Antique Effigy

Casa Grande effigy turkey bowl. With head, tail, wings, and geometric designs. 10" head to tail, 6"D x 5 1/2"H Casas Grandes (Spanish for “Great Houses” also known as Paquime) is a ...

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.

Native American, Sioux, Set, Pipe, Effigy

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

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.

A hollow-modelled earthenware body forms the substantial, rounded core of this stylised camelid effigy, finished with a circular aperture cut into the upper spine.

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...

Rare unfinished Medieval head of a knight, likely from a tomb effigy, English, 14th century A.D. (or earlier) Oolitic limestone 37.5 cm high 19 cm wide Provenance: Recovered duri...

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.

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 ...

Two bronze medallions commemorating the royal visit to the Azores: the first with a relief decoration 'Royal Effigy' and the inscription 'D. Carlos I King of Portugal visits the Azor...

Pre Columbian Taíno Effigy Vessel Greater Antilles (Hispaniola or Puerto Rico), c. 1000–1500 CE Taíno Stone Pestle A Taíno stone pestle, carved in green-brown stone with a simple,...

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,...

A Large Antique Chinese Carved Timber Figure of Guanyin Riding an Elephant Description: Enlivened with polychrome application, the bodhisattva seated in 'rajalilasana' astride a rec...

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...

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

The lower image shows a stone tomb chest on a molded base with corner columns and two carved shields, one with a castle and one with crossed swords and a cross, and on the lid a recu...

this rare early 19th century Caucasian rug highlights a powerful and rhythmic composition featuring a vertical sequence of four large steppedLesghi star medallions set within a satur...

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

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

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.

The costumes in the book were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies and illuminated manuscripts. The first image on offer here closely corresponds to the book’s plate depictin...

From Pictorum aliquot celebrium praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris effigies Signed within the image at lower left: Cum priv.

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

The effigy carved from limestone or pipe stone in the round with substantial surface encrustation and patina appropriate to its great age.