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Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
discover about these people and their artefacts. Scollars are still debating the function of marble idols
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool features. It comes from
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Objects
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Modern Gilded Ceramic Bull Sculpture
Located in San Carlos, CA
and fertility, has made it an essential idol for many ancient cultures."
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abissus Abissum Invocat - Original Mixed Media by Alberto Sordi - 2005
Located in Roma, IT
Swabia, Kierkegaard, Pascal, medieval knights and more. In the background, the destruction of idols
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
H 18.12 in W 16.93 in D 0.4 in
Nude, Figurative, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media
Nude, Figurative, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media
Nude, Figurative, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media
Nude Woman, Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper by Sanatan Dinda "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Pastel
H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
Nude Woman, Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Conté
Nude Woman, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 36 in W 28 in D 1 in
Nude Woman, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 36 in W 28 in D 1 in
Nude Woman, Pastel on Paper by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
H 28 in W 36 in D 1 in
Yugpurush, Buddha, Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Conté
Yugpurush, Buddha, Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper, by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Pastel, Mixed Media
Yugpurush, Buddha, Conte & Dry Pastel on Paper, by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Pastel, Mixed Media
Lost Parampara, Figurative, Oil on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist-In Stock
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places taught him
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yugpurush, Buddha, Acrylic on Canvas, Pink, Black by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yugpurush, Buddha, Mixed Media on Paper, Red Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Charcoal, Acrylic
Nude Woman, Conte on Paper, Brown, Black, Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté
Nude Woman, Conte on Paper, Brown by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté
Ganesha, God, Conte & Pastel on Paper, Red, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Pastel
Ganesha, Indian God, Pastel on Paper, Mauve Pink, Red by Indian Artist"In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Conté
Yug-Purush, Buddha, Enlightened Man, Acrylic by Indian Visual Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places taught him
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yugpurush, Buddha, enlightened Man, Acrylic, Brown by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places taught him
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
LADY 01, Indian, Red, White Sari, Acrylic Painting by Indian Artist "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely bathing places
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (Miniature Father III)
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Untitled (Miniature Father II)
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Nude Boy
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Glaze
Balloon
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Glaze
Friday Afternoon
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Palm Sunday Game
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Stupid God
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Chaos
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
The Sausage has Awoken
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Olympic Hair
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Glaze
Heathen Trophy
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware, Glaze
A Game of Basketball in Athens Apartment
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
Ancient South Arabian Limestone Abstract Female Idol
Located in London, GB
wide-ranging ancient trade network, pre-Islamic South Arabia derived its vast wealth from two of the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Limestone
Set of Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptors
Located in Vosselaar, BE
function of marble idols found in the Bactria-Margiana complex. All tough some think they are weights to
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antiquities
Materials
Marble
Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique Indian stone carving depicting Shiva, was likely once part of a large ancient altar idol
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian International Style Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Yeogopurush, Oil Painting, Grey, Black, White, Blue by Sanatan Dinda "In Stock"
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the ancient river, the lonely
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yugpurush, Buddha, Acrylic on Canvas, Brown, Pink, Contemporary Artist“In Stock”
By Sanatan Dinda
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Kumartuli, the squalor and the dirt, the refinement and nuances of a traditional craft of idol-making, the
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Collection of Bactrian Marble 'Column Idols' 3000 BC
Located in London, GB
Collection of six ancient Bactrian 'column idols'.
Tapering cylindrical forms of varying
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Religious Items
Untitled (Miniature Father I)
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Viking Collection
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
work questions the intersection of patriarchy, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Paper
Free Time at Track and Field Practice
By Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Located in New York, NY
, masculinity, ancestry, and symbols and religious idols from ancient history, with an emphasis on combining the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Materials
Graphite, Ink, Paper, Watercolor
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Ancient Idol For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact ancient idol you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as an abstract version. If you’re looking for an ancient idol from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding an ancient idol to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, gold and more. There have been many interesting ancient idol examples over the years, but those made by Sanatan Dinda, Guðmundur Thoroddsen, Giorgio Tentolini, Peter Olson and Affortunato Gory are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paper, paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.
How Much is a Ancient Idol?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an ancient idol in our inventory may begin at $175 and can go as high as $150,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,207.