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Fine Arts


Painting, Watercolour, Plastic Arts, Woodcuts, Etching, Drawing.



22 subcategories
Altars

ALTARS

Armours

ARMOURS

Book Illumination

BOOK ILLUMINATION

Carvings

CARVINGS

Ceramic

CERAMIC

Drawing

DRAWING

Enamel

ENAMEL

Engravings

ENGRAVINGS

Fresco and Wallpainting

FRESCO AND WALLPAINTING

Goldsmith Works

GOLDSMITH WORKS

Handicraft

HANDICRAFT

Jewelry

JEWELRY

Mosaics

MOSAICS

Painting

PAINTING

Plastic Arts

PLASTIC ARTS

Posters

POSTERS

Prints

PRINTS

Relief

RELIEF

Sculpture

SCULPTURE

Silverwork

SILVERWORK

Textile Works

TEXTILE WORKS

Watercolour

WATERCOLOUR

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Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading to the upper temple of the Kukulcan Pyramid, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. During the equinoxes, when the rays of the rising sun hit the pyramid, the shadows on the ramp seem to form the serpent's body. 11th.
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Head of a feathered serpent from the stairs leading to the upper temple of t...

Two atlantes hold a low bench. Upper section of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. 11th.
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Two atlantes hold a low bench. Upper section of the Temple of the Warriors,...

Head of a man protruding from the fangs of a feathered serpent. Wall of the Temple of the Warriors, Chichen Itza, Yucatan. 11th.
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Head of a man protruding from the fangs of a feathered serpent. Wall...

Stele 9 from Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala. A male figure, perhaps dancing, with belt, necklace and earplugs. The volute emanating from the mouth symbolizes song. Basalt (900-400 BCE), 154 x 22 cm. Pyramid C-III-6. Inv. 2359
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Stele 9 from Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala. A male figure, perhaps dancing, with be...

"Hacha", a flat, polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame. The significance is unknown; hachas may have been markers, or trophies, or models for the players' leather belts. From El Salvador, 600-900 CE. Basalt. Height 30 cm. Inv. SW 2-65
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"Hacha", a flat, polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame. The signi...

"Hacha", a flat, highly polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame. This hacha shows a bird of prey on a skull. Hachas may have been markers, or trophies, or models for the players' leather belts (600-900 CE). Volcanic stone. Height 29.5 cm, from Guatemala.
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"Hacha", a flat, highly polished sculpture associated with the Maya ballgame....

Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Temple of Meditation", Copan. These "roof-figures" represent ancestors, placed at the highest level of the temple. Volcanic limestone (695-738 CE). Height 64 cm. Inv. CPN-244
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Head of a prince, part of a more than life-size statue, from the roof of the "Te...

Ceremonial adze, representing the Olmec "God I" with his typical flaming eyebrows. Olmec art was a major influence on early Maya art. Green jadeite (1200-800 BCE). Height 29.5 cm. Inv. St. 536
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Ceremonial adze, representing the Olmec "God I" with his typical flaming...

Coiled rattlesnake. Basalt (ca. 1510, before Spanish conquest). Height 33 cm
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Coiled rattlesnake. Basalt (ca. 1510, before...

Goblet for Pulque, the traditional Mexican agave wine. In Aztec times only members of the upper classes, the aged and victims for sacrifice were allowed to drink pulque. Greenstone (15th or early 16th). Height 36 cm. Inv. 6.096
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Goblet for Pulque, the traditional Mexican agave wine. In Aztec tim...

Toltec "atlante", a warrior with raised arms, a triangular loin-cloth, large necklace and knee-pads. Vulcanic rock, originally red and white paint (856-1250). From Tianguismenalco, Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico. Height 29 cm. Inv. 59129
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Toltec "atlante", a warrior with raised arms, a triangular loin-cloth,...

Statue of Roland in the center of Bremen market square, in front of the townhall. "Roland" holds the sword of justice, on his shield the Imperial Eagle. H: 10 m 1400
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Statue of Roland in the center of Bremen market square, in front of the townhal...