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two ceramic figurines that look like they are holding hands in the air,
Mycenaean civilization, terracotta female idols, from Mycenae Necropolis Greece | SuperStock
Stock Photo #1788-15993, Mycenaean civilization, terracotta female idols, from Mycenae Necropolis Greece
an egyptian statue with a cat head on it's back
Egypt Museum
Statue of the lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet (granodiorite) from the Precinct of Mut at Karnak. Reign of Amenhotep III. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1391-1353 BC.
an old wooden statue with a man holding a cane
Statue of the Lector Priest Kaaper, Sheikh el-Balad - Egypt Museum
a close up of a statue of a woman's head
Mercury
A sculpture from Veii of Turms, the Etruscan god equivalent to the Roman Mercury and the Greek Hermes.
there is a statue that looks like a woman's head
Etruscan sculptures 6th-4th centuries BCE
an ancient head is displayed on a stand
(#72) An Egyptian Stucco Mummy Portrait of a Man, Roman Period, Circa Early 2nd Century A.D.
An Egyptian Stucco Mummy Portrait of a Man, Roman Period, Circa Early 2nd Century A.D.
an ancient head is displayed on the wall
VassarArtMuseum
This Etruscan piece dates from the 6th century BCE. It is described as Terracotta with black and red pigment. The museum has titled it: "Female head antefix"
a close up of a statue of a person wearing a headdress
Il Sarcofago degli Sposi, Cerveteri (detail 3)
a statue of a woman wearing a headdress
Terracotta bust of Isis; Egypt, Roman period, 10 BCE - 40 CE. Huntington Museum of Art.
an ancient egyptian statue in the dark
Why Ptah should be your favorite Egyptian god? .. Ptah, Creator of the Gods