Ceramic Female Figurines

A collection of ancient ceramic female figures, showcasing varied styles from different cultures, with intricate details and historical significance.

Statue of a male anthropomorphic figure, Polynesian art.

Cycladic marble figure of a pregnant woman (2600-23000 BC), Archaeological Museum with most important finds of the Minoan culture, Heraklion, Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe

Figur für Ahnenverehrung Figure for ancestor worship, Bakongo, Yombe-Mayombe group, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century, carved wood and mirror fragments, MEB, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171487

Olmec Mask. Mexico, Olmec. 10th-6th century B C. Jade (jadeite). This mask, with its harmonious proportions and smooth, highly polished planes of cheek, forehead and chin has an almost fleshy quality of nose and lips that belies the incredible hardness.

Fragment of a Royal Head, Probably Apries. Dimensions: H.30 × W. 21.3 × D. 12.9 cm (11 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 5 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 26. Reign: reign of Apries. Date: 589-570 B.C..Although in fragmentary condition, this piece is a royal image of the highest artistic quality. The sculptor, a master of working hard stones, differentiated with superb sensitivity the various surfaces of the bulging metal helmet, the leather of the strips or cap that the king wore under the helmet, and the fleshy facial features. Surviving images of Dynasty 26 kings are rare, generally small, and often fragmentary. This over-lifesize fragment probably came from a seated statue of the energetic pharaoh, Apries. Kings of Dynasty 26 were constantly involved in conflicts with surrounding kingdoms, particularly those northeast of Egypt. Despite some successes, a foreign defeat combined with growing internal tensions led to Apries' overthrow by the usurper, Amasis, after nineteen years on the throne; what remai

Bust of a Female Deity (Devi). Cambodia. Date: 901 AD-1100. Dimensions: 55.7 × 27.6 × 13.1 cm (22 × 10 7/8 × 5 3/16 in.). Sandstone. Origin: Cambodia. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Funerary urn. Painted ceramic. Zapotec Culture (Monte Alban III). Early and Middle Classic Period (100-700 AD). Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Figure 6th century China. Figure 62931

SeatedFigurine. Artist: Unknown

The worshipper of Larsa. 1st half 18th c. BC - 1700 BC. A dignatary named Awil-Nanna, from the ancient Sumerian city of Larsa, dedicated this little bronze 'for the life of Hammurabi', king of Babylon, his sovereign. The dedication to the god Amurru, chief of the Amorite nomads who had adopted Sumerian civiliz. Babylonian art. Old Babylonian period. Sculpture on bronze. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Larsa.

Mayan figurine, from Jaina, Campeche, Mexico. Classic recent (600-900 AD) Ceramic. represents a human being that holds a feline in her arms. The animal here symbolises divine power.

Standing flat female figure, 4 x 2 x 3/4 in. (10.2 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm), Earthenware, Mexico

Standing female figure, 300-799, 3 1/4 x 2 x 1 in. (8.3 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 4th-8th century

Head. Culture: Aztec. Dimensions: Overall: 11 x 10 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 25.4 x 21.59 cm)Other: 10 x 8 1/2 in. (25.4 x 21.59 cm). Date: 15th-early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze statuette of a discus thrower 5th century B.C. Etruscan Nude statue of a discus thrower.. Bronze statuette of a discus thrower. Etruscan. 5th century B.C.. Bronze. Classical. Bronzes

Female Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Olmec Ceramic figures from central Mexico made during the late second millennium B.C. usually depict women. Commonly described as fertility figurines, their attenuated limbs and occasionally disturbing facial features have been interpreted as abnormalities indicative of special access to the supernatural realm. As there is a wide range of representation and type among these figures, such interpretations are not necessarily exclusive. Certain figurines have details that may indicate social status, such as the earspools and hairstyle seen here, while others clearly relate to Olmec imagery. Most of the details reflect regional traditions in which facial and body treatments can be recognizably precise. The crisp narrow eyes and mouth of this figurine, for instance, recall the so-called pretty lady figures from Tlatilco, an early site in the Basin of Mexico, but the bodily proportions are less distorted than those of Tlatilco figures. A possible source ma

Male Figure, mid to late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hungaan-style maker. Wood and colorant; overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.).

Asia, China, Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, White glazed pottery figurine of woman blowing Xiao, Flute, Sui A.D. 581

Figure with Helmet Mask 7th-8th century Maya. Figure with Helmet Mask. Maya. 7th-8th century. Ceramic, pigment. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Ceramics-Sculpture

Wooden tomb statue of King Ramesses IX 20th Dynasty, about 1126-1108 BC From tomb 6 in the Valley of the Kings

Figure: Head Yoruba peoples 12th-15th century This stone head of a woman is part of a group of over a thousand known sculptures identified with a site in the Yoruba town of Esie in north central Nigeria. There, an assemblage of soapstone figures of women, men, and animals were found lying in a forest grove, most showing signs of deliberate damage from an apparent act of organized defacement. It is not known when the objects were created or vandalized, although it is estimated that they were carved between the twelfth and fifteenth century. The disarray of the site has limited attempts to provide dates and establish the cultural origins of these works, however, and even the best estimations remain informed speculation.This sculpted head possesses many traits common to Esie figures, including sharply defined almond eyes, ears set far back on the head, and three protruding scarification marks beside its left eye. While some statues from Esie have been described as solemn in expression, he

Fragment uszebti.. unknown, author

Head of a Demon. Thailand, Ku Bua (), 13th-14th century. Sculpture. Stucco

Head of Vishnu, AD 400s. Northern India, Mathura, Gupta period. Sandstone; overall: 28 cm (11 in.).

Double Flute Player. Cycladic statuette. Marble. Ca. 2700-2300 BC. Early Cycladic II Culture. From Keros, The Cyclades, Greece.

Female Figure. Culture: Tlatilco. Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm). Date: 10th century B.C..This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is reddish tan to yellow in color and painted with an orange-red pigment. Featuring bulbous hips, a small waist, and diminutive arms, little regard is given to anatomical accuracy. A necklace conforms to the thick contours of the neck, and the central hair bun extends down the back of the head. Neither of the small perforations in the oversized ears continues to the backside. 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 whi

Romanesque art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcrelona,bases of the Ripoll baldachin (XII century AC).Santa Maria in Ripoll monastery.

Standing FemaleFigure, 100 B.C.-A.D.250, Ceramic with pigment, 59.69 × 26.67 × 11.43 cm (23 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 4 1/2in.), Made in Mexico, Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del RíoStyle, ProtoclassicPeriod, Sculpture

Terracotta Harappa human figurines from the Indus Valley Civilisation at Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan. The Indus Valley Civilisation was a Bronze Age culture, (33001300 BCE; mature period 26001900 BCE) mainly in the north-western regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Dated 2700 BC

Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize. Aztec (Mexica); Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Date: 1400-1500. Dimensions: 32.4 × 20.3 × 12.1 cm (12 3/4 × 8 × 4 3/4 in.). Basalt. Origin: Tenochtitlan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Aztec (Mexica).

Sandstone Cuman stone figures of men and women

Sandstone statuette of the female figure from Mali, West Africa. Dated 280 AD.

Terracotta mug in the form of a satyr's head ca. 460 B.C. Attributed to the Carlsruhe Painter On the lip, Nike (personification of Victory), king and two women.. Terracotta mug in the form of a satyr's head 251357 : Attributed to the Carlsruhe Painter, : Attributed to Class R: Manchester Class of Head Vases, Terracotta mug in the form of a satyr's head, ca. 460 B.C., Terracotta, H. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1923 (23.160.13)

Limestone Herakles Cypriot ca. 530-520 BCE The statue was considerably reworked by Cesnola's "restorers" so that numerous features of the original are no longer clear. The proper left arm and the legs were certainly reattached; the original position of the right arm has also been obscured. Herakles wears a tunic, belt, modified kilt, and lionskin. In his left hand he held a bow, half of which appears against his body. (The pickle-shaped club that he brandished for many decades was added in modern times and has been removed.) On his right thigh are the ends of the arrows that he held in his right hand. Although the head 74.51.2857 indicates that Cypriot sculptors were working on a large scale as early as the beginning of the sixth century B.C., it was only during the second half of the century that monumental pieces were produced in some quantity.

Kris Stand 16th-19th century Balinese. Kris Stand. Balinese. 16th-19th century. Wood. Bali. Kris Stand

Enthroned female figure with remains of white and blue paint 400-300 BC, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Ibiza, Spain.

Monster in Foliage. Indonesia, Eastern Java, 14th century. Sculpture. Buff terracotta

Weathered Haida mortuary pole fragment from Haida Gwaii, Museum of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fragment of a Figure. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: Overall: 9 5/8 x 7 3/16 x 3 13/16 in. (24.4 x 18.3 x 9.7 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Kneeling Winged Monster, 550-577. China, Hebei province, northern Xiangtangshan caves, North cave, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone; overall: 75 x 63.6 cm (29 1/2 x 25 1/16 in.).

Top for standard ca. 8th-7th century B.C. Iran. Top for standard 322859

Costumed Figure 7th-8th century Maya This ceramic figurine depicts a standing male wearing a long textured bodysuit and conical headdress. His mouth is open, as if speaking, and he wears an ornament between his eyes. Incised lines on his cheeks may represent wrinkles, indicating he is a mature individual. He wears a belt and loincloth above the bodysuit, as well as a ruffled collar and large round earflares, or ornaments worn in the earlobes (see 1994.35.591a, b for an example of an earflare set, and 1979.206.1047 for individuals wearing earflare assemblages). His pectoral consists of a large round element with a zoomorphic face emerging from the top right corner. He carries a rectangular shield in his left hand; the shield is marked with patterns that probably represent feathers. The right arm of the figurine is broken at the elbow. This figurine is also a whistle; the mouthpiece of the whistle, visible from the sides and back, serves as a third support so that the figurine can stand

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

Female Figure of the Louros Type; Cyclades, Greece; 2800-2700 B.C; Marble; 10 × 3.8 × 1 cm (3 15,16 × 1 1,2 × 3,8 in.)

Statuette of Huwebenef ca. 1550-1479 B.C. New Kingdom Like other early New Kingdom statues, Huwebenef has a slender body, delicate features, and unusually large eyes. The statuette has a separate wooden base with a funerary inscription by Huwebenef's father, Djehuty. The statuettes of the child Amenemhab (26.7.1413a, b) and Huwebenef were found inside the coffin of a woman presumed to have been their mother.. Statuette of Huwebenef. ca. 1550-1479 B.C.. Wood. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Hall (C), burial 24, inside coffin, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911. Dynasty 18, early

Maternity Figure 14th-15th century Thailand. Maternity Figure. Thailand. 14th-15th century. Earthenware. Ceramics

Gigaku Mask, circa 7th Century,, Japan, Tokyo, National Museum

Figure of a warrior, bronze statue, Sardinia, Italy. Nuraghic Civilization.

Idol from Old Ryazan, Anthropomorphic stelaes

Head, from a Figure 1st-5th century () Tolita-Tumaco. Head, from a Figure. Tolita-Tumaco. 1st-5th century (). Ceramic. Colombia or Ecuador. Ceramics-Sculpture

GUERRERO EN BRONCE DEL II MILENIO AC PROCEDENTE DE CERDEÑA. Location: MUSEO PIGORINI. Rome. ITALIA.

Falcon-headed Horus of Pe, Lower Egypt, statuette in attitude of jubilance, bronze, late period, 664-332 BC, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.

Mexico.Mexico D.F.Museo Nacional de Antropologia.Estatua de piedra negra volcanica de Tula.Cultura Tolteca.

Door censor or burner from a Mayan monument at Palenque to a military commander. Chiapas, Mexico. 600-900 AD

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

Vishnu ca. second half of the 7th century India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir) The rendering of musculature and handling of complex drapery make this a superb example of the sculptural sophistication of seventh-century Kashmiri art. The jewelry and crown styles are a response to Gupta-period conventions of sixth-century northern India.. Vishnu. India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir). ca. second half of the 7th century. Stone. Sculpture

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia52. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Depiction of the god Bes. Ptolemaic Period (304-30 BC). Bes was one of the most popular deities in ancient Egypt. His figure tends to appear in contexts related to sexual activity. Likewise, his role as a protector was also aimed at women in childbirth, newborns and children.

Fragment figurki kota. unknown, author

Funerary Sculpture of a Man. China, Sichuan, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220. Sculpture. Molded earthenware

Terracotta statuette of woman with bird face. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Date: ca. 1450-1200 B.C..This figurine is typical of Cypriot coroplastic art of the Late Cypriot II and III periods. The type, with the pubic triangle accentuated and the breasts clearly shown, is likely of Syrian origin, but Cypriot sculptors created their own variations. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing male figure, 1900-1925, 11 1/2 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (29.21 × 7.62 × 6.35 cm), Wood, pigments, Nigeria, 20th century

Mayan figurine depicting two men sitting on a bench. 600-900AD, from the Gulf of Mexico

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia95. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Mother and Child Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Tlatilco. Mother and Child Figure. Tlatilco. 12th-9th century B.C.. Ceramic. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Ceramics-Sculpture

Head of a Bodhisattva 3rd-5th century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara). Head of a Bodhisattva 38780

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano75. 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

Urn dating from between 100 BC and 200 AD, from Tomb 77, Monte Alban, National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

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Tlaloc, c. 1200-1519, Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century, greenstone. carved in low relief to portray the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, a patron of agriculture and holds a stalk of maize in one hand. To the Aztecs, Tlaloc was an ancient and civilized god

Bes carrying a ram over his shoulders 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period This figure has notable elements of the iconography of Bes - feathers atop the massive head, a pelt knotted around his neck, and a squat powerful body. On the other hand, Bes's usual lined face and thrusting tongue are omitted so the figure looks somewhat unfamiliar. In addition, Bes carries what appears to be a goat over his shoulders. IBes is sometimes associated with caprids, Egyptian offering bearers carrying calves and antelope-like animals over their shoulders are frequently represented in reliefs, and Hellenistic depictions of dwarves also often carry similar animals. On the other hand, among Egyptian terracottas the the Greek god Pan normally carries a goat, and Bes and Pan were certainly sometimes related, as for instance to the 'master of animals' figure on Cyprus.. Bes carrying a ram over his shoulders 570702

Xilonen, goddess of maize, polychrome brazier, Aztec, from Tlatelolco, Mexico

Yoke. Culture: Olmec. Dimensions: H. 7 1/2 x W. 5 7/8 x D. 6 in. (19.1 x 14.9 x 15.2 cm). Date: 10th-4th century BC.A prime example of a Preclassic Mesoamerican "yoke" (so named for its formal similarity to modern agricultural yokes), this stone sculpture contains a serene portrait. The human face was formed in low relief and contains full lips, a broad nose, carved out eyes with incised brows, and ears. The ear lobes are portrayed as stretched and large drillholes could have been used to affix ear ornaments to the visage. The hairline is cut away from the surface of the stone, perhaps to contain an inlay. Light geometric incisions on the face may represent tattoing or scarification. The form of the object could indicate that it was used as part of a belt assemblage for an early version of the Mesoamerican ballgame. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Terracotta figure known as Venus of Malta. From Hagar Qim megalithic temple.

Harp Player; Cyclades, Greece; 2700 - 2300 B.C; Marble; 35.8 × 9.5 × 28.1 cm (14 1,8 × 3 3,4 × 11 1,16 in.)

Hip Ornament: Face. Culture: Edo peoples. Dimensions: Height 6-3/8 in.. Date: 16th-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing statue of Merti with cropped hair ca. 2381-2323 B.C. probably Old Kingdom Merti was a high official and provincial governor. Eleven exceptionally large wooden statues were found in the serdab (statue chamber) of his tomb. Five are in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (26.2.2 - 26.2.6); five, including two wooden scribes, are in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo; and one is in the Medlhavsmuseet, Stockholm. Most of these statues represent Merti in various aspects of his life and career, denoted by changes in wigs and garments. Surprisingly, three statues of women were also present, each in a different wig. Here Merti wears his hair short, his figure is subtly softer and more aged, and he wears a kilt with a projecting front panel.. Standing statue of Merti with cropped hair. ca. 2381-2323 B.C. probably. Acacia, gesso, paint. Old Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Tomb of Merti, Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations. Dynasty 5

Double cup with mythical beasts 18th century China The origin of this vessel, often called a champion vase” in Western scholarship, remains unclear. It is possible that the term is a loose translation of the phrase yingxiong bei, or hero’s cup, a reference to the bird (ying) and bear (xiong) depicted on the front. The dragon-headed scroll pattern that covers the surface is based on imagery found during the Shang (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.) and Zhou (1054-256 B.C.) dynasties. It was most likely adapted from woodblock-print illustrations of antiquities.. Double cup with mythical beasts 39862

anthropomorphic figure, Chalcolithic, fifth millennium BC, Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Puppet (WayangKlitik)

Venus of Willendorf: Stone age oolitic limestone carving.

North America, Mexico, Mexico City, District Federal, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Antropology Museum, scultpure from Gulf Coast history

Seated Figure Bottle 1st-2nd century Nasca Unlike their northern counterparts, who used two-piece ceramic molds for manufacturing vessels, Nazca potters shaped containers by coiling and modeling. Figure vessels like the present example are rare and have an early date in the Nazca ceramic sequence, which lasted for at least 700 years. This engaging polychrome bottle takes the shape of a seated, compact human figure. It has a single spout and strap handle. The large head sits atop the broad shoulders, and the figure's legs are pulled close to the body, with arms and hands held tightly to the chest. Details such as fingers, toes, nails, and facial features are geometricized. The eyes and mouth are slightly raised, while prominent are the nose and a protuberance on the forehead. This mysterious knob may be a reference to fishermen, who are often shown with such a feature. The figure wears a head cover and a striped hipcloth. On his left upper arm is a stylized long-beaked bird, probably a

Coloured bust of an ancient person with expressive eyes, Archaeological Museum, Archea Korinthos, Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

The Grandmother, Olmec sculpture, Park Museum La Venta, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, detachable, Central America

Figure of a Lion 1845-55 Probably John Bell This figure of a lion is quite simply the icon of American folk art in clay. With its jaunty stance and naïve half-smile, it exhibits a high degree of charming playfulness and whimsy. Made by John Bell (1800-1880) of the Shenandoah Valley family of potters, this lion is one of only four earthenware examples known (and one of stoneware), all with history of ownership with members of the Bell family, suggesting that these special pieces were reserved for loved ones rather than for sale to a local market. The Shenandoah Valley (in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia) was an area with abundant and rich earthenware and stoneware clay deposits, and its pottery tradition dates to at least the mid-eighteenth century. By 1833 John Bell had established a small but successful pottery business which continued to grow as his own sons (he and his wife had nine children) joined the shop. His brothers and his sons were largely responsible for disse

Brass mask.

Lydian clay fragment with relief, head of Medusa, 7th-6th century AD, Museum of Anatolian Civilisations, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara, Turkey, Asia

Warriors with spears, polychrome terracotta statues from the Shanxi Region, China. Chinese Civilisation, Western Han Dynasty, 3rd century BC - 1st century AD.

Androgynous ancestor figure, carved in wood from New ireland in Papua New Guinea. 19th Century.The figure possesses both female and male potency and fertility attributes.

Sarcophagus ( ) of a Cat 664 BCE-32 BCE Egypt. Wood . Ancient Egyptian

Benin Bronze metal plaque that decorated the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom in modern-day Nigeria. the plaques form the best known examples of Benin art, created by the Edo people from the thirteenth century

Design for a statue of Paulus Potter.

Ex-voto, marble statuette portraying young man healed by god Echmoun, from the Temple of Echmoun, surroundings of Sidon, Lebanon

Seated Female Figure

Statue of a Young Satyr Wearing a Theater Mask of Silenos 1 CE-100 CE . A young satyr thrusts his hand through the mouth of a theater mask of Silenos (an old satyr) in a gesture that is both mischievous and menacing. This work may have been part of a statuary group that included another figure whom the satyr is attempting to frighten either in jest or in earnest. Although this subject is frequently found in relief sculpture, particularly on sarcophagi (coffins) and gemstones, this is the only known extant version in a work sculpted in the round. The important 17th-century sculptor Alessandro Algardi restored this statue when it was in the collection of the wealthy Ludovisi family in Rome.. Marble . Ancient Roman

Joseph de Crefft, 1929-1936, Stone, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Statuette of Hercules Holding the Apples of the Hesperides. Unknown

Polychrome ceramic male figures, Peru, Nazca culture

Korwar. A helper from the spirit world. Bay (West Papua). Before 1865. Wood, glass. Exposition The Human Image. Organised by British Museum and "La Caixa" Foundation. Barcelona. Spain.

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