Antique Effigy

A Colima shark effigy vessel. Mexico. 1st Century BC - 2nd Century AD.

Ramos polychrome style pottery effigy vessel in the form of a human with a bulbous body, anthropomorphic head, low relief eyes, nose and slit mouth.

Northeast carved effigy cane with otter head. Patina plus. Ex John Behnken.

The majority of known carved effigy stones come from the Mimbres or Hohokam or Casas cultures.

Native American, Sioux, Set, Pipe, Effigy

English Templaria is scarce, let alone an effigy of the human and weaponry behind the typical Templar imagery.

A youth effigy in bronze with black patina. Paris, late 1920s.

An interesting and rather unusual indigenous native North or Central/South American (Mesoamerican) primitive stone carved (steatite or soapstone) mythical creature figure. We are no...

A Native American Human Effigy female statue, Holliston Mills Site, Tennessee , sandstone, circa 1000 AD Dimensions: 11.75 inches tall and 3.75 inches width 5.75 diameter All stone...

This ancient hand carved stone human effigy “Kachina” figure was collected in 1970 on a private ranch in the Farmington, New Mexico area It dates to 1500 AD or earlier The effigy c...

Title: "Heraldic Harmony: Shields and Effigies of Medieval Nobility" Description: This print is a compelling illustration of medieval heraldry and armament.

Pre Columbian Taíno Effigy Vessel Greater Antilles (Hispaniola or Puerto Rico), c. 1000–1500 CE Hand-built ceramic vessel featuring a sculpted anthropomorphic figures applied to the...

Ottomanorum Principum Effigies – Complete Ottoman Rulers Table, Rome c.1700 This impressive and complete multi-sheet engraving set titled “Ottomanorum Principum Effigies” presents a...

The effigy carved from a heavy boulder in the round with substantial patina and surface encrustation appropriate to its great age.

China, a carving of a canine “Pug”, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 CE Dimensions: 38 cm, 15” High Photographs taken indoors and out of doors for your viewing pleasure. The hand carved...

Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray.

Column with effigy of Kubhla Khan on top of turnstile from Pioneer Point Farm, the John J.

Early American Pre-Historic Human Effigy Stone Paint Pallet, Anasazi culture 900 AD All stone carvings from America's Prehistoric southwest are scarce.

Japan, an old early 20th century hand-carved stone image of a "Joyfuil Ebisu" one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 192...

Antique Chinese Hetian white jade carved sheep effigy on a hardwood stand. The "Density is 81.5 g / 26.5 cm³ = 3.07 g/cm³."

Tomb of King Edward IV – Engraving of Vault & Effigy, St George’s Chapel, 1790 This rare and atmospheric antique engraving captures the tomb and burial vault of King Edward IV in St...

Japan, an old early 20th century tall hand-carved stone image of Ebisu one of Japan's seven lucky gods signifying prosperity, good business, and patron of fishermen, circa 1920. He ...

Dimensions: 4.5 inches high and 6.5 inches length All stone effigy carvings from Native America and particularly Nothwest coast are scarce.

Cadran featuring the effigy of Louis XIV's bust in profile. Very good condition, movement works.

His talent attracted him many commissions from amateurs who wished to keep effigies of their pets or decorate the gardens and parks of their homes.

Occasionally, these cedar-wood sculptures were larger than life-size, but their shape was always simple and conventionalised, with the effigies of male ancestors given turbans. ...

Constructed of patinated bronze , the effigy of Napoleon lies on a platform below the architectural lid which has a tricorn hat upon a cushion.

This coin, in particular, was minted in the Greek colony of Massalia, a city that corresponds to today's Marseille: these coins usually featured the iconography of Artemis or Apollo,...

Figures like this are sometimes linked to domestic ritual use — possibly household effigies or offering bearers. Size 29 x 15 cm Condition: original archaeological eroded patina wea...

This set of hand-carved wooden tribal figures once served as traditional molds for creating papier-mâché effigies used in ceremonial practices in Myanmar. Each mold is shaped with ex...

In Spanish costume, this effigy is nevertheless fully in line with the French tradition of ceremonial portraiture, also testifying to the renewal that Rigaud had brought about, parti...

Carrara Marble sculpture representing a romantic young girl with a jug leaning on a pilaster carved with the effigy of a Sphinx. Italian work signed Dante Zoi from Florence. 19th cen...

In the work, Elisabeth, Queen of Thuringia who lived in the 13th century and was known for her works of charity, is depicted in the act of giving alms to the needy. Our little effig...

The figures are depicted in richly colored garments based on authentic medieval sources, including illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, paintings, tomb effigies, and historical monume...

It extended to all kinds of techniques: painting, sculpture, medal making, miniatures, watercolor, drawing, etching, lithography, photography… Moreover, the influence of photography ...

The tomb is shown in remarkable detail, including the Gothic architectural structure supporting the effigy. Notably, the engraving records the effigy in its damaged state during the ...

The portrait we present to you shows the effigy of a vigorous high-ranking male figure in armor, in the most typical Renaissance pose, half-length and taken in profile, with his face...

The Latin writer Suetonius with his work 'De vita Caesarum' (and in particular with his tradition in the vernacular of 1543, edited by the Florentine scholar Paolo del Rosso) inspire...

Voet flaunted in his portraits a peculiar softness and grace in the rendering of the complexions, a subtle voluptuousness in the description of the lips, entrusted to small brushstro...

A solid bronze sculpture depicting one of the main deities of the Egyptian pantheon, the god Osiris. His effigy is upright, in a rigid position. It has a spike at the bottom to suppo...

Commonly described as a Gothic targe or heater-shaped shield, it appears frequently in French and Italian sigillography, funerary monuments, and architectural decoration of the perio...

Racinet created these plates as educational and decorative studies, drawing inspiration from illuminated manuscripts, cathedral sculpture, mosaics, tomb effigies, and medieval miniat...

The oxen that pull it carry an effigy with the virgin Mary. This artwork is shipped from Italy.

Without taking into account, obviously, large royal effigies, whether they were images of pharaohs or gods, provided by monarchs as a sign of devotion in temples or as public sculptu...

Set against a dark green background creating an undifferentiated, depthless space reminiscent of Holbein’s antique effigies, the model appears to borrow her pose from traditional Ita...

The series depicts the tombs and effigies of English medieval royalty, including King Edward III, Edward the Black Prince, and related royal monuments in Westminster Abbey and Canter...

A hand-carved effigy of mother and child from the Dayak tribe in Borneo, mounted on a black metal stand.

He explained a vague memory of floating but did not want to imagine an angel had carried him so he declared a swan had brought him to explain being surrounded by feathers. The figur...

Removed from its original cultic context, this sculpture now stands as a testament to the melancholic beauty of the effigy—a singular work that, transcending time and space, embodies...

Then comes the oval medal with the profile effigy of Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Battista Mastai-Ferretti 1752-1878), and on the reverse, Saints Peter and Paul with the Holy Spirit.

It was the moment when the effigies of the ancestors began to be realistic, moving away from the Greek naturalist model.

Voet, famous for his effigies of the Roman and Parisian aristocracy, marked his era with a subtle and luminous style: soft complexions, meticulous textures, and expressions of great ...

The painting, given its stylistic features, is in our opinion a work attributable to Domenico Parodi, one of the best Italian portrait painters between the end of the 17th century an...

This beautiful and interesting mirror with closed pares is made of mirrors and repoussé copper decorated with garlands of Ffowers and topped with the effigy of the Sun King. This is...

All attendees were encouraged to use Spitalfields silk in their costumes and the theme was the medieval period, the King and Queen basing their costumes on the effigies of Queen Phil...

As for the monumental effigy the artist is working on here, it is a full-length representation of Shakespeare, which does not appear to have been commissioned by the public.

Brass rubbing is a technique to copy monumental brasses, which are engraved metal effigies or plaques laid on tombs in churches. Stunning large rubbing of Sir Thomas He has been mad...