Aren't these wonderful? Wouldn't they make food chopping more fun? Folk Art at its finest! photo source February flew by, didn't it? Happy last day! xo
Crafted in a delightful pizza shape, this unscented candle weighs 5.2 ounces and features one wick for an even burn.
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Old World Decorative Arts
Sharon Loper, artist, sculptor based in Los Angeles, California
Figural Tiles, Unknown, Northwest Iran, 17th century, Ceramics, Fritware, underglaze-painted.
Colombia's Tolima region is justly famous for arrestingly abstracted figures like this one, among the largest of its kind. Such figures, worn as necklace pendants by chiefs and other elites, seem to be based on the human form. But they also incorporate animal features, often an upturned, bifurcated tail sometimes compared to that of a serpent and large, angled head appendages that may refer to animal ears or even insect antennae.
If you have a few hours to spare, I might suggest a little trip over to Sheaff Ephemera. The site is the brainchild of one Richard D. Sheaff. Collector extraordinaire. These figural cameos don’t need much explaining. If you’d like to see more, and there are MORE, go here.
a huge collection of figural cameos at sheaff ephemera seen via words &
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Large, figural urn effigies are unique to Zapotec sculptural traditions of the Late Preclassic and Classic periods. During Classic times, their forms and iconographic programs became institutionalized to such an extent that individual types can be identified and their symbolic meanings discerned. Most portray persons dressed as specific gods, especially the rain deity Cociyo and the maize god Pitao Cozobi. They are found in building caches, usually as single offerings, or more frequently in tombs, often accompanied by a number of smaller "attendant" figural urns. No evidence of smoke or carbon has been found inside the cylindrical containers at the figures' back, belying their interpretation as incense burners. In a few instances, the containers were found to hold obsidian blades, jadeite adornments, and the remains of organic materials, all of which likely represent offerings and ritual items from the moment of internment or perhaps later veneration rites conducted in the tomb. This commanding figure represents an impersonator of the maize god. The large size of the urn suggests that it was a tomb's main figure and, as such, may have symbolized a sacred ancestor of the tomb's occupant. His headdress features the hieroglyph Lape (drop, rain), which is the nineteenth day in the Zapotec calendar. Its iconographic origin is a bundle of maize leaves. The blending of maize god and rain imagery is mirrored in the figure's large, elaborate earflares, which allude to the rain god Cociyo. The trilobed element emerging from the earflares usually is found in the basal panels of other urns along with the image of an alligator. In all instances, the main figure is Cociyo. The ornate pendant covering the impersonator's chest is the maize god's pectoral glyph, which signifies the four-sided maize field. The presence of the maize god's chest ornament and the rain-maize headdress glyph unambiguously identifies the deity impersonated by this figure as the maize god and not Cociyo
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Female figure with tapestry woven textile head with face divided into three parts with stepped borders between beige, light brown, and red areas with black and white f …
Figural Cameos | Sheaff : ephemera
Nishapur was founded as a Sasanian imperial city and ceramics produced here regularly incorporate elements from Sasanian metalware. The lively decoration on this bowl features four bearded figures surrounded by animals, birds, and angular script (possibly extending baraka, blessing). The central horse with a cheetah on his back suggests an imperial hunt, a common theme in Sasanian and Islamic art. The decorative motifs and figures employed on Nishapur polychrome ware reflect the rich cultural traditions in this part of northeastern Iran. Some vessels, like this one, depict the pastime of hunting, others reflect festivals celebrated by Muslims and Zoroastrians, and a few display Christian symbols.
Photographs of a circa 1880 Native American crooked knife in the shape of a human hand, plus photos of other crooked knives and background on their use.
Borzoi Figural Group. A Young Carefree Woman Holding onto her Hat Flanked by Two Borzoi. Both Woman and Borzoi Resemble a Santini, but I believe this is just a copy. No Manufacture Marks. Not sure what it's made of. It's like a Bisque, Ceramic Material. 9 1/2" L x 8 1/2" H x 2 1/2" w.
