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</div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Small item resembling something, usually a person</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the film, see <a href="/wiki/The_Figurine" title="The Figurine">The Figurine</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Figurine_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Figurine (disambiguation)">Figurine (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg/170px-Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg/255px-Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg/340px-Status_of_Kuan_Yin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chinese_ceramics" title="Chinese ceramics">Chinese porcelain</a> <a href="/wiki/Dehua_porcelain" title="Dehua porcelain">blanc de Chine</a> figure of <a href="/wiki/Guanyin" title="Guanyin">Guanyin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ming_dynasty" title="Ming dynasty">Ming dynasty</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>figurine</b> (a <a href="/wiki/Diminutive" title="Diminutive">diminutive</a> form of the word <i>figure</i>) or <b>statuette</b> is a small, three-dimensional <a href="/wiki/Sculpture" title="Sculpture">sculpture</a> that represents a human, <a href="/wiki/Deity" title="Deity">deity</a> or <a href="/wiki/Animal_figurines" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal figurines">animal</a>, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them. Figurines have been made in many media, with <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a>, metal, wood, glass, and today plastic or resin the most significant. Ceramic figurines not made of <a href="/wiki/Porcelain" title="Porcelain">porcelain</a> are called <a href="/wiki/Terracotta" title="Terracotta">terracottas</a> in historical contexts. </p><p>Figures with movable parts, allowing limbs to be posed, are more likely to be called <a href="/wiki/Doll" title="Doll">dolls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mannequin" title="Mannequin">mannequins</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Action_figure" title="Action figure">action figures</a>; or <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robots</a> or <a href="/wiki/Automaton" title="Automaton">automata</a>, if they can move on their own. Figurines and <a href="/wiki/Miniature_figure_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miniature figure (gaming)">miniatures</a> are sometimes used in <a href="/wiki/Board_game" title="Board game">board games</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">chess</a>, and tabletop <a href="/wiki/Role_playing_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Role playing game">role playing games</a>. </p><p>The main difference between a figurine and a <a href="/wiki/Statue" title="Statue">statue</a> is size. There is no agreed limit, but typically objects are called "figurines" up to a height of perhaps two feet (60 cm), though most types are less than one foot (30 cm) high. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prehistory">Prehistory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Figurine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Prehistory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg/100px-Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg/150px-Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg/200px-Venus_von_Willendorf_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1428" data-file-height="2684" /></a><figcaption>Prehistoric <a href="/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf" title="Venus of Willendorf">Venus of Willendorf</a> figurine</figcaption></figure> <p>In China, there are extant <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> figurines.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>European prehistoric figurines of women, some appearing pregnant, are called <a href="/wiki/Venus_figurines" class="mw-redirect" title="Venus figurines">Venus figurines</a>, because of their presumed connection to fertility. The two oldest known examples are made of stone, were found in Africa and Asia,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and are several hundred thousand years old. Many made of fired clay have been found in Europe that date to 25–30,000 BC, and are the oldest <a href="/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramics</a> known. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Olmec_figurine" title="Olmec figurine">Olmec figurines</a> in semi-precious stones and pottery had a wide influence all over <a href="/wiki/Mesoamerica" title="Mesoamerica">Mesoamerica</a> about 1000–500 BC, and were apparently usually kept in houses. </p><p>These early figurines are among the first signs of human culture. One cannot know in some cases how they were used. They probably had religious or ceremonial significance and may have been used in many types of rituals. Many are found in burials. Some may have been worn as <a href="/wiki/Jewelry" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewelry">jewelry</a> or intended to amuse children. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Figurine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg/150px-T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg/225px-T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg/300px-T%C3%A4nzerin_Sizilien_Slg_Ebn%C3%B6ther.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1782" data-file-height="2793" /></a><figcaption>Dancing <a href="/wiki/Tanagra_figurine" title="Tanagra figurine">Tanagra figurine</a>, Hellenistic terracotta, 2nd-century BC</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png/220px-Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png/330px-Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png/440px-Cheng-Han_Human_Figurine.png 2x" data-file-width="2225" data-file-height="1885" /></a><figcaption>Figurines from <a href="/wiki/Cheng-Han" title="Cheng-Han">Cheng-Han</a> (304-347), unearthed in <a href="/wiki/Chengdu" title="Chengdu">Chengdu</a>, exhibited at <a href="/wiki/Chengdu_Museum" title="Chengdu Museum">Chengdu Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Porcelain" title="Porcelain">Porcelain</a> and other ceramics are common materials for figurines. Ancient <a href="/wiki/Greek_terracotta_figurines" title="Greek terracotta figurines">Greek terracotta figurines</a>, made in moulds, were a large industry by the <a href="/wiki/Hellenistic_period" title="Hellenistic period">Hellenistic period</a>, and ones in bronze also very common. In <a href="/wiki/Roman_art" title="Roman art">Roman art</a> bronze came to predominate. Most of these were religious, and deposited in large numbers in temples as <a href="/wiki/Votive_offering" title="Votive offering">votive offerings</a>, or kept in the home and sometimes buried with their owner. But types such as <a href="/wiki/Tanagra_figurine" title="Tanagra figurine">Tanagra figurines</a> included many purely decorative subjects, such as fashionable ladies. There are many early examples from <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, mainly religious figures in <a href="/wiki/Dehua_porcelain" title="Dehua porcelain">Dehua porcelain</a>, which drove the experimentation in Europe to replicate the process. </p><p>The first European porcelain figurines, were produced in <a href="/wiki/Meissen_porcelain" title="Meissen porcelain">Meissen porcelain</a>, initially in a plain glazed white, but soon brightly painted in <a href="/wiki/Overglaze" class="mw-redirect" title="Overglaze">overglaze</a> "enamels", and were soon produced by nearly all European porcelain factories. The initial function of these seems to have been as permanent versions of <a href="/wiki/Sugar_sculpture" title="Sugar sculpture">sugar sculptures</a> which were used to decorate tables on special occasions by European elites, but they soon found a place on mantelpieces and side tables. There was already some production of <a href="/wiki/Earthenware" title="Earthenware">earthenware</a> figures in <a href="/wiki/English_delftware" title="English delftware">English delftware</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stoneware" title="Stoneware">stoneware</a>, for example by <a href="/wiki/John_Dwight_(potter)" title="John Dwight (potter)">John Dwight</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Fulham_Pottery" title="Fulham Pottery">Fulham Pottery</a> in London, and after 1720 such figures became more popular. By around 1750 pottery figures were being produced in large numbers all over Europe. <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_figure" title="Staffordshire figure">Staffordshire figures</a> were cheaper versions in <a href="/wiki/Earthenware" title="Earthenware">earthenware</a>, and by the late 19th century especially noted for <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_dog_figurine" title="Staffordshire dog figurine">Staffordshire dog figurines</a>. </p><p>Genre figurines of gallant scenes, beggars or figurines of saints are carved from pinewood in <a href="/wiki/Val_Gardena" title="Val Gardena">Val Gardena</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Tyrol" title="South Tyrol">South Tyrol</a> (<a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>), since the 17th century. </p><p>Significant types: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ushabti" title="Ushabti">Ushabti</a> – Ancient Egypt, mostly placed in tombs</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olmec_figurine" title="Olmec figurine">Olmec figurine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psi_and_phi_type_figurine" title="Psi and phi type figurine">Psi and phi type figurine</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mycenaean_Greece" title="Mycenaean Greece">Mycenaean Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euphrates_Syrian_Pillar_Figurines" title="Euphrates Syrian Pillar Figurines">Euphrates Syrian Pillar Figurines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euphrates_Handmade_Syrian_Horses_and_Riders" title="Euphrates Handmade Syrian Horses and Riders">Horses and Riders</a> – Iron Age</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanagra_figurine" title="Tanagra figurine">Tanagra figurines</a> – Hellenistic Greece</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tang_dynasty_tomb_figures" title="Tang dynasty tomb figures">Tang dynasty tomb figures</a> – China, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 620</span>–755</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippian_stone_statuary" title="Mississippian stone statuary">Mississippian stone statuary</a> – <span title="circa">c.</span><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 800</span>–1600</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_figures" class="mw-redirect" title="Staffordshire figures">Staffordshire figures</a> – England, 1720 to present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santon_(figurine)" title="Santon (figurine)">Santons</a> – <a href="/wiki/Provence" title="Provence">Provence</a>, France, 18th century to present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_figurines" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal figurines">Animal figurines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_figure" title="Model figure">Model figure</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_era">Modern era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Figurine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Modern era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Modern figurines, particularly those made of plastic, are often referred to as <i>figures</i>. They can encompass modern <a href="/wiki/Action_figure" title="Action figure">action figures</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Model_figure" title="Model figure">model figures</a> as well as <a href="/wiki/Precious_Moments,_Inc." title="Precious Moments, Inc.">Precious Moments figurines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hummel_figurine" class="mw-redirect" title="Hummel figurine">Hummel figurines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobblehead" title="Bobblehead">Bobbleheads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Miniatures" title="Sebastian Miniatures">Sebastian Miniatures</a> and other kinds of memorabilia. Some companies which produce porcelain figurines are <a href="/wiki/Royal_Doulton" title="Royal Doulton">Royal Doulton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lladr%C3%B3" title="Lladró">Lladró</a> and Camal Enterprises.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Figurines of comic book or sci-fi/fantasy characters without movable parts have been referred to by the terms <i>inaction figures</i> (originally used to describe <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith" title="Kevin Smith">Kevin Smith</a>'s <a href="/wiki/View_Askew" class="mw-redirect" title="View Askew">View Askew</a> figurines) and <i>staction figures</i> (a <a href="/wiki/Portmanteau" class="mw-redirect" title="Portmanteau">portmanteau</a> of statue and action figures coined by <a href="/wiki/Four_Horsemen_Studios" title="Four Horsemen Studios">Four Horsemen</a> artists to describe <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe" title="Masters of the Universe">Masters of the Universe</a></i> figures). Also <a href="/wiki/Amiibo" title="Amiibo">Amiibo</a> is a line of plastic figurines with <a href="/wiki/Near-field_communication" title="Near-field communication">NFC</a> tags embedded to its base that can be used in order to interact with certain videogames for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> consoles. </p><p>There is also a hobby known as mini war gaming in which players use figurines (for example <a href="/wiki/Toy_soldier" title="Toy soldier">toy soldiers</a>) in table top based games. These figurines are mostly made of plastic and pewter. However, some premium models are made of resin. </p><p>Figurines can also represent racial and ethnic slurs, for example, <a href="/wiki/Jew_with_a_coin" title="Jew with a coin">Jew with a coin</a> figurines, and Mammy figurines. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Figurine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>For more images related for "Figurine", see <a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Figurines">Category:Figurines</a> on Commons</i> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 128.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 126.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minoan_figurine_praying_woman,_16_c_BC,_AS_Berlin,_Misc._8092,_144324.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Minoan praying woman in bronze, 16th century BC"><img alt="Minoan praying woman in bronze, 16th century BC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg/190px-Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg" decoding="async" width="127" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg/285px-Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg/380px-Minoan_figurine_praying_woman%2C_16_c_BC%2C_AS_Berlin%2C_Misc._8092%2C_144324.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2293" data-file-height="3440" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Minoan_art" title="Minoan art">Minoan</a> praying woman in bronze, 16th century BC</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 159.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 157.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Figurine from the Mixtec culture"><img alt="Figurine from the Mixtec culture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg/236px-Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg/354px-Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg/471px-Mixtec_-_Polychrome_Standing_Figure_with_Raised_Hand_-_Walters_482812_-_Three_Quarter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1488" data-file-height="1799" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Figurine from the <a href="/wiki/Mixtec" title="Mixtec">Mixtec</a> culture</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 263.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 261.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12_zodiac.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The twelve Chinese zodiac figurines"><img alt="The twelve Chinese zodiac figurines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/12_zodiac.jpg/392px-12_zodiac.jpg" decoding="async" width="262" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/12_zodiac.jpg/588px-12_zodiac.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/12_zodiac.jpg/783px-12_zodiac.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3156" data-file-height="2298" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The twelve <a href="/wiki/Chinese_zodiac" title="Chinese zodiac">Chinese zodiac</a> figurines</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 127.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 125.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="18th century Saint John Baptist pinewood polychrome figurine"><img alt="18th century Saint John Baptist pinewood polychrome figurine" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg/188px-St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg" decoding="async" width="126" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg/283px-St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg/377px-St_John_Baptist_Groeden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1484" data-file-height="2244" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">18th century Saint John Baptist pinewood <a href="/wiki/Polychrome" title="Polychrome">polychrome</a> figurine</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 139.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 137.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Franz Anton Bustelli, German porcelain group"><img alt="Franz Anton Bustelli, German porcelain group" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg/206px-Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg" decoding="async" width="138" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg/309px-Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg/411px-Bustelli_Liebesgruppe_Der_gest%C3%B6rte_Schl%C3%A4fer_BNM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1955" data-file-height="2709" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Franz_Anton_Bustelli" title="Franz Anton Bustelli">Franz Anton Bustelli</a>, German porcelain group</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 152.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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century BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terracotta_Army" title="Terracotta Army">Terracotta Army</a> (246–210 BCE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Laoco%C3%B6n_and_His_Sons" title="Laocoön and His Sons">Laocoön and His Sons</a></i> (c. 200 BCE – 70 CE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Venus_de_Milo" title="Venus de Milo">Venus de Milo</a></i> (130–100 BCE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_Statue_of_Marcus_Aurelius" title="Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius">Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius</a> (175 CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan" title="Buddhas of Bamiyan">Buddhas of Bamiyan</a> (507–554 CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral#Portals" title="Chartres Cathedral">Chartes Cathedral</a> (c. 1194–1250 CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple" title="Konark Sun Temple">Konark Sun Temple</a> (1250 CE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moai" title="Moai">Moai</a>, Easter Islands (1250–1500 CE)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)" title="Pietà 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