Human Likeness Collection (page 9)

Detail of woodcarving from a Viking sledge, 9th century
Detail of woodcarving from a Viking sledge in the Oseburg ship burial, from the Viking Ships Museum, Oslo, 9th century

Peruvian earthenware bottle in the form of a squatting figure, 5th century
Peruvian earthenware bottle in the form of a squatting figure, from Mochica on the north coast. Currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 5th century

Nazca pottery vessel with two painted warriors, 2nd century
Nazca pottery vessel with two painted warriors, from Peru. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, 2nd century

Syrian baked clay fertility figure, 5th century BC
Syrian clay fertility figure of baked clay, seated on a round stone, from Tell Chagar Bazar, 5th century BC

Egyptian relief of a woman suckling a child, 14th century BC

Egyptian columns, from the Palatine Museum in Rome

Egyptian gold pectoral with scarab
New Kingdom Egyptian gold pectoral with scarab, from the Louvres collection

Egyptian clay figure stuck with pins, with a possible magical use. From the Louvres collection

Bust of the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy I, 3rd century BC
Bust of Ptolemy I (367 BC - 283 BC), the ruler of Egypt, originating in Greece, 3rd century BC

Greek terracotta statuette of a woman with a baby

Greek terracotta bust of a young girl or goddess, 5th century BC
Greek terracotta bust of a young girl or goddess, made in Boeotia, possibly Tanagra, 5th century BC

The Richelieu Mercury, 2nd century
A statue of the Greek god Hermes. A Roman copy of a 4th century Greek original, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century

Neolithic Vinca Pottery Figure
A Vinca culture seared pottery figure from Vinca, Yugoslavia. Note the incised marks indicating clothing

Silver penny of the Irish King Sigtrygg Silkbeard
Quatrefoil silver penny of Sigtrygg Silkbeard (989/995-1036) from Dublin. Silkbeard was a Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin

Greek terracotta of a woman in a flowing dress, from the British Museums collection

Cycladic figures, 25th century BC
Cycladic figures 62 and 64, from the British Museums collection, 25th century BC

Terracotta statuette of a goddess
terracotta statuette of a goddess, possibly Hera, from Boeotia. From the British Museums collection

Gold pendant from the Aegina treasure, 17th century BC
Gold pendant from the Aegina treasure, showing a deity holding two water birds. It shows both Cretan and Egyptain influences, and was probably made in Crete

Cycladic male seated figure, 25th century BC
Cycladic male seated figure holding a cup, from the Goulandris collection from the British Museums collection, 25th century BC

Wooden figure from New Ireland, Melanesia. British Museum

Sea spirit with head in form of Shark, San Cristobel, Solomon Islands
Sea spirit with head in form of Shark, San Cristobel

Figure of a Medicine Man, Haida Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indian. Figure of a Medicine Man who fell in the wood, broke both legs and starved to death. Museum of Mankind, London

North American Indian Shamans Rattle, Thunderbird. The thunderbird is a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples history and culture

Earthenware Figure, Late Aztec, Mexico, 15th or 16th century

God of the Morning Star, Mexico. Quetzalcoatl was often considered the god of the morning star, and his twin brother Xolotl was the evening star (Venus)

Aztec Jade Eagle Warrior, 1300-1521. Face emerging from beak of eagle helmet. At the British Museum

Mexican Terracotta Figurine, Huaxtec Culture, Aztec Period, c15th century. The Huastec civilization was a pre-Columbian civilization of Mesoamerica

Pottery figure found in grave, known as Pretty Ladies, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2000BC-300. Pretty Ladies is the name archaeologists gave to pre-Columbian female figurines in Mexico

Demeter seated on a Panther, Greek Terracotta, c350 BC. Thebes

Greek Relief of Young man holding Strygil with Boy holding Oil Vessel, c400 BC. Oil for massage after Athletic activity is cleaned off with strygil, Athens

Painted Limestone figure, Egyptian, Old Kingdom, 2400BC-2000 BC. Egyptian Museum, Munich

Aphrodite, (Venus) from Soli Cyprus, Greek, 1st century BC

The Charioteer Bronze, Delphi, Greece, c475BC-470 BC. The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos, is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece

Model of ancient Temple of Athena, 6th century BC. From an unknown building on the Acropolis, at Acropolis Museum, Athens

Harpy Carrying Away The Deceased, Harpy Tomb at Xanthos, 5th century BC. Greek. British Museum

Greek Funerary Relie, Young girl with Bird and Dog, 4th century BC. From Athens

Male and female ancestor figures from Melanesia
Male and female ancestor figures of chalk. From New Ireland in Melanesia, now in the Horniman Museum in London

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