8th-1st century BCE
Mold-made. The back of the head is flat and without detail. The head has been broken off at the neck. Facial features are lightly indicated.
8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Bronze
19th centuryUnidentified culture"Haniwa" burial figure; brick-red earthenware
4th-6th centuryJapanese
Bronze
20th centuryGermanClay, unfired
Central Asian
Steel painted black
20th centuryAmericanBronze
20th centuryAmericanSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseGilt bronze with settings for ornaments of stone or glass (now lost)
8th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekPlaster
18th centuryBritishWood, multiple-woodblock construction; with traces of polychromy
20th centuryJapanese