Acephalous Female Figurine in a Fishnet Dress
Bronze statuette of Goddess Artemis
Greek. Archaic Period, c. 530–520 B.C.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Statuette of Diana the Huntress.
Gallo-Roman bronze, second half of the 1st century AD.
Eternally Fierce & Lethal She Is
Female Votary - Minoan
Bronze H: 11.3 cm. Skirt: 6 x 4.2 cm Allegedly from the cave of Eileithyia at Tsoutsouros, SE Crete c. 1500-1450 B.C.
A CANAANITE BRONZE FEMALE DEITY CIRCA FIRST HALF OF THE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. Depicted standing with her hands resting on her abdomen, right below left, with long tapering legs, a raised pubic triangle, a slender waist and small breasts, her navel indicated, her large head with a prominent nose and ears, a small mouth and lidded eyes beneath arching brows, wearing a conical headdress, with two long plaits falling in back 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high
Standing Figurine of the Goddess Neith
664- 525 B.C.
Bronze
H: 14.9 cm (5 7/8”); W: 3.5 cm (1 3/8”)
Culture: Egyptian
Period: Dynasty 26
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Artemis and the Stag. late Hellenistic/early Roman Imperial 1st.century B.C./ 1st.century A.D. bronze. Sotheby’s June 2007. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com
Very rare to see animals in these type of sculptures.
Parvati
India
Vijayanagar period (1336–1565)15th century
Bronze
35 11/16 x 10 15/16 x 9 5/8 in. (90.7 x 27.8 x 24.5 cm)
In the Hindu religion, Parvati, the consort of Shiva, is the archetypal mother goddess and fertility image. She benevolently mediates between the worshiper and the divine. This graceful sculpture represents the divinity as an ideal beauty. Her heavy breasts, narrow waist, and rounded hips conform to established systems of proportions set down in Hindu artistic-theological manuals. This delicate bronze was placed in a temple, and its relatively small size permitted devotees to carry it in religious processions.
Bronze portrait bust of a Roman matron
Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
ca. A.D. 20–50
Bronze
Dimensions:H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
This bust of a private individual has often been taken to represent one of the emperor Augustus’s descendants, notably his granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, whose hairstyle is closely imitated here. It provides a good illustration of the way in which official images of the emperor and his family influenced Roman private portraits. The bust may have been a dedication, possibly set up in a shrine within the family house.
Gods of Angkor Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia
ca. 12th-century
As though proclaiming as much, the first piece we see is a 13-inch tall, 12th-century statue of a young woman sitting on her haunches, one knee raised, arms out to the side, crooked and pointing heavenward. There is something both celebratory and matter of fact about her, like a dancer striking a triumphant pose after a predictably great performance.
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Bronze figurine of a Scylla, 4th century B.C
amazing bronze figurine
Bronze Statuette of Aphrodite Entering Her Bath
Egypt, said to be from Alexandria
2nd century A.D.
H. 15.0 cm (6"); H. (including base) 18.0 cm (7 3/32")
The goddess has a decorative hairdo with rolled up sides and a bowtie (krombylos) at the crown, and two loose tresses falling onto her shoulders. In her right hand she holds up a folded cesta (girdle) or a headband decorated with engraved designs, whose strings are visible along the inside of her arm, and she relaxes on her right foot, with the left one drawn back. The goddess is preparing to step down into her ritual bath. The motif of the naked Aphrodite posing on a stepped basin with an object in her hand was fashionable in Roman Syria; however, accomplished versions from Roman Egypt are also known.