Ancient Figurines

Diverse figurines from different cultures, including Egyptian and Chinese, displaying intricate designs and historical significance.

Pre-Columbian art. Tamalameque culture (200-600 / 16th century). Clay anthropomorphic figure. 114 x 26, 5 cm (diameter). From Colombia. Private Collection.

Kendi. Indonesia, Eastern Java, circa 14th century. Furnishings; Serviceware. Terracotta

HISTORIA NAVEGACION. Mascarón de proa. Pieza probablemente de procedencia alemana. S. XIX. Deutsches Technikmuseum. Berlin. Alemania. Europa.

Pre-Colombian feminine statuette, from Ecuador. Dated 300 AD

Italy, Pisa Province, Volterra, Bronze statue depicting armed figure making offering

Incensario lid. Guatemala, Maya, 600-900 CE. Ceramics. Ceramic

Bronze figurine. Barcelona, Spain 2013

Ba-bird 332-30 BC or later Ptolemaic Period The ba is an aspect of a person's non-physical being. After death, the ba was able to travel out from the tomb, but it had to periodically return to the tomb and be reunited with the mummy. The ba was usually represented as a bird with a human head, and sometimes with human arms. Ba bird statuettes are among the wooden statues that might accompany a burial in the Late and Ptolemaic Periods. Sometimes they were prepared for attachment to a coffin or certain kinds of stelae. This small beautiful ba-bird is crowned with a sundisk, and wears a gold diadem and red fillet often seen on divine beings. It wears a large broad collar, and a djed-pillar amulet is suspended from its neck. The coloring is vivid, the wings are beautifully variegated, and gilding is applied over the face, collar, and disk.. Ba-bird. 332-30 BC or later. Wood, paint, gold leaf. Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 623260

Statue of Chicomecoatl, goddess of corn, from Temple Mayor, Tenochtitlan, Mexico

Phoenician female figure Phoenician female figure, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Ibiza, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23005211

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715-656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 5.8 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm (2 5/16 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.).

Female Figurine 500 BCE-300 BCE Guanajuato state. Ceramic and pigment . Chupícuaro

Male Votive Figure, 300s BC. Italy, Etruscan, 4th Century BC. Bronze; overall: 21.3 x 7.5 cm (8 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.); base: 5.9 x 4.1 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.).

Mossi Culture: Mossi & Bobo, Upper Volta African Art Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Florida

Glazed Faience Amulet ofPataek

Kneeling Female Figure. Mexico, Nayarit, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Terracotta relief depicting a warrior 1st century B.C. Cypriot The mold for this relief may have been taken from a larger composition including other warriors.. Terracotta relief depicting a warrior 241263

Izyda z Horusem. unknown, author

Standing female figure, 6th-9th century, 9 in. (22.9 cm), Ceramic, Mexico, 6th-9th century

Limestone figure wearing a mask 2nd quarter of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot The figure wears a mask in the form of a bull's head and neck; the lower edge rests on the shoulders and chest. He seems to be stabilizing its lower end. One is reminded of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's comic interpretation of an age-old tradition rooted in serious, ritual performances.. Limestone figure wearing a mask 242066

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 11.6 × w. 4.2 × d. 3.3 cm (4 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Amulet of the Goddess Taweret (Thoeris). Egyptian. Date: 1069 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 3.2 x 1 x 1.3 cm (1 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Statuette of Hermanubis. Unknown 2nd-3rd century A.D.

Nuraghic bronze statuette of the mother of the slain, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: h. 12.2 × w. 4.5 × d. 3.4 cm (4 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C..See 25.3.19. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ex-voto of a warrior. 4th c. BC. Iberian art. Sculpture on bronze. Private Collection. Proc: SPAIN. ANDALUSIA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb ca. 990-970 B.C. Third Intermediate Period. Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb 625507

Nemesis in the form of a griffin Roman Period 1-300 Nemesis was a Romano-Egyptian deity in the form of a griffin. She was associated with fate, and complete statuettes often showed one paw resting upon a wheel representing fate. She also served as a funerary god, escorting the dead, and sometimes appeared on funerary stelae. View more. Nemesis in the form of a griffin. 1-300. Faience. Roman Period. From Egypt

Male character mingqi. Terracotta, dark brown glaze and traces of polychromy. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 78843-21 Beyond, belief, figurine, mingqi, funeral object, male character, model character, funeral rite, statuette

Standing female figure, 250 BCE - 300 CE, 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (6 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 3rd century BCE - 4th century CE

Overseer Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 9.5 × W. 3.1 × D. 2.2 cm (3 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..See 30.3.28.1a, b. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Commemorative figure (lefem), mid 1800s-1910. Probably carved by Ateu Atsa (Bangwa, c. 1840-1910). Wood; overall: 92.1 x 20.3 cm (36 1/4 x 8 in.).

god Melqart - Reshef-, Bronze, 8th-7th centuries BC, Ría de Huelva. Huelva Museum, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.

Ozyrys. unknown, author

Terracotta jug in the shape of a siren. Culture: Etruscan. Dimensions: H. 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm). Date: ca. 550-500 B.C..The siren, a mythological creature that was part woman and part bird, was a popular motif for bucchero vases. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze statuette of warrior, possibly base for furniture, 550 b.C, from Brolio, Val di Chiana, Italy

Terracotta female figurine fragment. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm). Date: ca. 600-480 B.C..The figurine has a mold-made face. The head, shoulders, and upper chest are preserved. She has large almond-shaped eyes, ridged eyelids and eyebrows, and smiling lips. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Son of Horus: Imsety, 1000-900 BC. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 (1069-945 BC) or early Dynasty 22 (945-715 BC). Honey-colored wax with dark amber varnish; overall: 8.1 x 2 cm (3 3/16 x 13/16 in.).

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Figure of a Woman of Nubian Descent ca. 2030-1981 B.C. Middle Kingdom-Early New Kingdom This dark-skinned young woman wears a brightly patterned skirt, a necklace, anklets, and a fillet around her head. She probably represents an attendant of one of the Hathor priestesses and royal wives at the court of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II. Remains of two similar figures were also found, and the three may have originally stood on a common base symbolically clapping their hands at a festival or the funeral of a higher-status woman.. Figure of a Woman of Nubian Descent 544218

Terracotta figure wearing a bull mask ca. 750-600 B.C. Cypriot The flaring cylindrical body is wheel-made and hollow. The upper part of the body and the head are handmade.. Terracotta figure wearing a bull mask 241175

Yoruba Mask for Epa Masquerade, Aguru Epa, England, London, Christie's Images, Primitive Art

Weibliche Figur Female figure, Valdivia, Ecuador coast, 3,000 to 1,500 BC, ceramic, MuEC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171394

Seated Falconer. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: mid-to-late 6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Lead figure of a woman with wreath late 7th-early 6th century B.C. Greek, Laconian 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.. Lead figure of a woman with wreath 251578 Greek, Laconian, Lead figure of a woman with wreath, late 7thearly 6th century B.C., Lead, Height: 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924 (24.195.12)

Statuette of a Kouros. Unknown

Statue of an Iberian warrior coming from Despeñaperros . Madrid, National Museum of Archeology. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Terracotta statuette of Isis or a follower of her cult ca. 2nd century A.D. Roman The cult of of the Egyptian goddess Isis spread across the eastern Mediterranean under the influence of the Ptolemies and was introduced into Rome during the Late Republic. It flourished under the Roman Empire, and traces of the cult can be found in almost every province. This figure may represent a priestess rather than Isis herself. She wears an elaborate Egyptian crown and floral garlands over her left shoulder and carries a situla (ritual bucket) in her left hand.. Terracotta statuette of Isis or a follower of her cult. Roman. ca. 2nd century A.D.. Terracotta; mold-made. Imperial. Terracottas

Celt, c. 500-750, 5 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 5/16 in. (12.9 x 5.7 x 0.8 cm), Nephrite, cinnabar, Costa Rica, 5th-8th century, Important men in ancient Costa Rica wore celts as pendants. The incised decoration imbued with cinnabar makes this one exceptional. It delineates important details of this warrior's clothing and characteristics, particularly his long, forked tongue. The extended tongue, which reaches all the way down his chest before separating into two rounded ends, is meant to evoke serpents. Serpents are beings with strong supernatural powers, and the warrior's connection to them increased his own might and abilities.

Seated Falconer mid-to-late 6th century China. Seated Falconer. China. mid-to-late 6th century. Earthenware with red and white pigments. Northern Wei (386-534)-Northern Qi (550-577) dynasty. Tomb Pottery

Head of an Arhat, 10th-14th century, 7 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 6 1/8 in. (19.05 × 12.54 × 15.56 cm) (without base), Limestone, China, 10th-14th century

Limestone statuette of a temple boy late 4th or early 3rd century B.C. Cypriot The boy, entirely draped in a pleated chiton, holds a duck with both hands.. Limestone statuette of a temple boy 242301

Head and Torso of a Deva. Culture: Thailand. Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Parvati or a Mother Goddess (). India, Karnataka, 11th-12th century. Sculpture. Copper alloy

Standing Female Attendant. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 21 in. (53.3 cm). Date: late 7th century-early 8th century.This rare surviving example of a tomb figurine carved from wood must have come from the dry regions of the Silk Road, but displays the fashionable high-waisted dress and short jacket of the Tang court style. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze statuette of Mercury ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. Roman Mercury wears a winged cap and once held a cadeucus in his left hand and probably a money bag in his right. Similar statuettes are frequently found in Italy and Gaul.. Bronze statuette of Mercury. Roman. ca. 1st-2nd century A.D.. Bronze. Imperial. Bronzes

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715-656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 6 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm (2 3/8 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.).

Yakshi. India; Mathura. Date: 99 AD-199 AD. Dimensions: 85 x 29.2 x 28 cm. Red sandstone. Origin: Mathura. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

DIOS XOCHIPILLI DE LA MUSICA,CANTO Y AMOR SENTADO-ARTE MEXICA. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

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Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850, 6 x 2 1/4 in. (15.2 x 5.7 cm), Ivory, Nigeria, 19th century, This mysterious Yoruba sculpture depicts a male and female facing in opposite directions and conveys a sense of both autonomy and complementarity.

Kneeling Bearded Figure 900-400 B.C. Olmec Depicting a kneeling figure, this intimately scaled sculpture is notable for its harmonious proportions, subtle musculature, and dynamic pose. The bearded man rests his hands on his knees, wearing a loincloth but otherwise unadorned. As is characteristic of Olmec-period sculpture, the head is elongated, perhaps a representation of cranial modification, a cultural practice where the head of an infant is gently shaped. The deeply carved eyes may have once held inlays of shell or stone, and details of the coiffure, ears, and beard are delicately incised. The hands and feet were broken off in antiquity and the left arm has also suffered losses. This stately portrait of an Olmec-period ruler was reportedly found in Puebla, away from the Gulf Coast homeland, just as other Olmec-style art in ceramic. Perhaps a portrait of a ruler, the sculpture carved from dark greenish-gray serpentine belongs to an important class of works that show kneeling males i

Onuris ca. 664-332 BC Late Period Onuris is depicted here, recognizable by his short hair and distinctive garment, which comprises a short kilt over a long patterned one, in this case combined with a detailed feathered or scaled cuirass. A double feather crown, rather than the frequent four feather crown, rests on his short hair, which is here oddly rendered with thick horizontal ridges. Onuris was a fierce god, known for capturing enemies in battle or hunting dangerous animals. His right arm is raised in the act of spearing a defeated enemy or animal, or holding a rope, which presumably he used to snare his prey. In this role, he personified good conquering and controlling forces of chaos and disruption.. Onuris 571914

Head of woman. 1550 -1196 BC. From the 18th or 19th Dynasty. Bust. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Sculpture on wood. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum. Proc: EGYPT. CAIRO. Saqqara.

Phoenician female figure, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Ibiza, Spain.

Seated Female late 10th century() Indonesia (Java). Seated Female 39347

Statue dedicated to Artemis by Nikandre of Naxos from Delos, marble

Warrior and Captive. Mexico, Jalisco, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Worker Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 8.9 × W. 3.4 × D. 2.2 cm (3 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..See 30.3.28.1a, b. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Votive statuette. 5th c. BC. Greek art. Terra-cotta. ITALY. SICILY. Palermo. Museo Archeologico Regionale (Regional Archaeological Museum). Proc: ITALY. SICILY. TRAPANI. Selinunte.

Votive figure of a young one holding a bird; 480-310 BC (-480-00-00--310-00-00);Sharing, CYPR

Eye idol. Dimensions: 2 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 3/4 in. (5.3 × 8.9 × 1.9 cm). Date: ca. 3700-3500 B.C..This type of figurine known as an eye idol, made of stone and having incised eyes, has been excavated at Tell Brak, where thousands were found in a building now called the Eye Temple. They were probably dedicated there as offerings. Many are incised with multiple sets of eyes, others with jewelry, and still others with representations of "children"--smaller eyes and body carved on the body of the larger idol. Wide eyes demonstrate attentiveness to the gods in much of Mesopotamian art. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Henettawy (C), Daughter of Isetemkheb. Dimensions: H. 11 × W. 4.4 × D. 3.5 cm (4 5/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Date: ca. 990-970 B.C..See 25.3.19. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

diosa Tanit, Museo arqueológico de Ibiza y Formentera, Patrimonio de la Humanidad «Ibiza, biodiversidad y cultura», Ibiza, balearic islands, Spain.

Marble female figure 2700-2500 B.C. Cycladic The holes in the neck and shoulders are the remains of an ancient repair.. Marble female figure 255594

Diana Efesina - Mus. Vat. Roma , Antiquities, Sculpture, Goddesses, Diana Roman deity. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Boat; 664-525 BC ; Half period, 26 dynasty () (-664-00-00--525-00-00);

Amulet of Taweret 1070 BCE-332 BCE Egypt. Taweret was a goddess who protected women and children in childbirth. She is depicted here as a hippopotamus with female breasts, swollen belly, and a crocodile tail.. Faience . Ancient Egyptian

Uszebti. unknown, author

Reclining Female Figure

Female Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Bondoukou region, unknown maker. Wood, paint, glass beads, and natural fiber; overall: 54.1 x 7.8 x 7.5 cm (21 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.). An artistic melting pot, the Bondoukou region in northeastern Ivory Coast near the border with Ghana, is inhabited by several ethnic groups whose cultures often intermingle. This figure's rounded shapes and delicate surface decoration--which seem to imitate body scarifications--closely resemble the style of Baule carvings. The figure's meaning and function remain a mystery.

statuette of the Egyptian god Bes, from Cagliari, clay and traces of paint, 4th-2nd cent, BCE, Cagliari museo arqueologico nazionale, The Coliseum , Rome, Lazio, Italy ,.

Model of a baker kneading dough and forming loaves. Ancient Egyptian

Goddess Isis offering her breast to god Horus, seated on her lap, bronze statue

Satyr with Sokrates' Features. Unknown

Xantil (DeityCenser). Artist: Unknown

Two Figurative Ornaments, anonymous, 930 - 1600 Siercraft made of lamp, bronze. The standing figure is tied to a tree with both feet, the kneeling figure is probably about to free him. Indonesia bronze (metal) Siercraft made of lamp, bronze. The standing figure is tied to a tree with both feet, the kneeling figure is probably about to free him. Indonesia bronze (metal)

Marble female figure 4500-4000 B.C. Cycladic The figure represents a rare type known as steatopygous, characterized by particularly full legs and buttocks, and is undoubtedly indicative of fertility. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #1000. Marble Female Figure Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Marble female figure. Cycladic. 4500-4000 B.C.. Marble. Final Neolithic. Stone Sculpture

Bird-headed Figure. Sau Be. Vietnam, late 1970;s. Sculpture. Sandstone

Figure of a Male Rice Deity (Bulul) Ifugao people 19th century or earlier This standing male figure representing a rice deity (bulul) from the Ifugao people of northern Luzon Island in the Philippines is an outstanding and highly important expression of the foremost tradition of anthropomorphic sculpture in the northern Philippines. Sculpted with exceptional elegance and sensitivity for its genre, it is among the finest expressions of its type. While bulul figures are fairly common, the great majority are of more recent date and are more roughly carved than this work. The figure stands on a squarish hourglass-shaped base representing a stylized rice mortar. The enlarged head has a smooth domed cranium with a large circular hole in the center, which likely originally served for the insertion of a plume of hair. The facial features are rendered in relief with a shallow brow line that descends to a distinct triangular point just above the nose. The eyes are shown as lozenge-shaped forms w

Hanuman, 1100s. Cambodia, Angkor, Bayon style, 12th Century. Bronze; overall: 18 x 19 cm (7 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.).

Princess torso with garment ca. 1352-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Princess torso with garment. ca. 1352-1336 B.C.. Limestone. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Sculptors' workshops in the town, Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891-92. Dynasty 18

Totem Pole Model Charles Edenshaw First Nation ca. 1890 Model totem poles began to be carved in the Pacific Northwest in the mid-1860s, when full-sized totem poles were no longer being worked. Both wood and argillite, a black shale, were used for the model carvings, the bulk of which were made for sale to outsiders. The Native population had been decimated by smallpox earlier in the decade, and the continuance of full-scale local traditions was not possible in the aftermath. The imagery of the model poles--often similar to that of full-scale poles without directly reproducing it--is credited with providing a vehicle through which many artistic conventions were continued into the next generation. By the 1880s, the identity and artistic personality of individual carvers began to surface. One well-known sculptor, the Haida Charles Edenshaw (ca. 1839-1920) of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), was prolific in the carving of argillite model poles. They comprise a significant body of his

Bronze charioteer ca. 500 B.C. Greek From the surviving representations, it is obvious that charioteers by themselves were much less important than the chariot group or the horses. This fine bronzelike its famous lifesize counterpart in Delphimay have been dedicated by the winner of a chariot race.. Bronze charioteer 254936

Roman Era. High Empire. Female figure. Terracotta. Woman dressed with veil, cloak and tunic. Possible toy. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Spain.

Furniture element ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Furniture element 323572

Puppet (WayangKlitik)

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion. Artist: Attributed to Chosying Dorje (the Tenth Karmapa) (1604-1674). Culture: Tibet. Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb (.5 kg). Date: 17th century.This image belongs to a small group of sculptures and paintings believed to have been made by Chosying Dorje (1604-1674), the Tenth Karmapa and spiritual head of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It is in the Kashmiri style, reflecting interregional influences at work across Tibet. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Amulet of the God Thoth. Egyptian. Date: 664 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 3.25 × 1.5 × 1 cm (1 1/4 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Ur-Nia, great singer of the king. 3rd mil. BC. Alabaster. Sumerian art. Sculpture. SYRIA. Damascus. Archaeological Museum. Proc: SYRIA. Mari.

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