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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...

Iberian-Celtic bull sculpture from Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Sagunto)

A dolomite sculpture of a recumbent pig. Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE. Height: 3 cm. Length: 10.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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...

The Family Founder (Serbian Cyrillic: Родоначелник) is a quartz sandstone sculpture dating back from c. 6300 – c. 5900 BCE found at Lepenski Vir (Serbia). (Lepenski Vir Museum)

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)

A serpentine stone sculpture of Nandi, the sacred bull calf and vehicle of the Hindu god Shiva. The Deccan, India, 1550-1650 CE. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

This sculpture dates from 10th-century CE Japan and is made of wood with polychrome. It depicts the deity Sakra Devanam Indra (or "Taishaku Ten" in Japanese). This deity may be traced back to Indra, a god of war in ancient India who was alted...

A wooden Chokwe sculpture, Angola, 19th century. The figure is female, likely royal, and has been hollowed out for use as a container for snuff with the head as the stopper. (Brooklyn Museum, New York)

Sculpture believed to depict a scene from 'Mathavilasa Prahasana' at Thantondreeswara Temple, Kanchipuram, India. 8th century CE.