#ancient figurines

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Syro-hittie figurines

WAAAH the ones holding babies are my kryptonite :''(

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Ancient Venus Figurines

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Bronze Celtic statue with golden eyes found in Slovakia

Odd little thing. Naked except for a scarf or neckerchief. I know so little about the Celts. I’ll have to read up on them. Recommendations for a starter history?

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Unknown Figurine

Hello there everyone! I hope your day or night is going well. Today I have something unique to share with everyone. I say unique because I personally have no idea what it is, but to me it’s pretty awesome!

If you happen to know what it is, please don’t hessitate to reply in the comments.

All I know about it is that it appears to be ancient and looks somewhat egyptian but I don’t think it’s…

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Terracotta statuette of an actor Attic Greek,  Late 5th – Early 4th Century BC

Fourteen of these figures are said to have been found together in a burial in Attica. They are among the earliest known statuettes of actors and are superbly executed and preserved. Originally they were brightly painted. They document the beginning of standardized characters and masks, indicating the popularity not of a specific figure but of types—the old man, the slave, the courtesan, etc.—that appeared repeatedly in different plays. By the mid-fourth century B.C., Attic examples or local copies were known throughout the Greek world, from Southern Russia to Spain.