Primitive Head Figure From the Pre-Columbian Period Made of Stone

19th Century (Meiji Period) Japanese bronze vase. It is realistically cast as a gnarled pine tree trunk with vines growing around it.  

Presenting an extraordinary 18th-century Italian carved wood and polychromed figure, capturing the tender image of baby Jesus in a standing posture, gracefully perched upon an intric...

This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine. Earthenware figurines like this were made in great abundance throughout Mesoamerican history, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events across Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, or coiffure, and ear spools...

Hand Carved Wooden Head Sculpture of a Mythical Animal Head covered with raw earth afrian clay and glass eyes Striking carved tusks