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What is a figurative sculpture?
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A figurative, or representational, sculpture depicts a recognizable person or object.
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Ancient Egyptian Stele of Heres
Located in London, GB
WOODEN STELE OF HERES-IB, DAUGHTER OF PADI-AMUN, SON OF HOR
Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty 22, ca. 945-900 BC.
Egypt, Thebes
25 x 22.5 x 2 cm
Without base: 15.3 cm
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Co...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Sculpture Representing a Fragment of the Bust of Apollo.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing a fragment of the bust of Apollo.
Sculpture in resin and plaster, metal base, representing a fragment of a bust of Apollo, Greco/Roman style.
H: 63cm, W: 32cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Greco Roman Busts
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Meteorite Crystal Pallasite
Located in London, GB
IMILAC METEORITE
Stony-iron, Pallasite - PMG
Circa 4.5 billion y/o
Height: 25 cm
Weight: 372 g
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Discovered in the Atacama Desert, Chile, in 1822.
A complete cross section...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chilean Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Organic Ceramic Vessel, Kawa Large Vessel 05, Sculptural, Abstract, Porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Series Large Vessel 05
Oversized white ceramic vessel with textured porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. Made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds, a...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Collection of 8 plaster Model heads by Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952).
Located in Leuven , BE
Collection of 9 plaster Model heads by Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952).
Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels). Sculptor–painter. Took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, contin...
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20th Century Belgian Busts
Materials
Plaster
Pair Modern Tole Polychromed Life Size Sculptures of Potted Palm Trees
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Modern Tole Polychromed Life-Size Sculptures of Potted Palm Trees
Late 20th Century
This striking pair of life-size tole palm tree sculptures offers a stunning blend of m...
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
