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.

Ceramic Seated Female Figure 11th-16th century Carchi. Ceramic Seated Female Figure 314178

Standing Figure 300 CE-500 CE Puebla. Ceramic and pigment .

Female Figurine 500 BCE-400 BCE Tlatilco. Ceramic and pigment . Tlatilco

Sitting Statue of Kaemsenu () ca. 2420-2389 B.C. Old Kingdom This seated statue and a larger standing one (26.9.2) were found adjacent to the tomb of the priest Kaemsenu and probably depict this man (for the priest Kaemsenu and for his tomb, see 26.9.1). Unusually, this statue was carved from one single piece of wood.. Sitting Statue of Kaemsenu (). ca. 2420-2389 B.C.. Wood. Old Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Teti Pyramid Cemetery, NW, Kaemsenu tomb probably, Firth, Egyptian Antiquities Service. Dynasty 5

Seated Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Olmec. Seated Figure 317819

Statue of a male anthropomorphic figure, Polynesian art.

Mingqi Tomb Guardian "Terracotta. Dynasty of Han. Paris, Cernuschi Museum. 157345-1 Asian art

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Limestone statue of a woman early 6th century B.C. Cypriot The figure is particularly noteworthy for her jewelry: two necklaces and ear caps from which hang two pendants.. Limestone statue of a woman 242092

Aztec Stone Statue, Durango, New Mexico

Seated Woman

Standing Ceramic Female Figure 5th century B.C.-A.D. 6th century Jama-Coaque. Standing Ceramic Female Figure 314185

Fragment of a faience statuette of a woman holding a vase on her head late 7th-6th century B.C. East Greek Holding vessel on head with both hands.. Fragment of a faience statuette of a woman holding a vase on her head 250527 East Greek, Fragment of a faience statuette of a woman holding a vase on her head, late 7th6th century B.C., Faience, H. (.a): 3 in. (7.6 cm) H. (.b ): 15/16 in. (2.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.2395a, b)

Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun, named as "Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun" 664-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the double feather crown, complete with a streamer at the back. The crown associates him with the god Amun, a connection that is also made explicit in the inscription on the base. The child god, as here, is usually distinguished from adult gods by a range of iconographic clues: his nudity, the finger raised to the mouth (a child-like gesture), and a sidelock on the right side of his head. A channel at the top of the crown shows where the separately cast double feathers and sun disk would have been inserted. The sidelock was also cast separately and was then mechanically attached to the crown with a pin. These kinds of technical features give interesting clues about how the manufacturing process was broken down and organized. The irises of the eyes are silver, which gi

Limestone statuette of Herakles as an archer middle or 3rd quarter of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot Figure holding bow.. Limestone statuette of Herakles as an archer 242212

Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Dog (Aquarius), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.).

Vessel in the Shape of the Torso of a Man. Egypt, 1st century BCE - 2nd century CE. Furnishings; Serviceware. Terra-cotta

Hunchback Leaning on Staff 10th-12th century Huastec This figure of a hunchbacked man grasping a staff belongs to a category of sculpture known from the Huasteca region in northeastern Mexico. The hunchback type, also known as encorvado or jorobado in Spanish, dates to the Postclassic period (A.D. 900-1521) when the production of figural stone sculptures in the region flourished. This category stands in contrast to the other dominant sculptural type representing high-status men and women often shown with elaborate headdresses and costuming (Richter 2015). Conversely, encorvados exclusively represent men, either completely nude or simply with a maxlatl (loincloth). Many are shown with wrinkled faces indicating, together with the hunched back, an advanced age; this sculpture shows ridges on the forehead and creases around the nose. The hunched man grasps the large staff with two hands and rests his chin on its top. Usually interpreted as a planting stick (Familiar Ferrer 2011, 9; Ochoa 1

Male figure, 19th century, 20 x 5 x 5 11/16 in. (50.8 x 12.7 x 14.45 cm), Wood, Côte d'Ivoire, 19th century

Standing female figure with bowl on head, 250 BCE - 300 CE, 5 1/2 x 3 in. (14 x 7.62 cm), Earthenware, pigment, Mexico, 3rd century BCE - 4th century CE

Polychrome terracotta statue depicting dancing priest wearing feather headdress from Jama-Coaque, 1st-2nd century B.C.

Seated Maternity Figure 100 BCE-300 CE Colima state. Ceramic and pigment . Jalisco

SENTADO DESCONOCIDO. PERIODO PROTODINASTICO, I DINASTIA. HACIA 3000 A.C. Location: NEUES MUSEUM. BERLIN. DEUTSCHLAND.

Figure Pendant 13th-15th century Taíno This stone pendant, worn by Taíno leaders and healers, features a crouching anthropomorphic figure known as a zemí. Zemí (or cemí) is a term used by Taíno peoples, the diverse societies that inhabited the Antilles archipelago before European contact, that linguistically relates to a quality akin to sweetness. Zemí refers not to an object or image but to an immaterial, spiritual, and vital force pertaining to deities and ancestors. There are several known zemí identities recorded by the Spanish, some of which have been linked to archaeological images.. Figure Pendant. Taíno. 13th-15th century. Stone. Dominican Republic, Caribbean. Stone-Sculpture

Ceramic male figure from Costa Rica. Dated 10th Century

Reclining Male Figure

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Limestone statuette of a male votary with Cypriot shorts and a diadem early 6th century B.C. Cypriot Male votary with Cypriot loin-cloth.. Limestone statuette of a male votary with Cypriot shorts and a diadem 242075

Mold-Made Figurine of a Standing Woman

ESTATUA DE HOMBRE FABRICANDO CERVEZA - CALIZA DEL IMPERIO ANTIGUO V DINASTIA PROCEDE DE SAQQARA - 40 C. Location: EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. KAIRO. EGYPT.

Seated Female Figure

A Celestial Attendant. India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir region, 10th century. Sculpture. Copper alloy and silver

Monuments 151 and 152 of Tonina. Tonina, Chiapas, Mexico. Classic recent (600-900 AD). Limestone. The quote from a book of Tonina extraordinary examples of sculpture in the round while the reliefs are dominant in the rest of the Mayan area.

Statue of Harbes, called Psamtiknefer, son of Ptahhotep 595-589 B.C. Late Period, Saite Harbes was an official of the pharaoh Psamtik II. This statue depicts him protecting a figure of the god Osiris. Harbes wears the king's two cartouches on either shoulder. The statue was anciently set up in Karnak Temple at Thebes, where it constitutes a rare example inscribed for this king. By this time a typical Saite style originating in the north has spread throughout the country: Harbes has slightly tipped eyes and curving, although rather thick, lips that follow the style. On the sides of the statue itself are lengthy invocation offerings to Osiris Wennefer, left, and Amun lord of Karnak, where Harbes' title, read as "Chief Scribe of the Great Prison", is given along with the name of his father Ptahhotep and mother Dinyhetiret. A long oddly laid out inscription is found on the back pillar. Harbes also follows a fashion of the era in receiving or adopting the ''good name'' Psamtiknefer or "King

Quetzalcatl. Pre-Columbian art. Sculpture on wood. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology. Proc: MEXICO. OAXACA. Atzompa.

Median Lion Strangler, 500-450 BC. Iran, Achamenid period, first half 5th Century BC. Lapis lazuli; overall: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.).

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Altar support in the form of Atlanta, 800-1300 AD (stone), Mayan. Post-classical period. Mexico. Museum: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO, Mexico D. F., CIUDAD DE MEXICO.

Seated Female Figure. Olmec; Gulf Coast, Mexico. Date: 800 BC-400 BC. Dimensions: H. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.). Ceramic and pigment with cinnabar. Origin: Mexico. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Faience statuette of Aphrodite 334-30 B.C. Egyptian, Ptolemaic Amulet in the form of a crouching Aphrodite.. Faience statuette of Aphrodite 250532 Egyptian, Ptolemaic, Faience statuette of Aphrodite, 33430 B.C., Faience, H.: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.194.2532)

Museum of the Orient. Ta No Kami is a kami who is believed to observe the harvest of rice plants or to bring a good harvest, by Japanese farmers. Lisbon. Portugal.

Terracotta statuette fragment of a male votary holding a kid 4th-3rd century B.C. Cypriot The figurine is handmade and solid, with a mold-made face. The nude, bearded figure is preserved to the hips, where there is a clean horizontal break from the rest of the figurine, which must have been a horse-and-rider group.. Terracotta statuette fragment of a male votary holding a kid 241192

Standing Female with Headdress 15th-early 16th century Aztec. Standing Female with Headdress. Aztec. 15th-early 16th century. Ceramic. Mexico, Mesoamerica. Ceramics-Sculpture

Female Head, Majapahit Dynasty (1293-1478). Eastern Java, Majapahit Dynasty (1293-1478). Terracotta; overall: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.).

Hunchbacked Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Olmec The many representations of hunchbacks have led to the suggestion hunchbacks people held positions of importance in the ancient Mesoamerican world. Beginning with Olmec peoples, these individuals were thought to possess special abilities due to their physical anomalies. The hand-modeled, white-slipped surface of this Olmec figurine is painted with brown pigment delineating both realistic and symbolic features on the face and chest. The naturalistically rendered face, with its almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, and thick lips, is similar in type to that exhibited by Olmec colossal basalt heads. This realism, combined with the figure's relaxed body posture, makes him seem lifelike despite his small size. The figurine may have been a personal possession, perhaps belonging to a ruler or one who desired to keep the supernatural powers of a hunchback close at hand. Later representations of hunchbacks depict them as members of royal courts where the

Earthenware Figure, Late Aztec, Mexico, 15th or 16th century. Artist: Unknown.

Italy, Tuscany, Murlo, Acroterium (architectural ornament) representing a male figure, from the second palace, circa 580 B.C.

Figural study of a female nude seated. Artist: Jacques-Edmé Dumont (Paris 1761-1844). Culture: French. Dimensions: Height: between 3 and 5 cm.. Date: late 18th-early 19th century.Jacques-Edmé Dumont was a highly accomplished Neoclassical miniaturist. His family, a dynasty of sculptors, preserved a great many of these captivating little terracottas (see 2015.378-.382a, b). This figural study shows how Dumont expertly wielded a flat-sided stick to carve the clay along rectangular planes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Between 700 and 900 A.D., Ife began to develop as a major artistic center.The city was a settlement of substantial size between the 9th and 12th centuries, with houses featuring potsherd pavements. Ile-Ife is known worldwide for its ancient and naturalistic bronze, stone and terracotta sculptures, which reached their peak of artistic expression between 1200 and 1400 A.D. After this period, production declined as political and economic power shifted to the nearby kingdom of Benin which, like the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, developed into a major empire. Bronze and terracotta art created by this civilization and significant examples of realism in early African art.

Female Figure. Chupícuaro; Guanajuato or Michoacán, Mexico. Date: 500 BC-300 BC. Dimensions: 12.1 x 5.1 cm (4 3/4 x 2 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: Mexico. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Statuette of a Boy Running with a Tray of Food. Unknown 300-200 B.C. The statuette depicts a young male servant running forward, carrying aloft a round tray of food. The missing object in his right hand may have been a skewer with pieces of meat. His right foot is missing. He wears a kilt-like garment seen on other Etruscan or Italic depictions of cooks and servers. This small figure may have once decorated a piece of household equipment, such as a stand for a lamp or utensils. The statuette combines Etruscan and Italic stylistic features and was probably created in central Italy somewhere on the fringes of Etruscan culture. Certain features, including the proportions of the boy's head and his pudding-bowl haircut, recall Etruscan bronze work. However, the figure's lively pose and lack of surface details are not typically Etruscan and are more common in Italic works.

Figure of a Squatting Drummer, 1st-2nd century, 23 3/4 x 17 x 15 3/4 in. (60.33 x 43.18 x 40.01 cm), Earthenware, China, 1st-2nd century, Comical caricatures of performers were especially popular in Sichuan Province during the Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220). Used as tomb figurines, they provided entertainment in the afterlife, and an entire troupe might be interred with the deceased. Drummers like the one represented here specialized in a kind of storytelling that was part spoken, part sung. This one sings merrily, his brow wrinkled in laughter. His heavy body suggests he may be a dwarf. Performers of similar build appear on Han tomb tiles decorated with scenes of juggling and sword balancing.

Urn depicting Cocijo the God of rain, terracotta

Female Ancestor Figure 100 B.C.-A.D. 200 Nayarit. Female Ancestor Figure 319004

Statuette of a Young Man ca. 1390-1352 B.C. New Kingdom. Statuette of a Young Man. ca. 1390-1352 B.C.. Wood (probably ebony), gesso, linen, glass inlay. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Dynasty 18

Amulet of the Goddess Tawaret (Toeris) 1070 BCE-656 BCE Egypt. Ceramic . Ancient Egyptian

Male Figure, 1900s. Central Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luluwa people or Luntu people, 20th century. Wood, iron, and organic material; overall: 39.3 cm (15 1/2 in.).

Figure with Incense Burner Colima 2nd century BCE-3rd century CE

Standing male figurine. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm). Date: ca. 750-600 B.C..The handmade, solid cylindrical body flares toward a concave base. His short arms cling to his sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Helmet and Breastplate for the Gioco del Ponte 17th century, with later alterations Italian This armor was made for the gioco del ponte, a mock combat held sporadically from the Middle Ages until 1807 in the center of Pisa on a bridge over the Arno River. The armor was assembled and decorated in about 1800 from obsolete parts. Its form and type are typical for gioco armors, of which many examples survive. The painted decoration, however, is extremely rare; the only other fully painted examples are a helmet and cuirass in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, acquired in Pisa in 1807. Paint analysis on the Metropolitans helmet revealed that it was entirely repainted sometime in the early twentieth century, probably when the gioco was revived in the 1930s.. Helmet and Breastplate for the Gioco del Ponte 35832

Male Figure on Stool 100 B.C.-A.D. 400 Nayarit. Male Figure on Stool 310469

Mayan ceramic figurine of a dancer, 600-900 AD Central American

Terracotta female musician ca. 600-480 B.C. Cypriot Musicians appear frequently among Cypriot limestone and terracotta sculptures. In real life, one of their major functions was to accompany dancers, ritual and secular. One of the figures plays a tambourine, the other probably a triangle. The style of the tambourine player is associated with a sanctuary at Kamelarga in Larnaca; that of the other musician probably also.. Terracotta female musician 241234

Kneeling HumanFigure

Tribal art: Standing female figure, Baule, Africa.

Pre-Columbian civilizations, Teotihuacan culture, small figurine with terracotta joints

Standing Female Figure

Relief Carving of Apollo and Artemis. Unknown 2nd-3rd century A.D.

Figure depicting a pregnant woman. Painted ceramics. Nayarit style. Protoclassic Period (100 BC-250 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Portrait Vessel in Form of Seated Man, Possibly a Hunchback Made 100 BCE-500 CE Peruvian North Coast. Ceramic and pigment . Moche

Sitting female figure of the old Maya - Precolumbian ceramic sculpture Sitting female figure of the old Maya - Precolumbian ceramic sculpture

Standing Figure 10th-5th century B.C. Olmec. Standing Figure 313004

Mother-and-Child Figurine, 1325-1521. Mexico, Aztec. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.).

Guardian Lion 1101-1200 Cambodia. Sandstone .

The National Museum of Archaelogy and Ethnology , Guatemala City (Guatemala Ciudad) , Central America.

Satyr Head, 500s BC. Italy, Etruscan, 6th Century BC. Terracotta; overall: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.).

Elderly Figure, 600-900. Mexico, Campeche, Veracruz Monumental Sculpture Type. Molded and modeled pottery with gray, tan and black paint; overall: 34.3 x 21 x 21.4 cm (13 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.).

Seated female figure, 3rd-6th century, 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (8.3 x 7 x 5.4 cm), Earthenware, Mexico, 3rd-6th century

Bes. Egypt, Late Period, 25th Dynasty, 711-657 BCE. Sculpture. Bronze

Bottle, Sleeping Figure 4th-6th century Moche. Bottle, Sleeping Figure. Moche. 4th-6th century. Ceramic, pigment. Peru. Ceramics-Containers

Seated figure of a nobleman. Ceramics. El Tajin culture (700-900 AD). Gulf Coast, Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Seated Drummer. Mexico, Colima, 200 BCE-500 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Female figure. Painted ceramic. Chupicuaro style. Late Preclassic Period (400 BC-100 AD). Western Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

Figura humana sentada (tabloide). Cerámica y oro. Cultura Quimbaya, Período de Integración (1200-1500 d. C.). Colombia. Museo de América. Madrid. España.

Limestone Geryon 2nd half of the 6th century B.C. Cypriot In Greek mythology, Geryon was a three-bodied creature who lived far away in the West with his dog, a great herd of cattle, and a herdsman. One of the labors of the hero Herakles was to fetch the cattle for King Eurystheus of Tiryns (see the relief 74.51.2853). The sculptor here has dealt summarily but efficiently with Geryon's arms and legs. The major emphasis is on the decoration of the garment and shields. The skirt of the tunic shows a roughly heraldic scene of two men with large swords battling two rampant lions. The figure may be Herakles performing the feat that gained him the lionskin. The leftmost shield depicts Perseus, accompanied by Athena, beheading the Gorgon Medusa. On the central shield, Herakles carries away one of the Kerkopes while another attacks him. The right shield, now much damaged, shows Herakles shooting a centaur. One wonders whether Herakles the archer (74.51.2500) was taking aim at this Geryon.. Lime

Rakshasa, 925-950. Cambodia, Koh Ker style, 2nd quarter 10th Century. Sandstone; overall: 69.8 x 45.8 cm (27 1/2 x 18 1/16 in.).

Standing Female Figure. Tlatilco, Preclassic period; Tlapacoya, Valley of Mexico, Mexico. Date: 1200 BC-600 BC. Dimensions: 19.1 × 8.6 cm (7 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: Central Mexico. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Mayan priest holding a knife and a fan. Earthenware, Maya, Mexico 600-900 AD

Shrine (Iphri) 19th century Ijo peoples Personal shrines, known as ifiri in Ijo culture, are widespread in southern Nigeria. Such sculptures, dedicated to an individual's power, skill, and aggressiveness, are placed in screenlike fashion, accompanied by freestanding figures, on private altars. Fierce animal imagery is often emphasized, as in the sharp fangs and powerful open jaws of the beast shown here, which fuses elephant and leopard traits. Such attributes relate to the pursuit of warfare and commerce by Ijo men. The human figure seated above the animal represents the shrine's owner holding a cup for pouring libations and a fan, a symbol of his wealth and status.. Shrine (Iphri) 310065

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Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano109. 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 a

Crouching Warrior Bearing Weapon and Shield. Mexico, Jalisco, Jalisco, 200 BCE-400 CE. Ceramics. Slip-painted ceramic

Standing Female Clay Figure. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Female Figure Vessel 1200-1500 Nayarit Between the third century B.C. and second century A.D., the people in the west Mexican state of Colima buried their honored dead with sculptural ceramic vessels in the form of human and animal figures. In the same region in later centuries, ceremonial vessels were given simpler form with a strong emphasis on polychrome surface decoration. This pair of male and female figure vessels, said to have come from the site of El Chanal in Colima, combines the early with the later tradition. Both vessels have large flared openings in back of their necks. From humplike protuberances on their backs project long-tapering spouts. The surfaces are covered with red slip and embellished with detailed red-on-cream designs. The flat, square faces with hatchet noses appear masklike and bear different motifs, while the crescent headdresses with horns are identical. The female figure holds a child that looks up to her, and has legs that wrap around her waist.. Female F

State Historical Museum, Stone statue from the Inner Tien Shan, VII, IX centuries, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

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Warrior Figurine with Shield, 600-900. Mexico, Classic Maya, Jaina style. Molded and modeled pottery with traces of pigment; overall: 17.3 x 9.2 x 7.9 cm (6 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.).

Mask 1st century B.C.-A.D. 4th century Tolita-Tumaco Ceramic masks are known from many parts of the Precolumbian world, and the current example is characteristic of a type found in the hot, humid coastal region of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia. The almost impish face has wide eyes with pupils gazing left. The nostrils are flared and the cheeks puffed, and deep grooves lend the face vitality and volume. Holes in the modeled earlobes and one in the septum once held ornaments, perhaps of gold. On the forehead is an unusual raised, coffeebean-shaped ornament. White pigment is present in the eyes, while the rest of the face is covered with traces of a yellow pigment. Two holes at the top of the forehead suggest that the mask was suspended or attached to a wearer.. Mask 313565

anthropomorphic clay figure, Nova Nadezhda, Haskovo region, Chalcolithic, fifth millennium BC, Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria, Europe.

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