Antique Idols

Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom.

This extremely well-preserved, stylised Cypriot plank idol is an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus.

Bactrian large stone aniconic idol figure, a latge ritual object with unknown usage from a culture that had no written language.

A Bactrian biconvex stone idol. Alongside column and figurative idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.

Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top.

Simulacro Di Diana is an original print realized by Giovanni Folo After Agostino Tofanelli. Original etching on copper. Hand-colored on black ink background. Designed by Agostino To...

Simular idols are known all over the world since neolithic times.

From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool f...

The scene vividly portrays Javanese worshippers kneeling before an elaborate idol within a temple near Bantam (Banten), Java’s key trading port during the early Dutch voyages to the ...

Antique print titled 'Monumens de Sculpture et Idoles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of monuments of sculptures and idols found in the Krasnoyarsk megaliths.

Idols of Campeche, Yucatán, and Tabasco in Early Colonial Imagination This dramatic 18th-century copperplate engraving, dated 1723, depicts the so-called idols and ritual scenes ass...

Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol.

Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati.

The figure appears reclining in an informal, relaxed position, leaning on a structural support in the form of an archaic-looking female idol, similar to the model of Hecate Epipyrgid...

'Mode degl' Indiani in Mechoacan' / 'Idoli del Messico'' Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, publishe...

In this work we can admire the biblical scene of Rachel intent on hiding the idols taken from her father Laban, shortly before fleeing with her husband Jacob.

The God of Wind. Both idols are key to Virginian culture. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et costumes Religieuses (..)'.

Usually depicted as an elderly man, Solomon is shown here with more youthful features, incensing a golden idol with a censer, surrounded by various female figures.

Image 1. Kiwasa: This Idol is placed in the temple of the town of Secotam, as the keeper of the king's dead corpses.

Pagoda and idols from the village of Likiliki, New Ireland.

Antique print titled 'Représentation d'Idoles du Temple d'Ablaikit et caractères Mongoles'.

This scarse original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Naaukeurige beschryving der godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt.', a Dutch ...

No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth.

Aniconic stone weight, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor These egg-shaped marble sculptures are mysterious in function, thought variously to be counter-weights or perhaps ritual i...

Aniconic variegated stone column, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor This is a classic columnar stone piece from the ancient culture referred to as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeologi...

Pottery art in India has a long-standing tradition, often utilized for religious idols and ceremonial purposes, blending utility with spiritual expression.

The reverse presents a sacrificial or votive scene centred on a small pedestal shrine, with draped and helmeted figures gathered around a winged cult idol, a standing female figure h...

The entry lists ‘two wooden carved Sumatra Idols, male and female’ and with watercolour drawings of both showing two views.

The incised geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC) – also seen in the celebrated Plank Idols of the same period – and has become synonymous w...

Original antique movie poster for a black and white silent drama film - Where Lights Are Low / Kineskvarterets Mysterier (The Mysteries of Chinatown) - directed by Colin Campbell and...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

The first engraving, Morai du Roi (Royal Morai), illustrates a Hawaiian heiau or temple enclosure containing carved wooden idols, sacred structures, and ceremonial platforms.

The incised geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC) – paralleled in the famed Plank Idols of the same period – and has become synonymous with ...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

It is simultaneously a god, an idol and a warrior. It comes from the renowned collection of mineralogist Richard Berger, who was the source of almost all Fontainebleau concretions ...

His paintings typically featured oriental idols, pottery and glassware, all glowing duskily as if illuminated by candlelight.

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...

For example, his renowned mineral collection, which included the present piece, was home to the famed 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye’ Diamond, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The simple banding and geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC), – paralleled in the famed Plank Idols of the same period – and has become syno...

The value is further enhanced by the iconographic richness of the motifs, such as the Bacchus idol with a vine, detailed faces of angels (cherubs and putti), and lush acanthus flouri...

From Robertson’s account and that of other British visitors to Kafiristan before the Muslim conquest, it was evident that the people worshipped one god known as ‘Imra’, along with id...

Antique Chinese Temple & Pagoda Engraving — Chatelain, 1719 This important early 18th-century copperplate engraving titled “Description d'un des plus fameux temples des Chinois, ave...

Dressed in a richly adorned costume with flowing fabrics and golden jewelry, she dances before a monumental, shadowy idol — evoking the orientalist fantasies so prevalent in fin-de-s...

The gathering appears both celebratory and solemn, with rhythmic gestures and offerings made to the idols placed at the heart of the scene. Behind the main group, a procession of is...

Procession of Deities Through the Countryside – Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806 This detailed antique engraving depicts a ceremonial procession titled “Chasse des Dieux dans les Camp...

Made by Renel, a well known French artisan workshop that created pieces later for Jean Desses in Paris, It exudes high French Art Deco glamour , reminiscent of the publicity photos o...

Central to the scene is Gideon himself, often portrayed wielding an axe, as he destroys the idol of Asherah. The vibrant colors of the handtufted piece bring the narrative to life, s...

Antique print titled 'Grotte remplie d'Idoles'. Copper engraving of the cave filled with idols on the banks of the Yenisei river.

Plate 2: Figure 5: 'Yxora ...' (The idol Yxora or Vedan / Bed / Beth of the Brahmans, an idol with 4 heads, 4 hands and 2 feet.

Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) 16. Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) 17. Gourami (Osphronemidae species) 18.

This figure probably represents an idol or a female deity. This very schematic representation can be compared to several statue-menhirs discovered in southern Brittany, France.

Weighing 6.74 kgs, its robust yet finely detailed construction reflects the durability required for chariots that traversed festival routes, carrying sacred idols amid vibrant celebr...

Illustrated are a feather ornament, a ring, a bracelet, headdresses, a shell necklace, a plaited straw belt, a Vaquois-leaf hat, a container for lime associated with the fruit of Mel...

Impresive corn stalk paste sculpture of our Lady of Guadalupe, found in wester México, circa 1900 Since pre-Cortés times, the purepechas recreated their idols in figures made from s...

It illustrates various aspects of their life, from the preparation of cassava and coffee to their dwellings, costumes, and idols. An image of a sugar mill points to the colonial econ...

Apart from beautiful metal objects a lot of stone cups, chalices and idols were discovered. This example has no signs of mechanical tools, a subtle incrustation enhancing the alabast...