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A pair of Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Marble Base Sphinxes Bookends
A pair of Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Marble Base Sphinxes Bookends

A pair of Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Marble Base Sphinxes Bookends

$2,800Sale Price / set|43% Off

H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 3.94 in

A pair of Art Deco Gilt Bronze and Marble Base Sphinxes Bookends

Located in CABA, AR

feature majestic sphinxes, mythical creatures with the body of a lion and the head of a human, symbolizing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.
Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.

$2,151

H 5.52 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Flemish mortar. Bronze. 17th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

protomes (heads with mustaches and non-human features) and a band with different elements in the lower part

Category

Antique 17th Century European Baroque Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Artefact from the Maghreb Sculptured Torso Figure
Artefact from the Maghreb Sculptured Torso Figure

Artefact from the Maghreb Sculptured Torso Figure

$13,862

H 6.7 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in

Artefact from the Maghreb Sculptured Torso Figure

Located in Scorton, GB

A human torso (lacking head) carved from a limestone [yet to be determined]; the enigmatic whole

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malian Prehistoric Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone

Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century
Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century

Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century

$21,992Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.78 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in

Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

vertical acanthus leaves which sprout from the astragal and fill the space between the human heads which

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria

African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria

Located in San Francisco, CA

Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

THALASSO 4 - Abstract Figurative Mint Green Painting on Canvas
THALASSO 4 - Abstract Figurative Mint Green Painting on Canvas

THALASSO 4 - Abstract Figurative Mint Green Painting on Canvas

By Chloe York

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

biology. Chloe’s work is flat and linear and always begins with a human head and shoulders. She call's the

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Speak Up
Speak Up

Bright TohSpeak Up, 2023

$2,800

H 39.4 in W 31.5 in D 1 in

Speak Up

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In "Speak Up," Bright Toh employs unconventional imagery by merging the head of a cow with a human

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Couple. Porcelain vases 2 x h 9 cm
Couple. Porcelain vases 2 x h 9 cm

Ilona RomuleCouple. Porcelain vases 2 x h 9 cm

$458Sale Price|20% Off

H 3.55 in W 4.73 in D 1.97 in

Couple. Porcelain vases 2 x h 9 cm

By Ilona Romule

Located in Riga, LV

Unique vases in the shape of human heads made from the finest porcelain by Ilona Romule, leading

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Inside on Papers
Inside on Papers

Bright TohInside on Papers, 2022

$4,300

H 35.4 in W 27.5 in D 1 in

Inside on Papers

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

head symbolizes the impact that human actions have on the natural world and the importance of taking

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century
Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century

Opon Igede Ifa - Divination Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Early 20th Century

By Yoruba People

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

divination bowl emulates the form of a human head. The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn State

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Paul Day (b. 1967) Portrait Plaster Bust of Male
Paul Day (b. 1967) Portrait Plaster Bust of Male

Paul Day (b. 1967) Portrait Plaster Bust of Male

$3,708

H 16.15 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in

Paul Day (b. 1967) Portrait Plaster Bust of Male

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

sculptors in Britain today. His series of human heads are recognised by the reflections carved into the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Busts

Materials

Plaster

Untitled

Roberto FabeloUntitled, 1994

$25,000

H 22 in W 30 in

Untitled

Located in Miami, FL

group of human-headed cockroaches can be found climbing one of the walls of the Havana Fine Arts Museum

Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930

Art Deco Silvered Bronze Bust Sculpture of a Woman / France, 1930

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

sculpture of a stylized human head, mounted on a black oval marble base. The head is tilted downward, and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Hand-Carved Stone Sphinx Plaque
Antique Hand-Carved Stone Sphinx Plaque

Antique Hand-Carved Stone Sphinx Plaque

$11,473

H 17.92 in W 15.16 in D 7.09 in

Antique Hand-Carved Stone Sphinx Plaque

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

This antique stone plaque is a fragment from history. With the head of human, the body of a lion

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Mounted Objects

Materials

Sandstone, Steel

15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy
15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy

15th or 16th Century Marble Gargoyle Fountain Spout from Arezzo, Italy

Located in Dallas, TX

with grotesque visages. However, the phrase has a deeper meaning, encompassing any carved head (animal

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Fountains

Materials

Marble

Ex Libris  - Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
Ex Libris  - Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

Ex Libris - Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

are two images with the same print: A human head that comes out of an open book, one with colors that

Category

Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble French Mantle Clock
Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble French Mantle Clock

Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble French Mantle Clock

$5,600

H 19.75 in W 18.5 in D 7.25 in

Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble French Mantle Clock

By Mermod Jaccard & Co.

Located in Bronx, NY

This wonderful 1920s Egyptian Revival clock is surmounted with an Assyrian style lamassau (human

Category

Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)
Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)

Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)

$600

H 14.5 in W 10 in D 1.75 in

Arcimboldo by Roland Barthes (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

text is in English. Arcimboldo has become best known for his portraits of human heads made up from

Category

Antique 16th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura
Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura

Disegno del Doni; Partito in più ragionamenti, ..scoltura e pittura

Located in Middletown, NY

human head, and also gives advice on dealing with patronage. At the end Doni has appended several of his

Category

Antique 16th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique Casted Bronze Cow Bell Made in Switzerland, ca. 1930
Antique Casted Bronze Cow Bell Made in Switzerland, ca. 1930

Antique Casted Bronze Cow Bell Made in Switzerland, ca. 1930

Located in Berghuelen, DE

features high relief motifs of farm animals, human heads and foliages. The bell comes with its original

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846
Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846

Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846

$3,167

H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Bronze Mortar with Inscription, Spain, 1846

Located in Madrid, ES

the Municipal Archive-Museum of Calella (with inscription, ribs and human heads as handles), a large

Category

Antique 1840s Spanish Neoclassical Scientific Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century.
Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century.

Pair of Vintage Thai Bencharong Lidded Jars, 20th century.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

. Four Norasingh (mythical forest-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the

Category

20th Century Thai Other Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

16th Century Italy Ligurian Carved Oak and Chestnut Credenza Bambocci Sideboard
16th Century Italy Ligurian Carved Oak and Chestnut Credenza Bambocci Sideboard

16th Century Italy Ligurian Carved Oak and Chestnut Credenza Bambocci Sideboard

Located in Vigonza, Padua

are the Bambocci: Decorative element in human form (putto, head) carved with a strong relief or all

Category

Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Credenzas

Materials

Chestnut, Oak

"Sombra" Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Number 1/6
"Sombra" Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Number 1/6

"Sombra" Bronze Sculpture by Antonio Kieff Grediaga, Number 1/6

By Antonio Kieff, Grediaga Kieff

Located in Los Angeles, CA

bronze and features a unique, square-shaped head atop a strikingly detailed human form. The sculpture

Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.
Antique Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.

Antique Chinese Porcelain Bencharong Bowl for the Thai Market, 18th century.

Located in Point Richmond, CA

-dwelling semi-deity with a human head, torso, and arms but with the hind-quarters of a lion and the tail

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Owl
Owl

Ted GallOwl

$4,800

H 13 in W 4 in D 5 in

Owl

By Ted Gall

Located in Santa Monica, CA

extensive selection of heads with a variety of human and animal masks. Inside each head an elaborate and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Sculpture wooden Buddha Mun from Thailand 19th century
Antique Sculpture wooden Buddha Mun from Thailand 19th century

Antique Sculpture wooden Buddha Mun from Thailand 19th century

$2,396Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.9 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in

Antique Sculpture wooden Buddha Mun from Thailand 19th century

Located in Milano, IT

distinctive geometry to its form, a divine design that defies ordinary human proportions. The head, a symbol

Category

Antique 1880s Thai Anglo-Indian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Obelisk 01 Clothing Stand by Sing Chan
Obelisk 01 Clothing Stand by Sing Chan

Obelisk 01 Clothing Stand by Sing Chan

$8,533 / item

H 74.81 in Dm 14.18 in

Obelisk 01 Clothing Stand by Sing Chan

Located in Geneve, CH

behind the bird head and human body, symbolizes the sun, and this distinctive image is the image source

Category

2010s Chinese Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Stainless Steel

China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou
China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou

China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou

$4,025Sale Price / set|30% Off

H 11.25 in W 5.75 in D 4.25 in

China 618-907 AD Tang Dynasty Pair Of Polychromate Earth Spirits Zhenmushou

Located in Miami, FL

spirits usually appear in pairs, one with a human head and the other with a lion head. Their supernatural

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

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Head Human For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal head human for your home. A head human — often made from wood, ceramic and metal — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a head human — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each head human bearing Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made head human over the years, but those crafted by Sunil Das, Dale Dunning and Alexandru Rădvan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Head Human?

Prices for a head human start at $110 and top out at $15,000 with the average selling for $1,100.