"Traditional clay figures are very colorful," said Zhang, the sixth-generation inheritor of the nationally recognized intangible cultural heritage. "But the raw clay allows the form and the spirit of ...

We preselected all newsletters you had before unsubscribing.

Archaeologists in El Salvador found a collection of clay puppets from the pre-Columbian El Salvador that they dated to around 400 B.C. The level of realism, both in the facial features and movement, ...

A small clay figurine from roughly 12,000 years ago is forcing archaeologists to rethink when humans began telling complex, character driven stories about themselves and the animals around them.

At the underwater archaeology site of Gran Carro di Bolsena in Aiola, Italy, divers found an ancient clay figurine pegged to be from the 9th or 10th century BC. The ritualistic-looking item was ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The following is a transcript of the video. These artists make miniature figurines of celebrities. Taocixiansheng is a ceramics company in China. The artists form the ...

In the 1940s, large-scale excavations in Guatemala City began uncovered scores of clay figurines. They were an eclectic bunch. Facial features varied, hairstyles ranged from buns to curls to braids, ...

The clay head of the Roman god Mercury is roughly two inches long. National Trust Images / James Dobson The head of a clay figurine depicting the Roman god Mercury has been uncovered in Kent, England.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "INVENTORIED 1975. HORSE ...