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Terracotta Bull from Cyprus
Image by James Blake Wiener

Terracotta Bull from Cyprus

This terracotta bull comes from Cyprus and dates from c. 700-650 BCE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)
Fragment of a Head from Nigeria
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Fragment of a Head from Nigeria

This fragment of a head dates to c. 1400 CE and is made of terracotta. It was found near Jukun and is named accordingly. From the 14th-18th century CE, an aggressive empire called Kororofa held power on the Adamawa plateau of northern Nigeria...
Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali
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Tellem or Dogon Headrest from Mali

This headrest was made either by the Tellem culture (named for the Tellem caves in which they are found) that lived in the Bandiagara cliffs of Mali from the 11th-15th century CE, or from the area's current inhabitants, the Dogon peoples...
Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure
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Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure

As a result of erosion and mining, one of the oldest and most sophistcated art-producing cultures known in sub-Saharan Africa came to light in the mid-20th century. Hundreds of hollow figures, heads, and fragments made of coarse clay have...
Predynastic Period Terracotta Vase from Egypt
Image by James Blake Wiener

Predynastic Period Terracotta Vase from Egypt

This terracotta vase dates from the Predynastic period in ancient Egyptian history, c. 4500-3100 BCE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)
Predynastic Period Vessel from Egypt
Image by James Blake Wiener

Predynastic Period Vessel from Egypt

Terracotta vessel from the Predynastic Period in Egypt, c. 4500-3100 BCE. From the late Predynastic Period onward, the Egyptians used painted, incised, and polished pottery in life and as burial accessories for both the rich and the poor...
Ancient Egyptian Terracotta Vase
Image by James Blake Wiener

Ancient Egyptian Terracotta Vase

This terracotta vase dates from the Predynastic period in ancient Egyptian history, c. 4500-3100 BCE. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)
Chinese Jar with Green Glaze
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Chinese Jar with Green Glaze

This jar comes from China and dates from the Sui dynasty (581-618 CE). It is made of stoneware with green glaze. (Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford, California)
Vishnu with Lakshmi and Saravati
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Vishnu with Lakshmi and Saravati

Vishnu with Lakshmi and Saravati, phyllite sculpture from West Bengal, India, 12th century. The Hindu god Vishnu, the preserver of the universe, is flanked by two female figures. His sister Sarasvati, the patron goddess of knowledge and...
Head of a Jain Tirthankara
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Head of a Jain Tirthankara

This head belongs to a jina ("conqueror" or "liberator"), a Jain saint who severed the chain of rebirth and achieved a state of omniscience known as nirvana. Jains believe that there have been 24 jinas, each of whom is known as a tirthankara...
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