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Figure with large head with crown cavity.
Figure (nomoli)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Figure (nomoli)

Maker Sapi Artist
Dateundated
Place of originSierra Leone, Africa
MediumSteatite
Dimensions6 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (17.5 x 9.8 x 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1990.14.96
Collections
Visual DescriptionFigure with large head with crown cavity.
Globular body with short neck, flaring lip, two incised lines circumvent the body and two circumvent the neck, mottled stone (steatite).
Jar
Chinese Artist
Tang dynasty (618-906), 8th century
Dark stone sculpture of a lingam and yoni. It features a smooth, rounded upright pillar set into a circular, lipped base with a prominent drainage spout on one side.
Votive Lingam
Indian Artist
20th century
Male figure with tripod legs; handle shaped piece crosses the stomach area; raised ridge circumvents the figure at the chest; no arms; large head; large nose with ornamentation; crown with several knobs; covered with clay/pigment incrustation.
Male Figure
West Mexican Artist
200-1 BC
Seated male figure with legs flexed and pulled up torso, arms at side, hands on knees, wide bony shoulders, large head, jutting jaw, were-jaguar mouth with extended tongue, wide flat nose, bulbous rectangular eyes, low crown of head, back of figurine is very rough; traces of pigment on surface of figure.
Seated Male Figure
Olmec Artist
1000-300 BCE
abstract form, cylindrical neck beneath a concave oval head, triangular nose and large domed eyes, diagonal rows of flat brass sheets and a cruciform of copper and brass cover the face, a crescent shape arches over the crown
Reliquary Figure (mbulu)
Kota
early 20th century
Gilt wood seated Bodhisattva accompanied by original sutra pages printed in red and black inks of the Lotus Sutra. Red ink sutra is written in Siddham language.
Wooden Seated Bodhisattva 목조보살좌상
Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 17th century
Mask with cavity at the back, covered with skin, with raised scarifications, inset teeth, pigment, and a deep patina.
Headpiece
Ekoi Artist
undated
Seated figure with legs folded beneath body; short arms raised to the sides; elongated head; long hair, hangs in four thick strands: two over the breasts and two down the upper back; small crown & head tie which hangs down at the back.
Female Figure
West Mexican Artist
undated
Seated figure with short, cylindrical legs splayed in front; thick body; small arms bent at elbows with hands on hips; wide head, down turned mouth; small knob between eyes at bottom of wide headband; short crown on head; four toes on each foot.
Baby Figure
Nicaraguan Artist
c. 800 - 1200
Standing man with feathered head decoration
Standing man with feathered head decoration
Totonac Artist
250-450
Seated hollow figure with red and white slip, large head with hole in top of crown, bowl-type headdress, broad face with coffee bean eyes, small protruding nose with nose-ring, small slit mouth, low small ears, black and orange striations, black dendritic marks, long thin boneless crossed arms resting on knees of heavy bent legs, blunt feet.
Seated Girl with Headband
Mexican Artist
100 BCE-200 CE
Stone hacha for ball player that sits on large belt in the form of a head with large, bulbous forehead and crown, skeletal features, prominent cheek bones, small jaw, protruding teeth, small flat nose, hook at top back of head
Notched hacha of divine head
Totonac Artist
450-750

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