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Female figure, 10th-6th cent. BCE Chupícuaro, Guanajuato Terracotta 31 cm (height) Source
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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Wrestlers, 1913/1965 Carved in plaster relief in 1914; cast in herculite resin in June 1965 28½ x 36½ in. (72.4 x 92.7 cm.)  Source
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sadighgallery: African. Bambuti Tribe. Dark brown terracotta female fertility figure with scarification to the entire face, extended stomach, thick coil collars around the neck, wrists and ankle, open narrow eyes, puffed cheeks and protruding lips, feathers as hair. Earthen patina. Early 1900’s AD (8” x 5”)
15 ♥
sadighgallery: Ancient Egyptian, carved black limestone statue of Bes, the Egyptian bandy-legged, dwarf deity with a lion’s ears, mane, and tail. Bes is usually depicted as a bearded, savage-looking, yet comical figure, believed to guard against evil spirits and misfortune. Dirt patina. Ptolemaic. 305-30 BC (8” x 3” x 2 ½”).
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ancientart: Aztec sculpture of Mictlantecuhtli. Artifact description via the Field Museum: This statue depicts Mictlantecuhtli’s liver falling from his chest; the Aztecs believed that a person’s liver housed his passion, much like today’s society associates the heart with passion. The holes in Mictlantecuhtli’s head would have been filled with curly hair, which represented chaos to the Aztecs. Courtesy & currently located at Templo Mayor, Mexico. Photo taken by feanor0
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koerperlich: Venus of Laussel1.5 foot high limestone bas-reliefAssociated with the Gravettian Upper Paleolithic culture (approximately 25,000 years old)
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Royal Hand Egypt, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Limestone, paint h. 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in); w. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in); d. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in) Source
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Pair of Clappers Egyptian, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Hippopotamus ivory l. 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in) Source
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