Sculpture/Artifacts
Two Musketeers Warrior Figure
Gesture Sculpture
This is a decorative sculpture ornament shaped by hand. The sculpture accurately captures the dynamic moment when the hand stretches upward. This kind of design is very popular in modern home decoration, often called "gesture sculpture". The surface presents a marble-like texture or crack glaze effect, which is usually to create a quaint, artistic or antique visual perception. Such decorations are usually made of resin (Resin) or ceramics, and some high-end products are carved from real marble.
ancient chinese wood carving
This is an ancient Chinese wood carving relief board, usually as a building component or part of furniture decoration, depicting a character story scene. This type of wood carving board is usually used to decorate the doors and windows of traditional Chinese buildings, screens, under the eaves, or inlaid on large furniture (such as sleeping beds and desk tables). The central area of the relief board depicts an interior scene that appears to be a family gathering, a trial, or a theatrical scene. Some sit in high positions, others bow down or stand, and there are other characters around watching. Such carvings are usually based on traditional historical stories and literary classics (such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Twenty-four Filial Piety).
Tang tricolor camel
Tang tri-colored camel, an ancient Chinese pottery figurines art. It is a low-temperature glazed pottery made of clay, usually using yellow, green, white (or brown) and other glaze, hence the name "three colors". This style of pottery figurines prevailed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and was a treasure of the ceramic firing process at that time. Tang tricolor camels are mainly used as burial objects (ghost), reflecting the tomb owner's desire to enjoy a rich life in the grave. In the Tang Dynasty, the camel was an important means of transport on the Silk Road, known as the "ship of the desert".
Crocodile-shaped vase
This animal-shaped vase depicts a crocodile with a cylindrical neck and everted lips. The crocodile's eyes and nostrils are located above the jaw and use high relief techniques (deep circles and central pits); the scales are represented by short, wide engraved lines.
Model of the Sacrificial Banquet House (Nayarit region)
This is the "sacrificial banquet house model" of the Nayarit culture. The model comes from the Nayarit region of western Mexico in ancient Central America and belongs to the Eastlandel Rio culture. It was made between 100 BC and 300 AD. The model is made of terracotta with residual pigments. The figures are stylized, showing scenes of people sitting or standing under the eaves for social activities, possibly preparing food or performing rituals. The original sculpture is in the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Wood Carving: Antelope Family
The sculpture depicts a heartwarming scene of a female antelope with a baby antelope. The mother antelope holds her head high, while the baby antelope looks down and seems to be grazing or nursing. This style of carving is common in medieval style or African tribal art. It has abstract and smooth lines, focusing on the simple beauty of animal form. It is a decorative ornament, suitable for home decoration.
wood carving deer
The sculpture is carved from solid wood. It depicts a deer in a jumping or running position with its head held high.
Ancient Egyptian Sun Ship Model
This is an ancient Egyptian ship model, often called the ghost ship or the sun ship model. This type of wooden model is an important funerary object of the ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom period (about 2000-1760 BC) tombs. The ancient Egyptians believed that these models could work in the afterlife, helping the deceased navigate the Nile in the afterlife. The ship symbolizes the pilgrimage to Abados (the center of faith of the god Osiris of the Underworld), a journey necessary for resurrection and eternal life. Some of the models represent the holy ship that the sun god Ra takes to help the deceased join Ra's daily journey through the sky and the underworld.
Liao Dynasty (916-1125 AD) Three-color glazed pottery lion-shaped pillow
This is a Liao Dynasty (916-1125 AD) three-color glazed pottery lion-shaped pillow, in ancient China is called "porcelain pillow" head support or pillow. On hot summer nights, ceramic pillows can provide a cool sleeping surface. They are also often used as ornaments or funerary objects, which are considered to have a protective effect and can drive away evil spirits. The pillow seat is made up of three lions-two formidable adults and a playful cub. The lion symbolizes protection and power in Chinese culture. It is glazed using the "three-color" technique, and the glaze color is mainly green, and is dotted with yellow/tan and white. This style was very popular in the Liao Dynasty.
Horse Stepping on Feiyan (Bronze Running Horse)
"Horse stepping on a flying swallow" is a national treasure and a symbol of Chinese tourism. The original is a bronze ware from the Eastern Han Dynasty unearthed in the Leitai Han Tomb in Wuwei, Gansu, China in 1969. It is now collected in the Gansu Provincial Museum. It is one of the most important cultural relics in China and is known as China's "national treasure". It shows the image of a high-head, four-hoofed, high-speed galloping horse with its right back hoof on the back of a flying bird (usually considered a swallow or dragon bird). This work represents the highest achievement of Chinese sculpture art and copper casting process during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Its balanced center of gravity and smooth lines show a high artistic level.
Ceramic Vase
Adapt to the requirements of various decorative scenes-can be used as home soft clothes (placed on tea tables, bookshelves, porches), still life sketch props or traditional craft display models; The style is compatible with classical (with Chinese furniture and ink painting) and modern (with simple home and green plants); The detailed design supports separate display or combined scenes (such as vases with flowers inserted and combined display with other ceramic utensils); The overall soft tone, glaze luster is not dazzling, passing "quiet, elegant" decorative atmosphere, at the same time through high-precision reduction, showing the artistic value of ceramic technology in material, shape and decoration.
railing vase
The edge of the bottle mouth may have a delicate lip design, and the bottom of the circle foot may be marked with a piece of knowledge (such as the production age, kiln mouth mark, etc., and the original information of the re-engraved cultural relics). Each part of the bottle body is connected naturally without stiff turning, reflecting the exquisite level of classical craftsmanship.
Tutankhamun's sandboat (supports 3D printing)
Antique telephone in the twenties
El Canio Shark Tooth Perforated Pendant
"El Canio Shark Tooth Perforated Pendant" is a representative handicraft of the indigenous culture of the El Canio region (El Caño) on the Caribbean coast of Panama. It uses shark teeth as the core material and is perforated by traditional craftsmanship to make pendants. It is not only the material carrier of Panama's "marine culture", but also the spiritual symbol of the symbiosis between the aborigines and nature, carrying the historical memory and cultural identity of the local tribes.
Gold-inlaid pendant of the Jinba sub-culture
Kimba culture (Quimbaya culture) is one of the most representative ancient civilizations in western Colombia during the pre-Columbian period (about 1000 BC-16th century AD). It is famous for its highly developed metallurgical technology, exquisite artistic achievements and unique religious beliefs. Its name comes from the "Cementerio de los Quimbayas" (Cemetery of Kimbaya) in (Cauca), Colombia, where 19th century archaeologists discovered a large number of well-preserved gold artifacts and tombs, which for the first time systematically revealed the glory of this civilization.
Flat iron at the Stranraer Museum
This seemingly simple tool is not only a practical object of daily life, but also a "micro window" to observe the folk culture of Victorian (1837-1901) Scotland ". Flat iron (Flat Iron) is the most mainstream clothes finishing tool in the 19th century before the industrial revolution, its design is simple but the function of the key-by heating the metal surface, the use of pressure to remove clothing wrinkles. Before the popularity of steam irons (invented at the end of the 19th century), flat irons were the "essential artifact" for housewives, tailors and laundryers ".
Bégat del Poso Family Heraldry
The "Vega del Pozo" (Vega del Pozo) is an aristocratic family with local influence in Spanish history, mainly active in the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th and 18th centuries, and its coat of arms (Coat of arms) is the core symbol of family identity, honor and social status. Although the family is not as well known as Spain's top royal family (e. g. Habsburg) or prominent family (e. g. Mandoza, Enriquez), its heraldry design combines regional culture, family history and chivalry, which is an important clue to understand Spain's local aristocratic culture.
The coat of arms of Juan Pérez Carpentello
"Juan Pérez Carpentero" (Juan Pérez Carpintero, about 1550-1620) is a little-known but representative wood carving artist and architectural decoration craftsman of the Spanish Golden Age (15th-17th century), active in Catalonia in northeastern Spain (around Barcelona today). His coat of arms is not only a symbol of his family identity and social status, but also an important clue to understand the culture of Spanish craftsmanship in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The coat of arms of the Spanish Emperor Charles V.
The coat of arms of Spanish Emperor Charles V (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor,1500-1558) is one of the most representative royal coats of arms in Europe in the 16th century. Its design combines the multi-national territories, family lineage and power symbols he ruled. It is not only a visual epitome of Charles V empire, but also the pinnacle of European heraldry art during the Renaissance.
Pasqualino Choir Clock in West Quinsa Cathedral
The Catedral de Sigüenza is a landmark Catholic church in the city of Sigüenza in the Castilla-La Mancha, in northeastern Spain, dating back to the 12th century and combining Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architectural styles.
Marseille culture bone mortar
The "Masai culture mortar" is a common traditional tool in East Africa and is closely related to the nomadic life, dietary traditions and cultural beliefs of the Maasai. The Masai people are the main indigenous people in Kenya and Tanzania. They take animal husbandry (cattle and sheep) as the core economic model. Their culture emphasizes the dependence on nature and the inheritance of traditional skills. As an indispensable tool in Masai's daily life, bone mortar is not only a practical "grinder", but also a cultural symbol carrying national memory.
White copper incense burner
A thousand-year-old olive tree trunk
Cyprus is known as the "Olive Island", its olive tree cultivation history can be traced back to the Bronze Age (about 3000 years ago), there are many ancient olive trees. Collected in the Medieval Museum of Limassol.
Iranian Minai Pottery Depicting Sitting King's Bowl
Mina' I ware is a very famous ceramic craft in Iran in the 12th century, famous for its exquisite decoration and rich painted patterns. This pottery combines the unique aesthetic of the Islamic world with superb craftsmanship and is used to show social status or religious stories. Minay pottery depicting the bowl of a seated king, 12th century AD, currently in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Iranian cultural heritage Minai pottery depicting bowls of a woman riding an elephant
This is a Minai pottery "Bowl depicting a woman riding an elephant", created in the 12th to 13th century AD, currently collected at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Minai pottery, which originated in Iran, is a fine piece of medieval Persian ceramic art and is famous for its exquisite colorful decoration. This bowl depicts the scene of a woman riding on an elephant, showing the high integration of life and art. This work reflects the social style and artistic level of the time, and is an important material evidence for the study of medieval Islamic art and culture.
Thailand Lanna Kingdom period artifacts Karon vase
The Caron vase is one of the representative works of ceramic art in Thailand's Lanna Kingdom (about 14th to 16th century AD). Archaeologists have discovered about 200 kiln sites in the Karon area, indicating that the area was once a production center for high-temperature pottery. Caron pottery is known for its elegant shape and unique glaze color, which usually takes on a pale gray or rain cloud-like tone. The body of this vase is decorated with patterns of fish and aquatic plants, showing the vivid images of nature, as well as the superb skills of Thai ceramic art. It is currently collected at the Minneapolis Art Institute.
Vietnam's Li Dynasty Cultural Relics with Lid Celadon Pot
This is a celadon pot with a lid, dating from the 13th to 14th century AD. The description is as follows: During the Li and Chen dynasties, the design of the holding pot used to hold wine, water or tea was common. The pot body was usually spherical with a short molded spout. Celadon of this period showed a variety of colors, people by adding traces of iron oxide in the glaze, so that its color from light yellow, green to olive green and blue-green. The body of this vessel is carved with floral patterns, which make the celadon glaze thicker in the concave pattern, thus showing a slightly darker olive green color, which contrasts with other parts of the body.
Yixing art plum branch purple sand pot
The design is in the shape of plum blossom branches, showing the combination of traditional Chinese purple sand technology and natural elements. Plum blossom symbolizes tenacity, nobleness and elegance in Chinese culture, so the design inspired by plum branches not only embodies practicality, but also has rich cultural significance. Yixing is famous for its purple clay pots, which are usually made of special unglazed clay, which can not only maintain the original taste of tea, but also have good air permeability.
Vietnam An Lantern
Eighteenth Century European Porcelain Imitation Twelve Horned Porcelain Bowl
This porcelain was made in Meissen, Germany, between 1730 and 1734. Meissen Porcelain Workshop is inspired by oriental porcelain, especially Chinese and Japanese styles. This work is modeled after the traditional Japanese twelve-horn bowl. It uses exquisite underglaze blue, overglaze and gold decoration, which is a good example of early European porcelain making process.
eighteenth-century european porcelain imitation twelve-horn bowl
This porcelain was made in Meissen, Germany, between 1730 and 1734. Meissen Porcelain Workshop is inspired by oriental porcelain, especially Chinese and Japanese styles. This work is modeled after the traditional Japanese twelve-horn bowl. It uses exquisite underglaze blue, overglaze and gold decoration, which is a good example of early European porcelain making process.
Ming Dynasty Cultural Relics Orchid Pavilion Blue and White Porcelain Bowl
A Cargo Ship Loading Jingdezhen Porcelain in Qianlong Period of Qing Dynasty
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