Acephalous Female Figurine in a Fishnet Dress
Statuette of woman
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 10.1 cm (4 in.)
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Statuette of a headless woman
Grey ivory statuette of a headless woman. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991-1803 BC. Now in the Louvre.
HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA STATUETTE OF A DANCING WOMAN, Her left leg advancing, her left hand pressed against her hip beneath the fabric of her billowing garment, and her right hand gathering the fabric to keep her from tripping. Remains of white slip over all. 3rd Century BC H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) > royalathena.com
ROMAN LARGE TERRACOTTA APHRODITE GENETRIX Wrapped loosely in a himation; her upraised right hand lifts a corner of it which hangs down the back; on an integrally molded pedestal with a relief of a thiasos, with a satyr and flautist on the front. 1st 1/2 of the 1st Century AD H. 17 7/8 in. (45.5 cm.) > royalathena.com
A ROMAN AGATE CAMEO DEPICTING VENUS VICTRIX CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1½ in. (4.1 cm) high
The oval stone with two layers, white over dark brown, with the standing figure of Venus Victrix, nude but for a mantle draped around her waist, leaning on a column, holding a plumed helmet in her right hand, and spear in her left, in front a shield.
Priestess Rannai
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1479–1425 B. C.
Rannai, the priestess (singer) of the god Amon originate from tomb No. 345 located in the ancient Egyptian necropolis for nobility Sheikh Abd el-Qurna on the western bank of Thebes. According to the inscriptions, both
Made from the precious ebony wood.
Egyptian terracotta squatting Baubo
1st Century BCE/CE
Alexandria ca.
Legs drawn up and partially draped, hands raised up palms forward; wearing jewelry and an elaborate coiffure.
Phoenician Votive Figure
Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC
Dimensions: 15″ (38.1cm) high
Medium: Terracotta
Origin: Lebanon
This outstandingly beautiful and well-preserved ceramic sculpture is a votive figure from the middle of the first millennium BC, and represents a Phoenician deity. It depicts a goddess standing on an integral base, which bears an offerings bowl (partly obscured by calcareous concretions), her right hand raised and her left hand at her throat. However, it is the quality of the artistry and the almost miraculous preservation which makes this sculpture so remarkable, for most of the details that can be seen here have been eroded in other examples. The face is exceptional, carved with a serene expression and a half smile, with lidded eyes, a long nose and rounded cheeks.
The Venus of Die Rote von Mauern
Die Rote von Mauern is a venus statuette in limestone, 27 000 years old, covered with red ochre when found at the Weinberghöhlen caves near Mauern, Bavaria. Lothar Zotz, on 24th August 1948, found the 72 mm tall limestone venus figure on the outer slope between cavities two and three of the Weinberghöhlen.
Egyptian Figurine
Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty 12–18 1550 B.C.
Limestone
H. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); W. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)
Cameo of Lucretia
Bohemian
Bohemia, Czech Republic (Place Created)
1600 AD
Chalcedony
5.1 cm (2 in.)
Aurora in a chariot drawn by two horses.
Roman art
Period: 100AD
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