Decorative Historical Artifacts

A collection of unique decorative objects, including sculptures and artifacts from different cultures, showcasing intricate designs and historical significance.

Zieke aap, joseph mendes da costa (1863-1939), c. 1900 Decorative object in the shape of the sick monkey, in yellow and white glazed stoneware. Monogrammed. Netherlands stoneware vitrification Decorative object in the shape of the sick monkey, in yellow and white glazed stoneware. Monogrammed. Netherlands stoneware vitrification

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Boat; around 1295 1186 BC ; New PA

Zieke aap, joseph mendes da costa (1863-1939), c. 1900 Decorative object in the shape of the sick monkey, in yellow and white glazed stoneware. Monogrammed. Netherlands stoneware vitrification Decorative object in the shape of the sick monkey, in yellow and white glazed stoneware. Monogrammed. Netherlands stoneware vitrification

Dog sitting on a table; netsuke. unknown, sculptor

Ushabti

Flute. Culture: Tairona People; La Aguja Style. Dimensions: L. 6.6 cm (2-9/16 in.); W. 3.3 cm (1-5/16 in.). Date: 1300-1500. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young. Dimensions: H. 18.6 × W. 6.5 × D. 7.6 cm (7 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 3 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 6. Reign: reign of Merenre I. Date: ca. 2255-2246 B.C..Inscribed with the name of Merenre I, fourth king of Dynasty 6. This charming composition alludes to motherhood and fertility and also to the exotic lands that provided rare ingredients for the oils and unguents contained in these vases. The contents were presumably believed to have rejuvenating effects. Inscriptions on this and similar vases (1992.338) suggest that the vessels were given by Sixth Dynasty kings to favored courtiers, particularly women, at the time of the king's jubilee. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Amulet of the God Ptah. Egyptian. Date: 664 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 2.9 × 1.3 × 1 cm (1 1/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Uszebti. unknown, author

Amulet of the Goddess Hathor () with Cow's Head. Egyptian. Date: 1069 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 2.5 × 1 × 0.5 cm (1 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Lifts silver. A separate silver handle. On the lift a victory bar and the shelling of a city, a running dog at the end.

Bone pin ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. Roman Representing a female bust.. Bone pin 244073

Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Votive statue. From Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra, Gozo Island

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715-656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 6.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 x 5/8 in.). High demand for shawabtys in the Late Period, a time when as many as 400 or more shawabtys were placed in the tomb with the deceased, gave rise to a specialized container for storing them: the shawabty box. This example is inscribed for the lady of the house, Ditamenpaankh, and was probably one of a pair originally made for her. The single-masted boat on the box's lid is perhaps an allusion to the pilgrimage of the deceased to the holy city of Abydos, the cult city of Osiris, king of the dead. The shawabtys inside are crude, mass-produced examples cast in an open mold. Made of terracotta, their blue paint imitates more costly shawabtys made of faience. As for the shawabty spell, it has been removed from its traditional location on the shawabty's front and relocated onto the sides of box, where it needed only to be written once, thus expediting product

Seated Water Carrier Colima Culture, West Mexico 200 B.C. - 300 A.D. Ceramic Pre-Columbian The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida

Pottery Whistle and Rattle 19th century Mexican. Pottery Whistle and Rattle 501257

Carved seal. Unknown

Figurine of a man ca. 3650-3450 B.C. Predynastic, early Naqada II The earliest pieces of Egyptian sculpture represent men and women in formal poses. Figurines were made from mud or unbaked clay, ceramic, or ivory; details such as body hair, clothing, and tattoos were either incised or painted on the clay surface. This bearded man is made from the end portion of a hippo incisor. The features of his face and clothing were incised into the ivory and filled with a black paste like substance. Figurines are very rare in this period of Egyptian art and little is known about their use in the Predynastic cultures that created them.. Figurine of a man 547233

Standing Male Figure

IDOLO ANTROPOMORFO DE HUESO O DIVINIDAD CON ATRIBUTOS HUMANOS PROCEDENTE DE VALENCINA DE LA CONCEPCION (SEVILLA) 2100-1800 AC TRANSICI. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Biiga, late 20th century, 10 11/16 x 3 5/16 x 2 1/8 in. (27.1 x 8.4 x 5.4 cm), Wood, Burkina Faso, 20th century

Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls ca. 18th century B.C. Old Assyrian Trading Colony This piece is one of a set of four furniture legs, probably found at the site of a palace at Acemhöyük in central Anatolia, carved in the shape of compact seated sphinxes without wings. They have large eyes with inlaid pupils, only one of which survives intact. Traces of gold foil remain on the hair and headdresses as well as eyes of some examples. The pink staining of this piece indicates that iron oxides are present on the surface, although it is not known whether this was a deliberate decorative treatment, or a result of contact with the soil in which the pieces were buried. Additionally, the overall gray color indicates that the object was exposed to considerable heat, perhaps during the destruction of the palace. Each sphinx wears a wig or hairstyle in which heavy locks of hair ending in large curls, held behind protruding ears, frame the face, resembling images of the Egypti

Amulet - głowa sokoła na kolumience. unknown, author

Prehistory, Malta, Neolithic. Votive statue. From Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra, Gozo Island

Boat; around 1295 1069 BC ; New PA

Ocarina 1300-1500 Tairona People; Gayraca style Tubular ceramic flutes and ocarinas (vessel flutes) are frequent finds in Tairona burials. Replete with sculptural imagery and finely detailed surfaces typical of Tairona art, these instruments continue to be used by religious specialists of the Kogidescendants of the Taironaduring ritual dances. This example is a crescent or winged type. The "wings," each with two finger holes, may refer to the symbolic soul flight of the shaman, who was believed capable of leaving his body to contact the spirit world. Worked in high relief and wearing ritual attire, the frontal figure is in a hands-on-hips stance. Dense incision and stippling decorate both body and face. His lower jaw projects stronglyan animal mouth mask is probably wornand a long, curved and grooved tongue hangs from his mouth, a common feature on Tairona ocarinas. No eyes are indicated under the bulging brow. The mouthpiece, indicated by the central notch, is at the top of the fa

Canopic Jar of Ruiu ca. 1504-1447 B.C. New Kingdom The burial of Ruiu was found in the tomb of her father, Neferkhawet, which was excavated by the Museums Egyptian Expedition in 1935. Ruius coffin and canopic box had been placed in the east chamber of the tomb along with the burials of seven other family members. The canopic box had been badly damaged by dampness and insects, but enough was left to allow the archaeologists to reconstruct the box and its decoration and texts on paper.The box was divided into four compartments by two interlocking partitions, and the jars had been placed in these compartments. Each side of the box was decorated with the image of one of the four funerary goddesses: Isis, Nephthys, Selkit, and Neit. In the texts on the box, each goddess was associated with one of the Four Sons of Horus who protected the four internal organs that were removed during mummification and were stored in the jars inside the box.Ruius four canopic jars are made of buff-colored c

Bear. Thailand, Sawankhalok, 14th-16th century. Sculpture. Modeled stoneware with brown glaze

Female molded figure, 6th-9th century, 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (11.4 x 5.4 cm), Earthenware, Mexico or Guatemala, 6th-9th century

Uszebti. unknown, author

Figure Stirrup Spout Jar 2nd-5th century Moche. Figure Stirrup Spout Jar 318603

Couple in the Form of a Whistle

Head. Culture: Guerrero (). Dimensions: Overall: 6 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. (15.24 x 13.34 x 12.7 cm)Other: 5 1/4 x 5 in. (13.34 x 12.7 cm). Date: 12th-early 16th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seated Female with Headdress 15th-early 16th century Aztec. Seated Female with Headdress 307663

Zoomorphic Figure ca. 1500 B.C.- A.D. 1600 Mendi region The earliest known Oceanic sculptures are a variety of ancient stone objects discovered in New Guinea. Unearthed primarily in the mountainous highlands ofthe interior, they are enigmatic remnants of a culture, or cultures, that once flourished widely on the island. They include independent figures as well as mortars, pestles, club heads, and other forms. The dating of these objects remains uncertain, although organic material associated with one example recently has been carbon dated to around 1500 B.C., indicating that some are of great antiquity.This figure possibly depicts an echidna, an egg-laying mammal related to the platypus. Although their original significance is unknown, prehistoric stone objects play, or played, important roles in the religious life of many contemporary Highland peoples. Unearthed by chance, they are regarded as supernaturally powerful objects and areused in diverse ceremonial contexts, including ferti

bronze votive offering, 4th-3rd centuries BC, archaeological museum of Seville, Andalusia, Spain.

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.30.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Worker Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 8.9 × W. 3.3 × D. 2.3 cm (3 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 21. Reign: reign of Psusennes I. Date: ca. 1050 B.C..See 30.3.27.1a, b. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head, 600-1100. Mexico, Classic Veracruz (Totonac or Tajin). Stone; overall: 11.5 x 8.7 x 11.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 4 11/16 in.).

Boat; around 1069 715 BC ; 3rd transition period, 21-23 dynasty (-1069-00-00--715-00-00);

Womans head - figurine fragment. unknown, craftsman

Netsuke of Child, early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912). Ivory, pigment; overall: 3.9 x 2.3 x 2.9 cm (1 9/16 x 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.).

Decorated Tube

Flask 9th century Among the numerous molar flasks -- named for their feet, which resemble the roots of molar teeth -- that have been discovered, this cobalt blue example stands out for its unusually large size. Molar flasks have been found in a variety of places, including Nishapur in Iran and Fustat in Egypt, indicating that they were probably produced or disseminated widely.. Flask. 9th century. Glass; cut and incised. Attributed to probably Egypt. Glass

Amulet - bóg Szu. unknown, author

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715-656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 6.2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (2 7/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.).

Shawabty of Ditamenpaankh, 715-656 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 25. Terracotta; overall: 6.3 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm (2 1/2 x 1 x 9/16 in.). High demand for shawabtys in the Late Period, a time when as many as 400 or more shawabtys were placed in the tomb with the deceased, gave rise to a specialized container for storing them: the shawabty box. This example is inscribed for the lady of the house, Ditamenpaankh, and was probably one of a pair originally made for her. The single-masted boat on the box's lid is perhaps an allusion to the pilgrimage of the deceased to the holy city of Abydos, the cult city of Osiris, king of the dead. The shawabtys inside are crude, mass-produced examples cast in an open mold. Made of terracotta, their blue paint imitates more costly shawabtys made of faience. As for the shawabty spell, it has been removed from its traditional location on the shawabty's front and relocated onto the sides of box, where it needed only to be written once, thus expediting producti

Red jasper amulet of tyet. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 1 in. (2.5 cm). Date: 664-304 B.C..Amulet of a girdle tie. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pedra stone idol from Ecuador. Dated 5th Century

Ceramic Whistle in the Form of a Standing Figure. Culture: Bahia. Dimensions: H. 10 x W. 3 1/2 in. (25.4 x 8.9 cm). Date: 5th century B.C.-A.D. 4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing Figurine, 1900s(). Mexico, Olmec, 20th century (). Polished jadite; overall: 20.4 x 5.5 x 2.6 cm (8 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 in.).

Amulet of the White Crown of Upper Egypt. Egyptian. Date: 664 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 3.5 × 1.75 × 1 cm (1 3/8 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

VASO CON RELIEVES DE LEONES PASANTES RECUBIERTO DE ENGALBA - PROCEDE DE MALAGA - SIGLO XII. Location: INSTITUTO VALENCIA DE DON JUAN-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Statuette of Wesir-nakht. Egyptian. Date: 342 BC-332 BC. Dimensions: 16.5 × 6.6 × 8.5 cm (6 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.). Stone. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Head and Torso from a Male Swimmer Holding a Spoon ca. 1070-664 B.C. Third Intermediate Period This unusual piece is a fragment from a small 'swimmer spoon.' Atypically the swimmer is male. The spoon bears a general typological resemblance to a male swimmer in the Louvre considered to date to the Third Intermediate Period, but, while the date is likely to be the same, the features and treatment of hair on this spoon suggests to specialists that it is a foreign production.. Head and Torso from a Male Swimmer Holding a Spoon. ca. 1070-664 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt. Dynasty 21-25

Rattle. Culture: Jalisco. Dimensions: 11 9/16 × 5 3/8 × 5 11/16 in. (29.4 × 13.6 × 14.5 cm). Date: 100 B.C.-200 A.D.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ushabti

Thumb Rest of a Spear Thrower, 600-1000. Andes, Wari people. Bone; overall: 7.1 x 2.1 cm (2 13/16 x 13/16 in.). This object was lashed to a spear thrower, where it served as a thumb rest or grip. The imagery is suited to the use: a supernatural being throttles a human, turning its head to expose its throat to a knife the being holds in one hand. Thus, the scene captures the crucial moment of an offering likely intended to assure the benevolence of divine forces.

Whistle, Double Figure 9th-5th century B.C. Tembladera. Whistle, Double Figure 316714

Board Game Player 25 CE-220 CE China. Earthenware with green lead glaze .

Figure, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE, 8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 10.2 cm), Ceramic, pigment, Mexico, 1st century BCE - 3rd century CE

The Venus of Willendorf- rear view. 25, 000 BC. AUSTRIA.

A sage with a fan; 19th century (1800-00-00-1900-00-00);

Key, AD 1-100. Italy, Roman, 1st Century. Iron tang, bronze handle; overall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.).

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.27.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Miniature figurine, 1500 BCE, 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, Pre-Classic

Seated baby 3rd century B.C. Cypriot The figurine is mold-made and hollow; the head is solid. The back is handmade and rounded.. Seated baby 241154

Fragment from a Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Puma Head. Chimú; North coast, Peru. Date: 1000-1400. Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.5 x 4.1 cm (2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: North Coast. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Head of a Fourth Dynasty King in a White Crown ca. 2575-2465 BC Old Kingdom This small royal head wearing a white crown probably originates from a depiction of a Fourth Dynasty king either seated or standing. The date is indicated by the long inner canthi extending onto the bridge of the nose, the shape of the white crown, cheeks that are broad at the sides of the head, and the low, natural brow. It either originates from a royal pyramid temple or was a donation to a temple dedicated to one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon.. Head of a Fourth Dynasty King in a White Crown. ca. 2575-2465 BC. Limestone, traces of paint. Old Kingdom. Dynasty 4

Small Three Thousand Year Old Bronze Bird Sanxingdui Museum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Numerous bronze 3,000 year old bronze artifacts were discovered in the vicinity of the museum. The statues have been carbon dated to the 11th-12th Century BCE.

Anthropomorphic clay vessel with penis, Gabarevo, Stara Zagora region, Chalcolithic, fifth millennium BC, Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

Stirrup Spout Bottle with Figure on Throne. Culture: Moche. Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (15.88 x 8.61 cm)Other: 3 3/8 in. (8.61 cm). Date: 2nd-4th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Onuris (Anhur) Late Period-Ptolemaic Period 664-30 B.C. View more. Onuris (Anhur). 664-30 B.C.. Bronze or cupreous alloy. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Hacha in Form of a Serpent. El Salvador or Mexico, Maya or Veracruz, 600-900 CE. Stone. Basalt

Vessel with Standing Monkey

Canopic Jar with Jackal's Head, 664-525 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.). In the process of mummification, the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were removed, separately embalmed, and stored in specialized jars known as canopic jars (after a sailor in Greek mythology, who died at the town of Canopus in the Nile Delta and was worshipped there in the form of a human-headed jar). Each organ was identified with one of four funerary deities collectively known as the Sons of Horus: the liver with Imsety (man's head), the lungs with Hapy (baboon's head), the stomach with Duamutef (jackal's head), and the intestines with Qebehsenuef (falcon's head). It was their duty to protect the deceased and restore to him his body parts in the hereafter.

Bird Hacha, 300-900. Mexico, Veracruz, El Tajín. Gray volcanic stone with red pigment; overall: 41.4 x 9.5 x 20.3 cm (16 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 8 in.).

Small Hunchback Figure

Bottle, Deity Figure. Culture: Moche. Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 x W. 6 1/2 in. (21 x 16.5 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Taweret Amulet 664-332 B.C. Late Period. Taweret Amulet 550913

Faience amulet in the form of a ram. Culture: Egyptian. Dimensions: H.: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Date: 664-30 B.C..Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for Ra, the Sun God, a lion for Sakhmi, the War Goddess, a ram for Khnum and a cat for Bast. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bearded male head. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm). Date: early 6th century B.C..The head is mold-made and hollow with an unusual domed helmet. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standard-Finial. Iran, Luristan, 8th-7th century B.C.. Architecture; Architectural Elements. Bronze

Naczynie plastyczne w kształcie głowy Dionizosa. unknown, author

Pawn in the Form of an Indian Lady 18th century Chess originated in India and has been popular in Islamic world for centuries. This ivory chess piece from the eighteenth century is a pawn in the form of a woman. The figures round skirt, decorated with gold leaf and small piercings, forms a steady base for the piece. A long braid hangs down from the back of her head. Because the entire surface is covered with paint, gilding, and lacquer, the piece was once thought to have been made of wood rather than ivory.. Pawn in the Form of an Indian Lady 452520

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.26.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany 625747

Attic White-ground Alabastron; Athens, Greece; about 480 B.C; Terracotta; 14.5 cm (5 11,16 in.)

Statue of Royal Scribe Sethi with Osiris c. 1301-1235 B.C., Artist Unknown Egyptian Limestone Musee du Louvre, Paris

Canopic jar lid with falcon head (Qebehsenuef) 664-525 B.C. Late Period. Canopic jar lid with falcon head (Qebehsenuef) 546137

Mold with Image of a Royal Child with Sidelock. Egypt, New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty - 20th Dynasty (1346 - 1081 BCE). Tools and Equipment; molds. Terracotta

Standing female figure, 200-700, 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 in. (9.5 x 4.4 x 2.2 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 3rd-8th century

Fragment of a terracotta head 7th century B.C. Greek, Cretan The high polos makes it likely that the figure is a woman.. Fragment of a terracotta head 254760 Greek, Cretan, Fragment of a terracotta head, 7th century B.C., Terracotta, 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 cm x 6.3 in.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1953 (53.5.35)

Faience amulet of Taweret 664-30 B.C. Egyptian Amulet, Thueris.. Faience amulet of Taweret 243754

Worker Shabti of Nauny ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.27.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nauny. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nauny, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Miscellaneous fragment, Aten cartouche ca. 1353-1336 B.C. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. Miscellaneous fragment, Aten cartouche 549678

Taweret amulet. Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); W. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); D. 1.1 cm ( 7/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bird-shaped ceramic vase, from Peru

Amulet - Kebehsenuf. unknown, author

Baboon figurine ca. 2030-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Baboon figurine 558350

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.29.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Boat; around 1069-715 BC ; 3rd passing period, 21-23 dynasty (-1074-00-00--710-00-00);Scen.Gal.Eg.

Pendant. Western Iran, circa 1000-650 B.C.. Jewelry and Adornments; pendants. Bronze, cast

Stirrup Spout Bottle with Figure 4th-7th century Moche. Stirrup Spout Bottle with Figure 309339

Figurine Head, 1500-1000 BC. Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala, 16th-11th century BC. Pottery; overall: 3.1 x 2.4 x 2 cm (1 1/4 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.).

Fragment of a Feather-Garmented Figure, 1540-715 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom or Third Intermediate Period. Limestone; overall: 9 x 5.6 x 5.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 5/16 in.).

Standard Finial. Iran, Luristan, circa 1350-800 B.C.. Architecture; Architectural Elements. Bronze, cast

Pendant: Ram's Head; Italy; 500 - 400 B.C; Amber; 20.5 × 12.5 × 27.5 mm (13,16 × 1,2 × 1 1,16 in.)

Stirrup Spout Bottle with Figure. Culture: Moche. Dimensions: H. 7 5/8 x W. 4 15/16 in. (19.4 x 12.5 cm). Date: 4th-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.26.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany 625712

Console with abstract ornaments, console building element sandstone stone, sculpted Console with curved sides at the bottom and top of the sides, curls and lilies and tongue-like curl at the front. In front of square piece with pyramidal decorations.

Object native to Egypt created from the semi- precious stone Lapis lazuli. Mini sarcophagus. Barcelona. Spain 2013

Amulet 1820-50 Tlingit. Amulet. Tlingit. 1820-50. Ivory. United States, Alaska. Bone/Ivory-Sculpture

Terracotta head of a woman 3rd-2nd century B.C. Egyptian () With wreath and heavy fillet around head, and earrings.. Terracotta head of a woman 246749

Face Mask Ornament 6th-7th century Moche (Loma Negra). Face Mask Ornament 314547

Architectural Model

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Negative Carchi culture. 850-1500 AD. "Coquero". Man sitting with hands on knees and chewing coca leaves.20 x 10,5 x 8 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection.

Spoon Fragment with a Fluteplayer

Limestone plinth with the feet of a male statuette mid- or 2nd half of 6th century B.C. Cypriot On a plinth with Cypriot inscription, dedicated to the God with Two Right Hands.. Limestone plinth with the feet of a male statuette 241890

Model figure from boat ca. 1900-1850 B.C. Middle Kingdom. Model figure from boat 546845

Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (121-180). Roman emperor (161-180). Fifth of the Five Good Emperors. NervaAntonine dynasty. Head of a statue of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. 2nd century AD. From Constantia. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Female head Cypriot 2nd-1st century BCE The head is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flattened. The head and neck are preserved.

bronze votive offering, Iberian sanctuaries of Collado de los Jardines and Castellar de Santisteban, Iberian culture, Archeological Museum. Úbeda, Jaén province, Andalusia, Spain.

Anthropomorphic sculpture, central square museum, Chichicastenango, municipality of the department of El Quiché, Guatemala, Central America.

Whistle, late 1800s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century. Wood; overall: 8.9 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.).

Chess Piece, probably a Pawn 8th-11th century. Chess Piece, probably a Pawn 452386

Amulet of Pataikoi (or Ptah). Egyptian. Date: 1070 BC-656 BC. Dimensions: 3.8 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm (1 1/2 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Funerary Staffs 15th-16th century Inca. Funerary Staffs 313056

Pendant China. Pendant. China. Jadeite, mottled green. Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95). Jade

Amulet - Aegis

FIGURILLA Y CABEZAS DE TERRACOTA. Location: BANCO EXTERIOR-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Seal amulet in the form of a lion's head ca. 3300-2900 B.C.. Seal amulet in the form of a lion's head 327294

Mummy Band, 945-715 BC. Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon I. Stained leather; overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.).

Pair of bronze amphora (jar) handles 5th century B.C. Etruscan These elegant handles were once attached to the sides of a large bronze amphora with two rivets at the rim and one on the satyr-head escutcheon. A bird, perhaps a dove or a duck, surmounts the curving volute at the top of each handle.. Pair of bronze amphora (jar) handles. Etruscan. 5th century B.C.. Bronze. Classical. Bronzes

Human-shaped Coffins from Deir el-Balah, Southern costal plain. Dated 13th Century B.C

Offering Vessel in the Form of a Female Head. Indonesia, East Java, Trawulan (), 14th-15th century. Furnishings; Serviceware. Terracotta

Amulet - egida z głową bogini Sachmet. unknown, author

Stirrup Spout Bottle with Figures. Culture: Moche. Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm). Date: 3rd-7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Son of Horus (Imsety) from Bead Net Third Intermediate Period-Late Period ca. 1070-525 B.C. View more. Son of Horus (Imsety) from Bead Net. ca. 1070-525 B.C.. Blue faience. Third Intermediate Period-Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Cemetery 100, Tomb TT 114, MMA excavations, 1926-27. Dynasty 21-26

Terracotta lamp representing Bes end of 6th century B.C. Cypriot A small lamp with a short nozzle and flat rim is embedded in a deeper bowl and attached to a vertical handle decorated on the front with a figure of Bes. Incised in the Cypriot syllabary on the rim of the lamp is the inscription "of Philotimos," who was perhaps the maker or owner.. Terracotta lamp representing Bes. Cypriot. end of 6th century B.C.. Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made. Cypro-Archaic II. Cesnola Inscriptions

Ehecatl Vessel 10th-13th century Mixtec. Ehecatl Vessel 313146

Harpokrates; Hellenistic or Roman period (0-00-00-0-00-00);Daszewski, Wiktor A. (1936-), Daszewski, Wiktor A. (1936-)-collection, gift (provenance)

Crescent Ornaments 6th-7th century Moche (Loma Negra). Crescent Ornaments. Moche (Loma Negra). 6th-7th century. Copper. Peru. Metal-Ornaments

Figure of a standing woman - sepulchre figurine. unknown, craftsman

Group Figures(Buti)

Chariot Linchpin with Rabbit 11th-9th century B.C. China. Chariot Linchpin with Rabbit 49502

Amulet - Toeris. unknown, author

Khonsu pendant ca. 1295-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside. Khonsu pendant. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Gold. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19-20

Terracotta idol

Head of a King Wearing the Nemes ca. 6th-4th century B.C. () Late Period Although his facial features have been altered and his name lost (origially it would have been inscribed on the base or the back of the completed figure), this royal head can be dated to the Late Period. It is carved from limestone and one can suppose it was painted in ancient times. The distinctive nemes headdress and the uraeus characterize it as a royal effigy.. Head of a King Wearing the Nemes. ca. 6th-4th century B.C. (). Limestone. Late Period. From Egypt

Candlestick in the Shape of a European Man, 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 12 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (30.48 × 12.7 × 12.38 cm), Oribe ware; glazed stoneware, Japan, 17th century, This stoneware candlestick takes the shape of a so-called nanban, or 'southern barbarian,' a word used historically in Japan to refer to Europeans. Here, red bushy eyebrows and a beard, a prominent nose, large eyes, and his collared shirt all highlight his foreignness. The green glaze that covers the jar he carries as well as part of his shirt is characteristic of Oribe ceramics, which were made in the Mino region of central Japan and demonstrated more diversity of form and surface decoration than most other Japanese ceramics of the time. The bowl-shaped plate on top of his head would have once had a metal pricket onto which a candle would have been placed.

Ceramic Head Vessel 10th-13th century Toltec (). Ceramic Head Vessel 312896

Standing figure, 200-700, 2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (6.7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 3rd-8th century

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, S. Giuliano (L'Aquila environs), Museo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Standing female figure, 200-700, 3 3/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. (9.5 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 3rd-8th century

CASCO GRIEGO S VII-ANTES DE RESTAURAR (Nº 16088 RESTAURADO). Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. Cadiz. SPANIEN.

Ceramic vessel, erotic art Moche culture 100 AC-800 AC Perú.

Worker Shabti of Nany ca. 1050 B.C. Third Intermediate Period See 30.3.29.1a, b. Worker Shabti of Nany. ca. 1050 B.C.. Faience. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), first corridor, burial of Nany, MMA excavations, 1928-29. Dynasty 21

Terracotta sculpture, from the site of Lavinium-Pratica di Mare, Lazio, Italy. Detail of a hand presenting a pomegranate. Latin Civilization, 5th Century BC.

Mask, A.D.200-500, Calcite (cave onyx), 17.7 × 16.7 × 6.8 cm (6 15/16 × 6 9/16 × 2 11/16in.), Made in Mexico, Mexico, Valley of Mexico, TeotihuacanCulture, Early ClassicPeriod, Sculpture

Statuette of Osiris, the king of the dead, shown as a mummy holding the royal insignia. From the 7th-5th century.

Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Hip-flask representing gladiators

Funerary Headrest. Egypt, 5th Dynasty, circa 2513-2374 BCE. Furnishings; Furniture. Granite

Bust of an Official. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, late 12th or 13th Dynasty, circa 1991-1665 BCE. Sculpture. Diorite

Uszebti. unknown, author

Statuette of a Quadriga with Warrior and Charioteer. Unknown 6th century B.C. The terracotta statuette depicts a charioteer who drives a quadriga (four-horse chariot) and is accompanied by a warrior. Both figures are bearded and wear conical Cypriot caps or helmets. The chariot has a rounded back and two wheels attached to an axle on either side. The manes of the horses are high. Details, such as the horses bridles, would have originally been added in paint, but the pigment no-longer survives.

Cycladic civilization. Early Bronze Age. 3300-2000 BC. Idol. Cycladic island of Amorgos, 2700-2300 BC. National Museum of Denmark.

Figurine of a crouching falcon. Dimensions: H: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); W: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). Date: ca. 3100-2650 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Chessman (Bishop). Culture: British, Birmingham after a Scandinavian original. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (10.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm). Maker: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829-1963). Date: ca. 1870. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Terracotta head of a goddess 3rd century B.C. Greek, Cypriot Head of a goddess, mold-made and solid.. Terracotta head of a goddess 241089

Miniature figurine, 1500 BCE, 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, Pre-Classic

Costa Rica, San Jose, Gold Museum (Museo Oro), Gold Ornamental Figure

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935, 3 x 1 5/8in. (7.6 x 4.1cm), Ivory, China

Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano89. 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

Worker Shabti of Nany. Dimensions: H. 8.5 × W. 3.2 × D. 1.9 cm (3 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 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.

Roller Stamp. Culture: Atlantic Watershed. Dimensions: H. 2 x Diam. 7/8 in. (5.1 x 7/8 cm). Date: 5th-6th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Egyptian Faience baboon figurines.

Human Figure Maya 100 BCE-200 CE View more. Human Figure. Maya. 100 BCE-200 CE. Clay. Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz. Ceramics-Sculpture

Standing Farmer holding a Pitchfork China. Standing Farmer holding a Pitchfork 44393

Model of an Egyptian rower or oarsman found at Giza, Necropolis. Circa 2500 BC

gilded wooden statue of the cat goddess, Bastet from Gurna in Egypt. Late period circa 400 BC

Richard Barnett, Door Stop, c 1939 Door Stop

Offertory wooden spoon. A woman playing lute among, waterlilies. 1400-1350 BC. From Egypt.

Memorial Gravestone(Penji)

Toe stall. Dimensions: L. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1425 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Nike. Unknown

Inscribed Base of a Royal Statue ca. 1295-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Atop this statue base are preserved two sandaled feet from the statue of a king, shown trampling on the nine bows that symbolized the traditional enemies of Egypt. "All lands and all foreign countries are under the feet" of this king, according to the inscription, which also invokes for him life, dominion, health and joy. Between the two feet are traces of a support, perhaps for an offering table that would have been held by the king. Visible in back is the bottom of a pillar on which one hieroglyph is still visible.. Inscribed Base of a Royal Statue. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Gray porphyritic diorite. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt. Dynasty 19-20

Amulet of an Ape. Egyptian. Date: 1070 BC-656 BC. Dimensions: 1.9 × 1 × 0.6 cm (3/4 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

USA, Alaska, Assorted prehistoric Siberian Eskimo ivory artifacts found on St. Lawrence Island

Late Dynastic Period Wooden Mask 525 B.C.

Head of a Bishop Saint 1300-1500 Germany. Stone .

Miniature Mask for a Canopic bundle ca. 1427-1400 B.C. New Kingdom Small masks like this one were sometimes placed over the mummified canopic bundles containing the four internal organs that were removed during mummification.. Miniature Mask for a Canopic bundle. ca. 1427-1400 B.C.. Cartonnage, paint. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb KV 51 ( "The Animal Tomb"), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1906. Dynasty 18

Canopic jars. Egyptian, made from limestone.

Shabti of Henuttawy. Egyptian; Thebes, Deir el-Bahri. Date: 1096 BC-945 BC. Dimensions: 11.7 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm (4 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 7/8 in.). Faience. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Ancient Egyptian.

Female head 332-30 B.C. Ptolemaic Period This tiny head was molded and carved in the round, but was attached at the neck and behind the head to another surface. She wears no emblem of Ptolemaic royalty in her hair, although this is not necessarily determining. The head may have been attached to a vessel or its handle.. Female head 551346

Silenos 3rd century B.C. Cypriot The figurine is mold-made. There appears to have been no back, since the edges of the front are rounded.. Silenos 241259

gold alloy, copper and silver votive figurines. Mexican

Tell Halaf, Clay Fertility Idol, circa 5,000 BC. Ancient Near East, Anatolia (central Turkey) and Northern Syria, Tell Halaf. The Halaf culture of Anatolia and ancient Syria came about in approximately 5000 BCE and created female figurines with particular fertility attributes that are displayed in this example. Note how the figure sits with upraised knees and legs extended, with both of her arms cradling and supporting her protruding breasts.

Carved wooden throne, Cameroon.

Calcite lid or stopper of a canopic jar from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. 1326 BC

Stone mould from Emilia Romagna region, Italy

Tell Halaf, Clay Fertility Idol, circa 5,000 BC. Ancient Near East, Anatolia (central Turkey) and Northern Syria, Tell Halaf. The Halaf culture of Anatolia and ancient Syria came about in approximately 5000 BCE and created female figurines with particular fertility attributes that are displayed in this example. Note how the figure sits with upraised knees and legs extended, with both of her arms cradling and supporting her protruding breasts.

Tell Halaf, Clay Fertility Idol, circa 5,000 BC. Ancient Near East, Anatolia (central Turkey) and Northern Syria, Tell Halaf. The Halaf culture of Anatolia and ancient Syria came about in approximately 5000 BCE and created female figurines with particular fertility attributes that are displayed in this example. Note how the figure sits with upraised knees and legs extended, with both of her arms cradling and supporting her protruding breasts.