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The Statuette of Mercury is a Roman bronze statuette of the god Hermes created in the 2nd century CE. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023, it is among a set of similar set of figurines acquired throughout the museum's history to be of either Gallic or Italic origin that likely served as a figure of worship in family household shrines.
Archaeologists have not been able yet to date the figures accurately: They were allegedly made between the 9th~6th centuries BCE; however, the recent discoveries at Orroli and at Ballao [1] [2] of fragments of bronze statues dating from the 13th century BCE have called into question their effective date.
In 1978, the original 21 figurines were released, and just three years later, the Precious Moments Collectors' Club grew to more than 400,000 members. So what are these figurines worth today, and ...
The Wright Museum of Art was founded with the donation of Helen Brace Emerson's personal collection in 1892. Emerson continued to be involved in art appreciation and access at Beloit College. In 1894 she brought a collection of ancient Greek sculpture that had been displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago .
Last week, WalletPOP looked at the tanking market for Hummel figurines. But there's at least one brand of kitschy, once-collectible figurines that has fared even worse: Precious Moments. Enesco, a ...
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum owns a bronze statuette of Saint-Gaudens's first version of Diana. [ 22 ] Capitalizing on the popularity of the second version, Saint-Gaudens modeled statuettes in two sizes: 31 inches (78 cm), with the figure poised on a half-ball, and 21 inches (53 cm), with the figure poised on a full ball.
The Nampa figurine (also known as the Nampa Image or the Nampa Doll) is a 1.5-inch (38 mm) fired clay doll found near Nampa, Idaho, in 1889. The figurine has been dyed red, possibly due to iron oxide deposition, and depicts a female figure with jewelry and clothing. The artifact has been the subject of substantial controversy over its apparent age.