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Cinerary Urn in the form of a reclining Youth (Etruria), early 4th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Throne detail in form of a winged lion with a human torso, 8th century BCThrone detail in form of a winget leon with a human torso, 8th century BC. Culture of Urartu. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Dyptychon with Circus scenes, 5th century. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Comb with a fighting scene, c400 BC. Scythian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Sketch for a frieze with two cariatides, 1546-1554. Artist: Lelio OrsiSketch for a frieze with two cariatides, 1546-1554. Orsi da Novellara, Lelio (1511-1587). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Amitabha Buddha, 18th century. Tibetan statuette of Buddha in his manifestation of Boundless Lifght, sitting holding a vessel containing the nectar of immortality
Sarcophagus with reclining couple, 6th century BC. From the Etruscan tombs at Ceveteri, Italy, now at the Musee du Louvre, Paris
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio LopezThe Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers
Landscape with family of Satyrs, 1507. Artist: Albrecht AltdorferLandscape with family of Satyrs, 1507. From the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
Bronze figure of man from the steppe-lands, USSR
Carpet detail, Man and Horse, from Tomb at Pazyryk, Altai, USSR, 5th century BC-4th century BC. At Hermitage, Leningrad
Sarmatian Gold Plaque, from Siberia, Scythian tree of life, and resurrected warrior, 5th century BC. Representing the resurrection of a dead hero (Saka - Scythian culture. In Hermitage Museum
Silver and Gilt Plaque from Kama River region, USSR, 3rd century BC-8th century. State Hermitage Museum. Leningrad
Bronze Miraculous Beast from Kama River Tribes, USSR, 3rd century BC-8th century. Miraculous image related to shamanism & magic in Animal Style of the steppes. State Hermitage Museum
Bronze from Kama River Tribes, USSR, 3rd century BC-8th century. Miraculous image related to shamanism & magic. State Hermitage Museum
Bronze Plaque, Kama River Tribes, 3rd century BC-8th century. State Hermitage Museum
Bronze Plaque related to Shamanism and Magic, Kama River Area, USSR, 3rd century BC-8th century. Miraculous image in traditional style related to Shamanism. At State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
Bronze Plaque, illustrating Shamanism and Magic, Kama River Area, USSR, 3rd century BC-8th century. Miraculous image related to Shamanism. At State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
Silver Bowl from a Sarmatian Tomb, 4th-5th century. The Sarmatians were a large confederation of Iranian people during classical antiquity, flourishing from about 5th century BC to 4th century
Shou Lao, God of long life, Chinese Porcelain, 18th century. Formerly a stellar deity, the ancient Chinese Taoist god of long life and luck
The immortals visit Shou-Lao, god of Longevity, Porcelain dish, 17th century. from Qing Dynasty, Kangxi reign at British Museum
Chinese Stoneware Figure of a Judge of Hell, Ming Period, 16th century. Diyu is the realm of the dead or hell in Chinese mythology, each of the Ten Courts of Hell is ruled by a judge
The Taoist Immortal, Han Xiangzi, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon, often depicted carrying a dizi (Chinese flute)
Attendant of Hsi Wang Mu and peaches of Immortal, Ivory Figure, Ming Dynasty. In Chinese mythology, Peaches of Immortality are consumed by the immortals due to their mystic virtue of conferring
Ivory Figure of Tien Kuan, Master of Heaven, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644. Tian is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion
The Taoist Immortal, Chung Li Ch Uan, Chinese Ivory, Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Chung-Li Ch uan. revives the souls of the dead with a wave of his fan
Buddha, gilt-bronze, Ming Dynasty, 1396. British Museum
A Lohan (Disciple of Buddha), Chinese woodcarving, 14th century
The Bodhisattva, Manjusri, Gilt-Bronze, Yung-Lo Period, c1403-1424. Manjusri is a bodhisattva associated with prajna (insight) in Mahayana Buddhism. British Museum
Chinese Tomb Figure of Horse and Rider, Tang Period, 8th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture
Chinese Tomb Guardian, T ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture
Chinese Bronze Wrestlers, Late Zhou Dynasty, 4th century BC-3rd century BC. The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history
Japenese Netsuke, The Two Heroes, Benkei and Yoshitune, 19th century. Musashibo Benkei (1155-1189), popularly called Benkei
Japanese Netsuke of Two Shojo, Drunkards, Edo Period, 18th century. Artist: Gyoku-unJapanese Netsuke of Two Shojo, Drunkards, Edo Period, 18th century. Signed Gyoku-Un
Japanese Warrior, Haniwa Tomb Figure, c300-550
Japanese Haniwa figure of Shamaness Tomb-figure, 5th-6th century
Taoist Hermit, Chinese folk art, c1800. Made of wood
Chinese Bronze, A Taoist Emperor
Chinese Pottery Ridge Tile figure of Buddhas disciple, Ming Dynasty. 16-17th century. Glazed in turquoise, cream and brown. British Museum
Chinese Jade Face, Neolithic period, c2500 BC
Wooden Ancestor Figure from Easter Island, Polynesia, c19th century. Known as an emaciated man - worn with others hanging from the waist in dances at feasts
Ancestral Board, wood carved with two human faces. Painted with earth figments and kept in the Mens house, from New Guinea, Papua at Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
Vegetation figure on Roman Capital at Carthage Tunisia, 2nd-3rd century. Rome took control of Carthage after the Third Punic War (149-146), annexed the city and its vicinity
Christ seated on Globe surrounded by Palms, Church of Santa Costanza, Rome, c 4th century. Apse Mosaic in the South Aisle of Sta. Constanza
The Shrine of Hendursag, Old Babylonian, 1750BC. White limestone carved statuette found in Ur, chapel (private houses), repaired and reused in chapel devoted to Hendursag, god of law in Sumerian
Etruscan Soldier wearing early Chain Mail, Sarcophagus, Chiusi, c3rd century BC-2nd Century BCEtruscan Soldier wearing early chain mail, from Sarcophagus in Chiusi, c3rd century BC-2nd Century BC
Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Etruscan canopic jars, typical of the area of Chiusi (Siena), are clay urns shaped like the head of a man or woman
Chinese Stoneware, Seated Daoist Deity, Ming Dynasty, 16th century. British Museum