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Buddha Sculpture in Ajanta
Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

Buddha Sculpture in Ajanta

A sculpture in Ajanta (between 2nd century BCE and 6th century CE) Cave 1 showcasing Buddha in dharma chakra pravartana mudra (preaching mode).
Sasa Jataka Narrative Sculpture
Image by Anindita Basu

Sasa Jataka Narrative Sculpture

Coping stone fragment depicting a scene from the Sasa Jataka, identified by the inscription at the top. Now housed at the Allahabad Museum, Allahabad, this narrative sculpture is about a story where the Bodhisattva is born as a rabbit and...
Progenitrix Sculpture, Lepenski Vir
Image by Mickey Mystique

Progenitrix Sculpture, Lepenski Vir

Progenitrix (Serbian Cyrillic: Прародитељка) is a sculpture dating back from c. 6300 – c. 5900 BCE found at Lepenski Vir (Serbia). Today, it is the symbol of Lepenski Vir. (Lepenski Vir Museum)
Etruscan 'Evening Shadow' Figure Sculpture
Image by Egisto Sani

Etruscan 'Evening Shadow' Figure Sculpture

The Etruscan bronze figure sculpture of a young boy known as the Ombre della Sera or 'Evening Shadow'. 3rd century BCE. Height: 57 cm. (Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, Volterra, Italy)
Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat
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Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat

This marble sculpture from Rome, Italy dates to sometime between the 1st Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. It portrays a young male Aethiopian, or black African, acrobat balancing on a crocodile. (British Museum, London)
Nabataean Relief Sculpture of Atargatis
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Nabataean Relief Sculpture of Atargatis

Stone sculpture of Atargatis (Ataratheh), the Syrian goddess of fertility in Classical antiquity, from the entrance of a Nabataean temple in modern-day southern Jordan. The Kingdom of Nabatea became prosperous and wealthy through trade with...
Egyptian Baboon Sculpture
Image by James Blake Wiener

Egyptian Baboon Sculpture

This ancient Egyptian sculpture made of basalt dates from the 13th century BCE and depicts a seated baboon. The baboon was associated with Thoth—the god of wisdom, science, and measurement. Baboons were thus often represented with water clocks...
Khmer Feminine Divinity Sculpture
Image by James Blake Wiener

Khmer Feminine Divinity Sculpture

This Khmer sandstone sculpture represents a Hindu goddess in the Baphuon style. It comes from Preah Vihear, Preah Vihear in Cambodia and dates from the 11th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)
Chinese Pig-Dragon Sculpture
Image by LACMA

Chinese Pig-Dragon Sculpture

A Chinese pig-dragon sculpture. China, probably Yunnan Province, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368. Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Screen Sculpture, Chartres Cathedral
Image by Jan van der Crabben

Screen Sculpture, Chartres Cathedral

A detail of the sculpture which adorns the screen of the chancel of Chartres Cathedral, France. Executed from c. 1530 CE and slowly added to over the following two centuries, the screen has 40 niches containing large figure sculptures depicting...
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