Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines, sometimes called pole gods, have been found at many archaeological sites in Central and Northern Europe. They are...

about what they might have looked like. Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Scigliano, Eric (24 March 2009). "Sagas reveal...

(71 cm) and 18 feet (5.5 m) and were carried and displayed horizontally. Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Asherah...

copies survive (see illustration at right). Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Daidala Cycladic art The name Aethilos in...

"God Dolly", and the Roos Carr figures. Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Dagenham idol - similar wooden figure found...

*soytos and Lithuanian saitas. Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology...

Idol Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe Bryony Coles. (1990) "Anthropomorphic Wooden Figures from Britain and Ireland"...

Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe, wooden cult images created by the Germanic peoples Ask and Embla, the first human...

number of them associated with depictions of the ancient Germanic peoples (see Anthropomorphic wooden cult figurines of Central and Northern Europe). Notable...

on ritual practice, with kings and chiefs playing a central role in carrying out public acts of sacrifice. Various cultic spaces were used; initially, outdoor...

rich and complex body of art left behind by Paleolithic artists, particularly the elaborate cave art and enigmatic Venus figurines they produced. The Neolithic...

pendants made from steatite. Three green stone frog figurines and anthropomorphic vessels were also part of the findings "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού...

However, such figures in bronze and stone are rare and greatly outnumbered by pottery figurines and stone seals, often of animals or deities very finely...

decorated pottery and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines, which are preserved in archaeological remains. At its peak it was one of the most technologically...

terracotta figurines. These figurines represent humans and animals. Other kinds of artifacts show that the Saos were skilled workers in bronze, copper, and iron...

Sculptures of animals and women (Venus figurines) recall the European Upper Palaeolithic. The Siberian Palaeolithic continues well into the European Mesolithic...

two Meiji figurines and a fragment of a gold ring in 1991; fifteen Roman coins and jewellery worth £250,000 in 1993; and a Japanese chest and two Persian...

of gold, terracotta and stone figurines of girls in dancing poses reveal the presence of some forms of dance. Additionally, the terracotta figurines included...

There was evidence of an ancient elephant cult in Sumatra (Schnitger, 1938, p. 41). Stone elephant figurines were built as "seats of the souls" in the...

groups. Venus figurines have evoked similar controversy. Archaeologists and anthropologists have described the figurines as representations of goddesses,...

"Lady of the Battle and of the Horse: on Anthropomorphic Gods and their Cult in Late Bronze Age Scandinavia". Counterpoint: Essays in Archaeology and Heritage...

shrines, its inhabitants left behind numerous clay figurines and impressions of phallic, feminine, and hunting scenes.[citation needed] 7250 BC – 6500 BC:...

ornaments and bronze clasps with bird images, probably worn as parts of a ceremonial robe by priests-sorcerers. Anthropomorphic figurines and zoomorphic...

The earliest known anthropomorphic artwork is circa 30,000–40,000 years old. The use of masks is demonstrated graphically at some of these sites. Insofar...

in the form of a grid. The large number of clay figurines found in Jarmo probably indicates a local specialty: over 5,500 figurines and about 5,000 clay...

being almost exclusively European, it has been suggested that Mal'ta had some kind of cultural and cultic connection with Europe during that time period...

C. Anthropomorphic figurines, snuffing trays and pottery vessels, often adorned with mythological figures and sacred animals, offer a glimpse of the...

"The Destruction of Images in Teotihuacan: Anthropomorphic Sculpture, Elite Cults, and the End of a Civilization". RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics. 49–50...

patterns and ornaments, especially in the Halaf culture, also known for its clay fertility figurines, painted with lines. Clay was all around and the main...

ensuring the protection of life and goods, and meeting specific social, economic, defense and cultic needs. Thus, there are central sites, with long-term...