Ancient Figurines

A variety of historical ceramic figurines from different cultures, showcasing unique designs and craftsmanship from ancient Mexico, Egypt, and Mesoamerica.

Bust of Surya, Sri Deb Style, Cambodian Art, Sandstone, 7th-8th Century, Private Collection

Figure, 5th-9th century, 12 1/2in. (31.8cm), Ceramic, Mexico, 5th-9th century

Woman Carrying a Child on Her Back and Leading an Animal ca. 1550-1450 B.C. New KIngdom. Woman Carrying a Child on Her Back and Leading an Animal. ca. 1550-1450 B.C.. Red faience. New KIngdom. From Egypt. Dynasty 18

Peg-base stone figure; Mesoamerican; Diquis, Gran Chiriqui; Costa rica 1000-1550 AD

Grotesque Figure 3rd-12th century. Grotesque Figure 447466

A laughing face representing a child sacrificed to the rain god Tlaloc. Earthenware Veracruz culture, 300 - 1200 AD, Mexico

Limestone statuette of a male votary with Cypriot shorts and a diadem first half of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot Male figure wearing Cypriot loin-cloth with rosette.. Limestone statuette of a male votary with Cypriot shorts and a diadem 242135

Standing Ceramic Male Figure 6th-11th century Manteño. Standing Ceramic Male Figure 314199

Bust of Surya, Sri Deb Style, Cambodian Art, Sandstone, 7th-8th Century, Private Collection

Stone sculpture depicting an antrophomorphic figure, from the region of Noemberjan, Armenia. Armenian Civilization, 10th-9th Century BC.

Ballplayer Figure. Mexico, Northern Veracruz, Huastec, 400-600 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Winged putto, whistle, Eugène Lacomblé, c. 1800 - 1900 clay clay

Male figure. From the Huasteca culture. The chest and ear ornaments worn by the character are attributes of the wind god identical to those worn by Aztec god Ehecati Quetzalcoatl.

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Standing female tambourine player ca. 600-480 B.C. Cypriot This figurine, in the Kamelarga style, has a wheel-made, hollow cylindrical body. The lower part is broken away.. Standing female tambourine player 241231

Anonymous, sorcerer (username), 0200. CERUNUSCHI museum, Asia Museum of Asia in the city of Paris.

Egyptian Art. Seated statue of Chertihotep dated ca. 1850 BC. Quartzite. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. Probably it comes from Asyut. Egyptian Museum (Altes Museum). Berlin. Germany.

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

Limestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet first half of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot The smooth beard with a central incision and four curves delineating the end of each strand juts out sharply. The lips are stiff and the cheekbones prominent, creating a faint artificial smile. The ridge of the nose is broken. The almond-shaped eyes are bulging, with protruding eyelids; the eyebrows form a slightly curved band. Protruding from under the helmet in high relief is a row of curls. The helmet peak is mostly missing. The cheekpieces are not shown, but two cords are tied at the top of the head in a Herakles knot. A smooth mass of hair flares onto the nape of the neck.. Limestone head of a bearded male wearing a conical helmet 242411

Terracotta statuette in Punic style from Ibiza (Spain). Phoenician civilization, 5th-4th Century BC.

the godness Aurora, terracotta, graeco Roman period, Musei Vaticani, State of the Vatican City, Roma, Lazio, Italia.

Furniture support: female sphinx with Hathor-style curls. Culture: Old Assyrian Trading Colony. Dimensions: 4.92 x 3.9 in. (12.5 x 9.91 cm). Date: ca. 18th century B.C..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 reddish 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. 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 Egyptian goddess Hathor. In Egypt, sphinxes with the attributes of Hathor were asso

Terracotta funeral urn depicting a man-tiger, artefact from Miahuatlan (Mexico). Zapotec Civilization, classical period, 200-900.

A kneeling figure depicted in a Mayan statuette from Comalcalco, Tabasco, Mexico 600-900AD

El tocado de Plumas. Siglos VI-IX. Museum: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO, Mexico D. F., CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Painted Figure Pre-Columbian

Funerary figurine, China. Chinese Civilisation, Eastern Han Dynasty, 3rd-1st century.

Maker: Unknown, Figure of anInfant, 900-400 B.C., Chlorite, white flecked green stone, 13 cm (5 1/8in.), Made in Mexico, Mexico, Olmec,GulfCoast, Middle FormativePeriod, Sculpture

Faience Figure of the God Montu-Re 702 B.C. Inscribed on the figure is the name Shabaqo.

ARTE MAYA - ESCULTURA. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Anthropomorphe Figur mit einer Vogelmaske Anthropomorphic figure with a bird mask, Mayan culture, Mexico or Guatemala, between three hundred and nine hundred AD, ceramic, MuEC, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 23171424

Maska sarkofagu antropoidalnego. unknown, author

Guardian Lion mid-6th century China One of a pair, this fierce guardian lion bares his fangs, crouches, and grips the platform underneath him with splayed claws. Pairs of stone lions have been found protecting Han-dynasty tombs (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) and they became more prevalent following the inclusion of lion iconography in Buddhist cave temples in northern China during the fifth and sixth centuries. Excavations of Northern Qi tombs have unearthed pairs of protective lions defending the entrance to the innermost chamber containing the coffin.This guardian lion's fully modeled body and rippling muscles is illustrative of Northern Qi sculpture, which was more rounded and naturalistic than the elongated and linear forms of the preceding Northern Wei (386-534) and Eastern Wei (534-550) dynasties. The stylized whorl pattern along the lion's shoulders is common on carvings in relief as well as sculptures in the round from this period. While the Northern Qi dynasty was brief and was supplante

Terracotta statuette of an actor late 5th-early 4th century B.C. Greek Bearded man carrying a basket in his left hand.Fourteen of these figures are said to have been found together in a burial in Attica. They are among the earliest known statuettes of actors and are superbly executed and preserved. Originally they were brightly painted. They document the beginning of standardized characters and masks, indicating the popularity not of a specific figure but of typesthe old man, the slave, the courtesan, etc.that appeared repeatedly in different plays. By the mid-fourth century B.C., Attic examples or local copies were known throughout the Greek world, from Southern Russia to Spain.. Terracotta statuette of an actor 248772

Ivory Phoenician figurine of a woman, 8th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Limestone statuette of a male votary with a long garment and a plain headdress middle of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot The figure stands on a small plinth with schematically rendered bare feet that are side by side.. Limestone statuette of a male votary with a long garment and a plain headdress 242054

Female Cycladic Idol, attributed to Goulandris Master. Early Cycladic II. 2800-2300 BC. From Island of Amorgos (Cycladic Islands). National Archaeological Museum. Athens, Greece.

Seated Woman wirh Child. Clay figure. Greek art. Sculpture. ITALY. PUGLIA. Taranto. Taranto Archaelogical National Museum.

The youth from Cumpich. Mayan stone sculpture from Mexico. 600-900 AD

Hera of Samos (570 B.C.), Archaic Greek Art. monumental statue of a young girl wearing a chiton (a finely-pleated linen tunic), himation (woollen cloak) and veil is typical of Archaic korai. She was part of a statuary group offered by Cheramyes, an Ionian aristocrat, to the goddess Hera for her temple on Samos.

statue of a servant grinding crops. Limestone. Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty (2465-2323 B.c.) In the 5th Dynasty a great variety of servant figures are incorporated to the egyptian tomb. They are shown in productive activities. They can be considered as the earlier forms of the later funerary models and shabtis.

Jackal-headed Horus of Nekhen, from Upper Egypt, statuette in attitude of jubilance, bronze, late period, 664-332 BC, Egypt, collection of the British Museum.

Amulet of the God Thoth 664 BCE-332 BCE Egypt. Faience . Ancient Egyptian

Male figurine in ceramic; Jama culture; Mesoamerican. Equator 350-400 AD

Figure with Starry Cape. Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala, Mezcala, 500 BCE-100 CE. Ceramics. Ceramic

Funerary urn with depiction of the solar god Kinich Ahau and the image of the deceased on the cover. Painted ceramic. Maya culture. Late Classic Period (600-900 AD). Mesoamerica. Maya area. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

EL INTENDENTE EBIH-IL DEL TEMPLO DE LA DIOSA INANNA-ISTAR DE MARI - ESTATUILLA MESOPOTAMICA - HACIA 2400 AC. Location: MUSEO DEL LOUVRE-ESCULTURAS. France.

Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin early 5th century B.C. Cypriot The head of the lion, with a very furrowed muzzle, is on a diagonal relative to the axis of Herakles head.. Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin 242208

Architectural Bracket in the Form of a Celestial Dancer. India, Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, circa 1100. Architecture; Architectural Elements. Sandstone

Griffin head. Limestone. Iberian culture. 6th-5th century BC. Redovan, Alicante. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Bearded male figure with chlamys, from the Temple of the Belvedere of Orvieto, Terni province, Italy, detail

Roman head with tiara, Museum-Interpretation Center of the Segóbriga Archaeological Park, Saelices, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Pre-islamic cultures. Arabian Peninsula. Devotional sacred human figure. 4th-1st cent. BC. Yemen. Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Turkey.

Fragment of a Figure 4th-7th century Coptic This hand-molded object was found in Christian homes, but works like this continue a long history of Egyptian fertility figures. Decorated wall niches, thought to be domestic shrines, were found in the houses of the site. This figurine might have been used in one as a votive offering. For unknown reasons, it appears to have been deliberately destroyed.. Fragment of a Figure 478454

Limestone head of a beardless male with a plain headdress first half of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot Head of a votary wearing a cap or wig.. Limestone head of a beardless male with a plain headdress 242052

Head of a Demonic Male Deity ca. 2nd century India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura). Head of a Demonic Male Deity. India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura). ca. 2nd century. Mottled red sandstone. Sculpture

Limestone warrior mid- to 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot Egyptian and Greek features are melded in this figure. He wears the Egyptian kilt with a modified Greek helmet; the soft rounded forms that hug the head leave unclear whether the helmet is made of metal. The articulation of musculature, particularly in the arms, is a further indication of Greek influence.. Limestone warrior 242151

ESCULTURAS PERTENECIENTES AL FRISO DE OSUNA: CABEZA DE GUERRERO VENCIDO CON ZARPA DE LEON. IBERICO.(DEPOSITO: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL).

Teenager from Cumpich, stone sculpture originating from Mexico. Mayan Civilization, 10th-11th Century.

Bronze figure of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty and Procreation, removing her sandal. Dated 200 BC

Jean-Pierre Dantan (known as Dantan the Younger, 1800-1869). Caricature of the choreographer and dancer Jules Joseph Perrot (1810-1892). Terracious patinated plaster. 1832. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Choregraph, dancer, french, patina patina, terracotta, caricature

Mayan stone door post in the form of a seated jaguar; from Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico 900 - 1250 AD

Standing female figure, 6th-9th century, 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 6th-9th century

Marble statue known as 'The Moscophoros' or Calfbearer

Ramses VI in triumph, from Karnak

FIGURA PUNICA DE TERRACOTA DE LA DIOSA TANIT DE USO VOTIVO ENCONTRADA EN LA NECROPOLIS DE PUIG DES MOLINS - S IV/III AC. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO DE CATALUÑA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Half-Figure. Unknown

Statue of a man wearing a corselet, made of Pentelic marble, found at Megara. The statue depicted a general or an emperor. The corselet ends in tongues decorated with lion's heads and palmettes, below which are fringed thongs. AD 100-130

Sculpture. Eastern Mediterranean, 700-475 B.C.. Sculpture. Terracotta

Anubis with scepter 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. Anubis with scepter. 664-30 B.C.. Bronze or cupreous alloy. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. From Egypt

Seated MaleFigure. Artist: Unknown

Four Faces by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, France, Cannes, Gallery Madoura

Figurine of Osiris

The Artemis of Ephesus, 1st century AD. Lady of Ephesus. Adorned with multiple rounded breast like protuberances on her chest. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selcuk. Turkey.

fine arts, art, epoch, epochs, ancient world, ancient times, Celts, sculpture, head of a ancestor, limestone, Msecke Zchrovice, Bohemia, 2nd - 1st century BC, Narodni Museum, Prague,

Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte) - fertility goddess. Old Babylonian: c2000-1600 BC. Artist: Unknown.

Statue of a seated baboon 4th century B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara comprised catacombs and temples for several sacred species, among them the baboons who during their lifetimes were kept in the precinct of the Temple of Ptah-under-his-moringa-tree at Memphis. The temples and other surface structures all stood on a large connecting terrace built up against the cliff into which the catacombs were cut. This statue along with another of similar size but somewhat different appearance was found by the Egypt Exploration Society during its excavations at the Sacred Animal Necropolis. The statues had been anciently thrown down a stairway in the baboon catacombs, so that their original positions are not known. A position at the entrance to an internal gate within the catacombs or at the entrance to the catacombs themselves is possible, but one of the statues could also have stood in the Baboon Chapel adjacent to the entrance to the baboon comple

Graffigure in the form of a standing lady. Law figure in the form of a standing lady. On base.

Standing Female with Basket, 600-1000. Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Nopiloa style, 7th-10th century. Ceramic, slip; overall: 19.8 x 21.4 x 8.4 cm (7 13/16 x 8 7/16 x 3 5/16 in.).

Vietnam, Da Nang. Cham Museum, the finest collection of Cham cultural art in the world. Ancient historic sandstone carving dating back to Champa culture.

Seated Male Figure 15th-early 16th century Aztec. Seated Male Figure 307647

CONTORSIONISTA O ACROBATA-BARRO-ARTE PRECLASICO INFLUENCIA OLMECA. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA. MEXICO CITY. CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Terracotta standing human figure. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm). Date: ca. 1725-1450 B.C..The figurine is handmade and solid. The figure has probably become detached from a vessel. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Górny fragment węgara z dekoracją w formie kapitelu. warsztat nubijski, workshop

. A cylinder fragment (bamboo lining) with a cup of panji and torso of a woman figure.

Figura masculina representando a un alto personaje ricamente enjoyado. Cerámica. Cultura Bahía (500 a. C-500 d. C). Ecuador. Museo de América. Madrid. España.

Painted tomb relief. 2nd-4th cent. AD.Coptic Period. EGYPT.

Coatlicue of Coxcatlan. 1325-1521. Mexican culture. Late post-classic. Aztec art. Sculpture on rock. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology.

Statuette of a child god 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period The figure represents a child god in a standing/striding position, wearing a cap and uraeus. Incised circles decorate the cap and a streamer falls from its bottom edge down the back of the neck. The child god is distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and the thick sidelock on the right side of his head. An amulet hangs on the chest, a common feature for child gods. Meanwhile, his plump, well-fed belly showcases his ability to bring about prosperity and abundance. The base had an inscription, but it is now eroded and illegible.Child gods grew in popularity and cult from the Third Intermediate Period onwards, rivaling even the most powerful and ancient gods, especially as temple offerings. The best known is Horus the Child (Harpokrates), who was the son of Isis and Osiris, but many others existed, including Khonsu the Child, Ihy, an

Terracotta fragment of a male figure 4th century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine The characterization of the face and the remains of the garment associate the figure with representations of comic actors. Since the back is hollow, the piece was a relief.. Terracotta fragment of a male figure. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. 4th century B.C.. Terracotta. Classical. Terracottas

Monographic Museum of Pollentia, Alcudia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Clay statue depicting Moor riding elephant with turret on back, from Pompeii

Standing female figurine early 5th century B.C. Greek, Rhodian The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back is handmade and flattened. She stands in a stiff frontal pose, but her head is turned slightly to her right side.. Standing female figurine 241277

Figure of a child China. Figure of a child. China. Baked clay. Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 B.C.). Tomb Pottery

Head of Buddha Shakyamuni. India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, 150-200. Sculpture. Mottled red sandstone

Romanesque sculpture, 12th century, master Esteban's workshop, origin of the Pamplona cathedral, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra,Spain.

Standing Court Official Made 618 CE-907 CE China. Earthenware with painted decoration .

Female figure. 400 BC. Terracotta. From Mersinaki, Cyprus. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

Fragment of Roman architecture, 2nd century, from Roman villa of Can Llauder. Museum: MUSEO DE MATARÓ.

Funerary Sculpture of a Male Attendant

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