Worldwide Art

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Female figure nursing a child at her left breast, seated on a cylindrical stool with flared base, with finely modeled facial features including long, thin nose, hemispherically shaped eyebrows and thin lips. The hairstyle consists of a series of nodules over the whole head and the neck and shoulder area have series of grooved incisions. The left arm has a series of bracelets with what seem to be cowrie shells, while the right arm of the woman and chlid have bracelets. The feet are flat, and the toes are indicated and appear webbed.
A bull's head with beard. The head, ears, and horns are made out of gold. The beard and hair on the bull's heads are carved from dark lapis stone. Its eyes are similarly inlaid in blue stone.
A portrait showing the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus. She wears an elaborate hooded cloak of dark green with gold vegetal embroidery over a white veil and red dress, similarly embroidered. Her hair is blonde and done up in two side buns, and she wears a string of beads on her head. Her hand rests on the leg of Jesus, who stands upright and holds up his index and middle finger in the classic blessing pose. He wears a simple brown tunic with translucent shirt and looks VERY sleepy. The background of the piece is gilded and decorated in one corner with a realistic pear and a realistic apple in the other.
Red ceramic figurine of a woman with a huge, elaborate headdress. She also wears a loose full-body garment, bracelets, and a string of beads.
Tan architectural element showing the head of a gorgon. She has a beard, bulging eyes, and fangs that frame her protruding tongue. The gorgon and the geometric elements behind her are painted in two shades of red.
Off-white crab tightly folded in on itself. Its shell, legs, and claws are decorated with delicate blue color.
Rough chunk of limestone on which is engraved a heavy set woman holding a horn. She faces to screen left and has long hair, large pendulous breasts, and thick hips. Traces of red ochre pigment can be seen on the stone.
Short round vessel painted in red and black on an off-white background. It shows a Maya lord in elaborate headdress and outfit communing with a monkey wearing a large necklace. The pot is trimmed in black chevron motifs.
An earthenware figurine of a stylized bull with large head, long snout, and short legs.
Japanese woodblock print. A person in a flowery kimono is at the bottom, dreaming. From them rise up a series of images in a comic-book word balloon fashion. The upper part of the print is the title of the series in large formal characters reserved in a black rectangle; on the left is a decorative panel with the name of the post-station and a short text.
Oil painting of a small, tan dog holding a lit candle in its mouth. On the floor is a bouquet of lilies. The ground is nondescript browns.
A sarcophagus made out of red clay shaped like a bed on which two figures (one male, one female) recline. The male figure gently holds the female one. The female wears a dress and hat and has her hair braided, while the male is shirtless and has elaborately coiled hair and a beard.
Photo of a clay tablet. It is crisscrossed by a network of lines with text inside. Near some of the lines are circles with more text. Additional cuneiform writing is placed in the empty spaces between the lines.
A ceramic figure of a naked woman wearing a large headband, several strands of necklaces, and big earrings. Like the museum title says, she's got huge breasts.
A green bronze vessel with a wide bottom and narrower top, as well as a lid. The body is covered in curving designs. The lid is a face with wide eyes, large ears, and some sort of antennae. It looks like Shrek. The body of the vessel also has a sprout in a rather unfortunate location.
A brown mask, its face and ears painted white. The eyes are heavily outlined in black. The head, cheeks, and chin are decorated with triangular patterns in a light ochre and dark brown.
A round ornament, its interior showing a running man with a bird head and wings, crafted out of a mosaic of blue, green, and orange stones and shells. It is trimmed with gold balls.
Carved bone showing a bison bending its head backwards to lick at its side.
A round pot, tan with cracked glaze. The top is shaped like the frowning face of an animal with bulging eyes and round ears. The bottom is its body, with its back and front legs bunched up at the front of the pot.
A pair of moccasins made of yellow leather. There are long leather fringes at the heel and they are trimmed with red, white, and blue beads. Many silver cones form a fringe down the front of the shoes
Small model of an Egyptian river boat, made out of painted wood. It has a large back oar and many small figures sitting in it, each with short black hair, white cloth clothing, and tanned skin.
Part of a rusted iron buckle inlaid with a brighter gold metal. The inlays are of stylized animals with long necks and swirling motifs
Brown and orange bottle shaped like some sort of animal with a long snout with pronounced nose and teeth. The top of the head is dark brown, with a light brown and white muzzle and neck. Its orange body is shaped like a fat round cone with tiny blobs of feet sticking out on four sides. It is decorated with circles inscribed with dots.
Back of a steel chest piece of armor. It is decorated with four flaming hearts, each pierced by two arrows. Around the trim is painted fire.
A white tile that shows two dark figures with ox heads and human bodies. The figures appear to be dancing and wear yellow ochre skirts. They are surrounded by remnants of light blue glaze on the background.
Humanoid torso with arms folded over chest. The coral material gives it a fuzzy texture of thousands of little holes in curvilinear patterns.
A round bronze mirror with handle. The round part shows the relief of a face, smiling broadly with tongue extended.
Realistic sculptural portrait of a woman. She has rings on her neck and lines representing scars on her entire face.
A tiny sculpture made of wood with inlaid white eyes. It depicts a small angry man with a bald head and a voluminous robe. His arms are folded in front of him inside the robe.
A figure in elaborate dress wearing a triangular hat, riding a chunky horse. He looks fancy. There is a funnel-shaped bowl at the back of the horse where liquid could be poured into the pot, and a sprout at the front of the horse where it could be poured out of.
A small jar made of rock crystal petals wrapped in delicate, thread-like gold.
Hollow golden sculpture of a head. Wirework coils represent a beard and a hair, while raised strips represent scarification on the left cheek and right side of the forehead.
An orange-ish ceramic vessel that looks like a bird, but the bird has HUGE legs and a tiny round body.
Clay seal showing a unicorn in the middle and writing at the top
Ocher rock art of humanoid forms wearing elaborate hats
An elaborate helmet made of fur, monkey hair, feathers, glass beads, and cowrie shells. It's conical overall with a large "trunk" at its top flanked by two smaller "tusks," representing an elephant.
A ceramic head with prominent circles modeled around the eyes, decorated with dots. Where the mouth should be on a human is instead a very realistic dog's muzzle. The head's ears are human and have large earring holes.
A rich orange jar with a round body and a long, thin sprout. The sprout is decorated with the head of a person with large open eyes and a flat mouth. The person appears to be crying and wearing a hat, and the body is decorated with white lines and dots.
Wooden lozenge-shaped figure with a smiling face and prominent downturned nose. It is colored white, black, yellow, and red, and is decorated with triangular motifs.
A pair of silver bracelets with butterfly designs made of inlaid colored glass
Tectangular openwork plaque made of ivory that shows a creature with the head of a ram, the body of a lion, and wings. It is surrounded by vegetal forms and the background has been entirely removed.
Photograph of a full-body limestone sculpture of a woman sitting on a throne. She wears an elaborate multi-strand necklace, large square earrings, and headscarf and headdress. Her shoes and draped cape and dress are trimmed in red paint.
Wooden mask with elaborate hair made of beads and fibers, as well as a woven fiber neck piece. Her eyes are closed and she has a geometric design on her forehead. The cheeks and chin have scarification designs and the lips appear painted.
Small cup-like vase showing warriors holding spears. They are colored bright red, dark red, and gray on a off-white background. An X appears over each of their heads and they appear to be nude.
Three ivory statuettes of women with large hips and breasts. On each, one arm is raised to her shoulder while the other hangs down. They wear elaborate skirts and jewelry and have styled hair. The bases of the statuettes are Makaras, legendary sea-creatures of Hindu mythology.
Icon in the orthodox style. Saint Nicholas has curly hair and looks to his left. An elaborate halo with flower designs frames his head. He holds a bible in his left hand and clasps the pinky, ring finger, and thumb of his right hand together at his chest. He wears the elaborate vestments of a priest. The icon is overall black, red, and gold, and various other saints surround Nicholas at the margins.
Small ivory sculpture showing a tanuki racoon dressed in a robe and holding prayer beads
An elaborate copper basin. The basin itself is shaped like an open flower. The base is a bird with long wings and tail, its open beak holding the stem of the flower-basin. In the birds talons are intertwined snakes.
Pottery sculpture of a llama. Its body is round, its legs stubby, and its large head is inquisitively cocked to the side. It's got large eyes, a white body, and brown spots.
An elaborate reliquary with triangular "roof" over a square body. It shows the murder of Thomas Becket by four knights on the front, and his burial at the top attended by angels. The body is made of gold and blue enamel, and it is decorated with crystals along the top.
Face vessel with spout at top. Eyes and teeth made from white kaolin set in earthenware body, and covered with the same alkaline glaze as the body. Broad nose with wide-set eyes. Greenish glaze.
These exceptionally well-preserved leather women's shoes have a high front coming up to a double lobed extension, and finish at the heel with a high tab. The shoes may have been originally purple or red, and were extensively embellished with gold leaf. The disc-shaped leather motif on the vamp encloses eight smaller circles, these decorated further with embroidered stars.
Two earthenware figures, overall tan with remnants of red paint on their skin and gold and blue paint on their elaborate clothing and headdresses. They sit cross legged and their hands are positioned like they once held tools which have since disappeared. The left figure is monkey-like, with a tail, but the right is more human.
A round shrine with two open doors, colored gold at the bottom and black at the top. Each door shows a bodhisattva, the left one clasps their hands and the right one presents a lotus to the buddha Amitabha, who stands inside the shrine at the center. Amitabha wears a lose robe and stands on a lotus, and is backed by an elaborate backpiece of curvilinear shapes.
Outer edges bound with brown velvet ribbon with brass bells sewn ever two inched (two of the bells are missing). At back of head on right side, a brilliantly colored scarf is doubled and sewn. Center panel is bright green with red roses, yellow flowers and blue leaves. End is fringed with black fringe. Broach is pinned at top of scarf in center. This opossum hide is tied to the staff.
Mask showing a raven with a dramatic beak on one side and a crouching figure on the other. Other faces are also present. The mask is made of walrus shell and inlaid with green and blue shell.
A striking, pillar-like statue of a nude woman wearing a necklace and bracelets. The statue is made of wood and painted with reds, blacks, and ochres.
Round shield of pale leather with a darker ochre strap towards the top. On it is painted a brown buffalo looking straight at the viewer.
Intricate felt saddle cover covered in appliqué and trimmed with horse hair. It depicts stylized ibex being attacked by gryphons. It is predominantly red with ochre accents.
Animal vessel in shape of lion with protruding tongue in open jaws, with curled upright tufted tail, with tufts of hair on backs of legs, and with serpent with open jaws, forming handle on back.