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Statues, Figures & Carvings: Ancient Art
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Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Antique Southeast Asian Ancestral Guardian Figure in Carved Wood | Circa Late 19th – Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $5,000.00
- Sale price
- $5,000.00
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Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | 14th–15th Century | Indonesian Hindu Artifact for Sale
Majapahit Stone Sculpture of Three-Faced Brahma | 14th–15th Century | Indonesian Hindu Artifact for Sale
- Regular price
- $5,000.00
- Sale price
- $5,000.00
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Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha Shakyamuni | Circa 14th – 15th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
- Sale price
- $3,500.00
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Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
Antique Winged Temple Guardian | Hand-Carved Wooden Figure | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
- Sale price
- $3,500.00
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Large Han Dynasty | Painted Terracotta Foot Soldier Figure | Circa 206 BCE–220 CE
Large Han Dynasty | Painted Terracotta Foot Soldier Figure | Circa 206 BCE–220 CE
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
- Sale price
- $3,500.00
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Large Chancay Figural Effigy Urn | Ancient Peruvian Artifact | Pre-Columbian Terracotta Sculpture | 1000–1400 CE
Large Chancay Figural Effigy Urn | Ancient Peruvian Artifact | Pre-Columbian Terracotta Sculpture | 1000–1400 CE
- Regular price
- $3,500.00
- Sale price
- $3,500.00
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Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
Large Chinese Polychrome Temple Figure Head with Export Seal | Circa 19th – Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $3,000.00
- Sale price
- $3,000.00
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Monumental Chinese Reclining Lady Sculpture on Hardwood Pedestal | Doctor’s Lady–Type | Circa Mid-20th Century
Monumental Chinese Reclining Lady Sculpture on Hardwood Pedestal | Doctor’s Lady–Type | Circa Mid-20th Century
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
- Sale price
- $2,500.00
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Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
Large Chinese Carved Court Figure with Painted Robes | Temple Guardian Sculpture | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
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- $2,500.00
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Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
Carved Ecclesiastical Stone Fragment Depicting the Crucifixion | Circa 14th–18th Century
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
- Sale price
- $2,500.00
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Northern Wei Dynasty | Court Attendant Figure with Traces of Polychrome Pigment | Circa 386–535 CE
Northern Wei Dynasty | Court Attendant Figure with Traces of Polychrome Pigment | Circa 386–535 CE
- Regular price
- $2,500.00
- Sale price
- $2,500.00
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Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Phra Phrom Four-Faced Brahma with Sacred Yantra Markings | Circa 1850–1920
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Buddhist Terracotta Brick with Seated Buddha Relief | Circa 386–534 CE
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Thai Gilt Wooden Figure with Gem Inlays | Circa 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $2,000.00
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- $2,000.00
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European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
European | Baroque Carved Wood Capital Fragment with Gilding | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,750.00
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- $1,750.00
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Pre-Columbian Guerrero-Style Volcanic Stone Anthropomorphic Effigy | Mezcala Tradition | Circa 500 BCE – 1000 CE
Pre-Columbian Guerrero-Style Volcanic Stone Anthropomorphic Effigy | Mezcala Tradition | Circa 500 BCE – 1000 CE
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Pair of Ancient Chinese Terracotta Funerary Attendants | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 9 CE
Pair of Ancient Chinese Terracotta Funerary Attendants | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 9 CE
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Antique Burmese Shan (Tai Yai) Seated Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra | Late 19th–Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Ancient Roman Figural Relief Fragment in Volcanic Tuff | Circa 1st Century BCE–2nd Century CE
Ancient Roman Figural Relief Fragment in Volcanic Tuff | Circa 1st Century BCE–2nd Century CE
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
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- $1,500.00
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Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
Khmer Empire Devotional Fragment | Padmapani (Avalokitesvara) in Carved Stone | Circa 12th Century
- Regular price
- $1,500.00
- Sale price
- $1,500.00
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Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
Burmese Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Konbaung Period, Circa 1780 – 1830
- Regular price
- $1,350.00
- Sale price
- $1,350.00
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Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Seated Buddha in Earth-Touching Mudra | Circa 15th – 16th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Large Chinese | Terracotta Seated Flute Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
Large Chinese | Terracotta Seated Flute Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Large Terracotta Seated Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
Large Terracotta Seated Musician | Han Dynasty | Circa 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Idol Figure | Stylized Anthropomorphic Form | Circa 3rd–2nd Millennium BCE
Ancient Near Eastern Limestone Idol Figure | Stylized Anthropomorphic Form | Circa 3rd–2nd Millennium BCE
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
Qing Dynasty Phoenix Relief | Hand-Carved Camphor Wood with Gilding & Polychrome Pigments | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,250.00
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- $1,250.00
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Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
Pair of Antique European Carved Wooden Saint Figures | Ecclesiastical Devotional Sculptures | Circa 18th – 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
- Sale price
- $1,200.00
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Frankart Style | Jazz Age Decorative Stand | Sculptural Nude with Circular Tray | Circa 1925–1935
Frankart Style | Jazz Age Decorative Stand | Sculptural Nude with Circular Tray | Circa 1925–1935
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | 12th Century
Khmer Sandstone Buddha Head Fragment | Angkor Period | Cambodia | 12th Century
- Regular price
- $1,200.00
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- $1,200.00
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Ancient Greek Terracotta Votive Protome Bust | Late Archaic–Classical | Circa 550 – 400 BCE
Ancient Greek Terracotta Votive Protome Bust | Late Archaic–Classical | Circa 550 – 400 BCE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Antique Chinese Lacquered & Giltwood Bodhisattva of Compassion Statue | Circa 1600 – 1750 CE
Antique Chinese Lacquered & Giltwood Bodhisattva of Compassion Statue | Circa 1600 – 1750 CE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Antique Floral-Carved Wooden Storage Cabinet | Circa Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Antique Floral-Carved Wooden Storage Cabinet | Circa Late 19th to Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Mesopotamian Terracotta Head Fragment | Isin-Larsa to Old Babylonian Period | Circa 2000 – 1500 BCE
Mesopotamian Terracotta Head Fragment | Isin-Larsa to Old Babylonian Period | Circa 2000 – 1500 BCE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Indian Carved Wood Gajalakshmi Architectural Panel | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Indian Carved Wood Gajalakshmi Architectural Panel | Late 19th to Early 20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Carved Lion Mascaron In Hardwood With Traces Of Gilding | Continental Europe | Circa 1650–1750
Carved Lion Mascaron In Hardwood With Traces Of Gilding | Continental Europe | Circa 1650–1750
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Hand-Carved | Spanish Colonial | Virgin Mary & Child | Circa 18th Century
Hand-Carved | Spanish Colonial | Virgin Mary & Child | Circa 18th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Very Large Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art | Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture | Circa 17th–19th Century
Very Large Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art | Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture | Circa 17th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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African | Carved Stone Head Fragment Sculpture on Custom Metal Display Stand | Circa 19th–20th Century
African | Carved Stone Head Fragment Sculpture on Custom Metal Display Stand | Circa 19th–20th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Ancient Gandharan Buddhist | Stucco Head Fragment Mounted on Display Base | Circa 3rd–5th Century AD
Ancient Gandharan Buddhist | Stucco Head Fragment Mounted on Display Base | Circa 3rd–5th Century AD
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Chinese Carved Head of a Buddhist Arhat | Antique Temple Sculpture on Display Stand | Circa 18th–19th Century
Chinese Carved Head of a Buddhist Arhat | Antique Temple Sculpture on Display Stand | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Ancient Indian Religious Sculpture | Head Fragment | Circa 3rd–5th Century CE
Ancient Indian Religious Sculpture | Head Fragment | Circa 3rd–5th Century CE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Southeast Asian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Stand | 13th–14th Century CE
Southeast Asian Buddha Head | Carved Stone Sculpture on Stand | 13th–14th Century CE
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Polynesian Volcanic Stone Head | Ancestor Effigy | Circa 18th–19th Century
Polynesian Volcanic Stone Head | Ancestor Effigy | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
- Sale price
- $1,000.00
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Ayutthaya | Carved Wooden Temple Fragment with Gilded Accents | Thailand | Circa 17th Century
Ayutthaya | Carved Wooden Temple Fragment with Gilded Accents | Thailand | Circa 17th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Antique | Spanish Colonial Santo of the Holy Family | Circa 19th Century
Antique | Spanish Colonial Santo of the Holy Family | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $1,000.00
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- $1,000.00
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Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implement | Carved Horn Seed Dispenser | Circa 18th–19th Century
Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implement | Carved Horn Seed Dispenser | Circa 18th–19th Century
- Regular price
- $950.00
- Sale price
- $950.00
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Thai Gilded Temple Panel With Dharmachakra And Naga | Circa Late 19th Century
Thai Gilded Temple Panel With Dharmachakra And Naga | Circa Late 19th Century
- Regular price
- $850.00
- Sale price
- $850.00
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Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Gilt & Polychrome Wood Ancestor Figure | Circa 19th Century
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Gilt & Polychrome Wood Ancestor Figure | Circa 19th Century
- Regular price
- $800.00
- Sale price
- $800.00
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Collector Insights
Brief insights into ancient statues, sculptures, figures, and historical carvings from cultures around the world.
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What types of statues, figures, and carvings are featured in this collection?
This collection may include ancient statues, terracotta figurines, carved stone heads, wooden sculptures, bronze figures, relief fragments, religious statues, masks, and effigy vessels. Available pieces range from archaeological fragments to complete antique sculptures.
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Which cultures are represented in the collection?
The collection may feature Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Near Eastern, Persian, European, South and Southeast Asian, Tibetan, Himalayan, and African sculptures. The cultures and periods represented change as pieces are acquired and sold.
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What materials were commonly used to create historical sculptures?
Ancient and antique figures were created from materials such as stone, terracotta, ceramic, bronze, wood, bone, and ivory. The chosen material often depended on local resources, artistic traditions, and the intended purpose of the object.
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What were ancient statues and carved figures used for?
Historical sculptures could serve religious, devotional, funerary, protective, commemorative, architectural, or decorative purposes. Their meaning depends on the culture, period, imagery, and original context in which they were created.
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Why are some ancient sculptures preserved only as fragments?
Many ancient sculptures survive as heads, torsos, limbs, relief sections, or architectural fragments due to age, burial conditions, environmental exposure, and historical damage. These fragments can still preserve important evidence of ancient craftsmanship and artistic traditions.
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Can I buy authentic ancient statues and carvings online?
Yes. Relic & Rarity offers ancient statues, antique sculptures, terracotta figurines, stone carvings, and historical figures for sale online. Listings include detailed photographs, dimensions, condition information, available provenance, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
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