#ancient figure

[galeriacontici]

Cuchimilco

A large Chancay Cuchimilco Female Figure is a notable piece of pre-Columbian art. This creation is of hollowed ceramic earthenware, and the

[blueiscoool]

AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE

MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1976-1793 B.C.

61/4 in. (15.9 cm.) high.

In death, as in life, the Egyptian nobleman sought to share his time with female companions. In the Twelfth Dynasty these so-called "concubine" figures took the form of stylised, attractive shapely women and were formed of wood, ivory, faience and clay. They are now understood to represent a more general idea of female fertility and sexuality, potent powers which could imbue the deceased with new life.

Many display brightly patterned clothing, jewelry and tattoos. The back of the head in this example is perforated for the insertion of hair, with dots and knobs along her back and buttocks indicating jewellery and tattoos.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Figure of standing female with upraised arms.

Place oforigin: Upper Egypt

Date: ca. 5300-4000 B.C.

Period: Early Predynastic Period

Medium: Unbaked clay

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Artemis and the stag.

Date: 1st century B.C.-A.D. 1st century

Medium: Bronze

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Female figure of the Kilia type.

Culture: Near Eastern (Anatolian)

Place of origin: Anatolia (present-day Turkey)

Date: 4500–3500 B.C.

Medium: Marble

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Standing female figure.

Period: Late Formative

Date: 300 B.C.- A.D. 300

Place of origin: Nayarit, West Mexico

Medium: Earthenware

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Concubine.

Place of origin: Egypt

Date: ca. 1550-1320 B.C.

Period: New Kingdom

Medium: Ivory

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~ Figurine of a Fallow Deer.

Date: 5th-4th century B.C.

Place of origin: Eastern Iran

Place found: Discovered in Siberia (Academy of Sciences Expedition 1733-1734 of G.F. Miller)

Archaeological site: Siberian collection of Peter I

Medium: Gold