 26

Hanuman, an ape-like humanoid Hindu deity of the Ramayana, orange statue in front of a blue wall, Nasik or Nashik, Maharashtra, India, South Asia, Asia

Polychrome ceremonial mask , Masks, Kuba African people, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

metalcraft, madhya pradesh, india Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Emperor Đồng Khánh (also known as Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Kỷ; 19 February 1864 - 28 January 1889) was the 9th Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned 3 years between 1885 and 1889, and was considered one of the most despised emperors of his era. Hue was the imperial capital of the Nguyen Dynasty between 1802 and 1945. The tombs of several emperors lie in and around the city and along the Perfume River. Hue is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ceremony of offerings, figures and stele in jade from La Venta, Mexico

Volcanic Stone Buddha Head. Indonesian. Dated 9th Century

Stone Cross, Celtic of Irish, Francis Edmond Currey, 1851 - 1890 photograph Great Britain paper albumen print cross as symbol of Christ Great Britain

Jayavarman VII (1125-1215) was a king (reigned c.1181-1215) of the Khmer Empireat Angkor. Cambodia. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150-1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. He married Jayarajadevi and then, after her death, married her sister Indradevi. The two women are commonly thought to have been a great inspiration to him, particularly in his unusual devotion to Buddhism, as only one prior Khmer king had been a Buddhist. Over the 30 some years of his reign, Jayavarman embarked on a grand program of construction that included both public works and monuments. As a Mahayana Buddhist, his declared aim was to alleviate the suffering of his people. One inscription tells us, 'He suffered from the illnesses of his subjects more than from his own; the pain that affected men's bodies was for him a spiritual pain, and thus more piercing'. This declaration must be read in light of the undeniable fact that the numerous monuments erected by Jayavarman must have required the la

Stone cross, Celtic or Irish.

Golden pre-Columbian Inca mask, replica, sheet brass with semi-precious stones, souvenir, Cusco, Peru, South America

Copan, Honduras, Maya

Old wooden manlike figure as a totem pole, Konso, Ethiopia, Africa

Puppet (Wayang Klitik) of ArjunaSasrabau

Mantle ("The Paracas Textile") Nasca. Mantle ("The Paracas Textile"), 100-300 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, 24 5/8 × 58 11/16 in. (62.5 × 149 cm). This extraordinarily complex mantle, or cloak, is one of the most renowned Andean textiles in the world. It was most likely used as a ceremonial object. The ninety figures decorating the border, created by needle knitting, have been interpreted as a microcosm of life on Perus South Coast two thousand years ago, with a particular focus on agriculture. Many of the images illustrate native flora and fauna as well as cultivated plants. Costumed figures may represent humans impersonating gods and acting as intermediaries between the real and supernatural worlds. Severed human trophy heads are shown as germinating seeds, suggesting the practice of ritual sacrifice and the interconnected cycles of birth and death. Este extraordinariamente complejo manto, o capa, es uno de los textiles andinos más conocidos en el mundo. Fue usado probablemente como

Gilded wooden statue of the God Ptah; wearing a cobalt blue glass cap. He carries a staff with the Ankh symbol and Djed pillar. Tomb of King Tutankhamun. 1326 BC

CABEZA CRISELEFANTINA POSIBLE REPRESENTACION DEL DIOS APOLO - SIGLO VII AC - PROCEDENTE DE JONIA - ORO Y MARFIL. Location: MUSEO. DELPHI. GREECE.

Skull rack or Tzompantli, Aztec, Mexico, Templo Mayor

PENDENTIFS DE ORO Y LAPISLAZULI - TRIADA TRES DIOSES PROTECTORES DE OSORKON II - HORUS, OSIRIS, ISIS - DE IZQUIERDA A DERECHA - SIGLO VIII AC. Location: MUSEO DEL LOUVRE-ORFEBRERIA. France. HORUS DIOS EGIPCIO. OSIRIS DIOS EGIPCIO. ISIS DIOSA.

Old wooden bear figure on top of a totem pole of the Tlingit Nation exhibited in the Totem Heritage Center in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA

Golden monstrance with forearm bone as relic, Palermo Cathedral, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Buddha modelling figure, Muttam 5th century ad, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mexico, Oaxaca, Human skull covered with Aztec jade mask on display inside Museum of Oaxacan Cultures by the Iglesia de Santo Domingo

Boy looking at a statue in a castle, Himeji Castle, Himeji, Japan

Colombia, North West Amazon, Tukano Indigenous Tribe, 'Barasana Man (Sub Group Of Tukano) With We Body Paint, White Glass Bead Necklace Forest Seed Elbow Bands Painting The Front Of Maloca With White And Yellow Clays And Black Charcoal For Festival '

mutter gottes von salvador mother of god of salvador, 12th century, polychrome wood, hermitage of sant salvado, parish of cogolla, la garrotxa, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 22282593

The protectress Palden Lhamo como Magzor Gyalmo. Dated 14th Century

Myanmar. Shan State. Shwenyaung. Shwe Yan Pyae Monastery. Glass mosaics depicting pipe-smoking British soldiers, in the 19th century monastery.

Oriental mask

In Ancient Egyptian religion; Montu was a falcon-god of war. originally a manifestation of the scorching effect of the sun; Ra,

Carved Chinook totem of a man decorates the support beam inside a traditional longhouse, Washington

Fukurokuju: God of Wisdom

The Temple of Confucius, Bronze Bell, Tainan, Taiwan, Asia,

Linguist Staff 19th Century. Ghana. This would have been carried by high-ranking officials within the courts of Akan chiefs in an area of West Africa (The Gold Cost)

THA Thailand Bangkok Wat Arun monastery. Monk figures covered with gold leaf. |

Dayak statue as protector on a traditional long house of the Punan Dayak, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Africa, Angola, Luanda. Worship object masks made of tree bark, resin and rooster feathers used for the Mukanda ceremony in the National Museum of Anthropology.

Choir stalls from the 13th century, Cephalopod, St., Saint, Saint

Mithras. Persian Solar God. Object of Mithraic cult, very widespread in the Roman Empire.

The Christ Child Holding the Orb early 17th century Spanish or Portuguese This depiction of the Child holding the orb, which signifies His dominion over the earth, features the glass eyes typical of Iberian sculpture but lacks the expected polychromy. Despite its vigorous modeling, the figure was probably meant to be dressed in a luxurious garment and a wig. The faithful supplied such precious accoutrements as acts of devotion.. The Christ Child Holding the Orb 202577

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Rasasa Hutan, from the set KyaiDrajat

Replica of idol of shree mayureshwar moreshwar of moregaon Pune Maharashtra India 2010 Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Buto Kimpul, from the set KyaiDrajat

Stone sculpture of a Mandarin man, mausoleum of the Emperor Minh Mang, Hue, North Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Decorated wolf head, 1870. Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal from Pacific Coast of Canada.

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Cingkarabala, from the set KyaiDrajat

Yaksha (Sanskrit: क्ष yakṣa, Pali: क्ख yakkha, Tamil: யாக்க Yākka, Thai: ยักษ์ yaksa, Chinese: 夜叉 yèchā or yaochā, Korean: 야차/夜叉 yacha, Japanese: 夜叉 yasha, Tibetan: གནོད་སྦྱིན ་ gnodsbyin) is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology. The feminine form of the word is yakṣī. The Sunga Empire or Shunga Empire was a royal Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled vast areas of the Indian Subcontinent from around 185 to 73 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pusyamitra Sunga, after the fall of the Maurya Empire. Its capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Vidisha, modern Besnagar in Eastern Malwa. Pushyamitra Sunga ruled for 36 years and was succeeded by his son Agnimitra. There were ten Sunga rulers. The empire is noted for its numerous wars with both foreign and indigenous powers. They fough

North America, Mexico, Chiapas, Metzabok, Selva Lacandona. Incense-stained "god-pots" in the sacred cave shrines of Metzabok.

Replica of idol of shree varadavinayak of mahad Raigad Maharashtra India 2010 Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Africa, Southern Africa, Namibia of the North, Region of Kunene, Province of Kaokoland, Waterfall of Epupa (Border with Angola), Artisanat : Himba

Balinese snapshot, simple decoration, wood carved human figure, Frangipani (Plumeria) flower on its head, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Painted wooden statue of Osiris, god of the underworld, from Thebes. Dated 1170 BC

This idol, Kimbo, was worshipped by Solomon Islanders in cannibal days as a god of war.It was brought to Sydney today by Pastor Kata Ragoso, president of Western Solomons Seventh Day Adventist Mission and chief of the Marovo tribe, which saved 200 Allied airmen during the war.Pastor Ragoso, who is on his way home, arrived in Sydney today in the Oronsay, after attending a conference of his church in San Francisco.He is in charge of 4000 parishoners, 56 schools and two hospitals. June 28, 1954.

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