Rama, marmur, Indie, XIX w.
Rzeźba przedstawiająca Ramę – jedno z głównych bóstw hinduizmu, będące siódmym awatarem (wcieleniem) Vishnu. Postać ukazana została w pozycji stojącej, odziana w tradycyjną, drapowaną szatę (dhoti) z wyraźnie zaznaczonymi fałdami. Twarz ma łagodny wyraz z delikatnym uśmiechem. Głowę bóstwa zdobi diadem, za którym widoczny jest częściowo zachowany, ząbkowany nimb (aureola). Na szyi i torsie odwzorowano dwa elementy ozdobne: krótki naszyjnik przy dekolcie oraz długą girlandę (vanamala) sięgającą pasa, która jest klasycznym atrybutem w ikonografii Vishnu i jego awatarów. Na plecach znajduje się kołczan ze strzałami, charakterystyczny dla przedstawień Ramy. Ręce rzeźby nie zachowały się, pierwotnie w jednej z nich postać prawdopodobnie trzymała łuk – charakterystyczny element przedstawień tego bóstwa.
Wymiary: 42,5 cm (wysokość) x 11,5 cm (szerokość) x 7 cm (głębokość)
Waga: 4,2 kg
Saint John the Evangelist, late Gothic wooden sculpture, ca. 1500
Full-plastic sculpture depicting St. John the Evangelist , made of wood, dated around 1500. The figure is shown in counterpoint, with a slightly bowed head and entwined hands holding a book - an attribute of the Evangelist. The sculpture is preserved in its original polychrome, with a visible structure of pigment layers and natural cracking of the wood.
The work may have been part of a winged altarpiece (retabulum), most likely in the Crucifixion group.
The work may have been part of a winged altarpiece (retabulum), most likely in the Crucifixion group.
Sculpture of a god’s head (Zeus or Hercules), marble, Mediterranean basin, Hellenistic period
Monumental sculpture depicting the head of a bearded god, probably Zeus. The hair and beard form wavy, loose curls; a long mustache descends on the sides and frames the closed mouth. The face has a serious, focused expression, with a slightly flattened nose and furrowed brows. The eyes are carefully modeled, with a distinct upper eyelid, without marked pupils. The sculpture is made of white marble. The piece dates from the Hellenistic period in Greece, circa 300–200 BC.
Singa Barong, polychrome wood, Indonesia, 19th century.
A striking polychrome wood sculpture depicting Singa Barong - a mythical winged lion, known from Balinese and Javanese traditions. The creature is shown in a watchful position, sitting on an ornate base with its mouth open and teeth bared. The figure's appearance is completed by its distinctive bulging eyes, curled tail and mane. Its body is covered with linear motifs resembling tattoos, its breast is adorned with a wide necklace and its front paws with bracelets. The sculpture was most likely associated with a protective function, both in temple and domestic spaces.
St. Augustine reliquary with Ex Ossibus relic, polychrome wood, gilded, Italy, 18th century.
An expressive figural sculpture depicting a half-figure of St. Augustine in episcopal vestments, with a heart in his hand. The sculpture is the finial of a console in which was placed a relic of the first class (Ex Ossibus), described "S. Augustini", protected by an intact church seal. The work of polychrome and gilded wood, made in the 18th century, in an Italian workshop, representing a good artistic level.