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The Shigir Sculpture, or Shigir Idol (Russian: Шигирский идол), is the oldest known wooden sculpture. [1] [2] It is estimated to have been carved c. 11,500 years ago, or during the early Holocene period, and is twice as old as Egypt's Great Pyramid. [3] The wood it was carved from is approximately 12,000 years old. [4]
The statue is nearly 1.90 meters tall. [6] The eyes form deep holes, in which are set segments of black obsidian. [3] It features a V-shaped collar or necklace. [5] [3] The hands are clasped in front, covering the genitals. [5] The statue is thought to date to around 9000 BC, and is often claimed to be the oldest known statue in the world. [5 ...
Description: Copies 3D de six des sept statues royales trouvées à Doukki Gel La statue de Taharqa est présentée dans la rotonde d'entrée de l'exposition. 2022 Impressions 3D au sable de quartz, consolidées à la résine époxy, plâtre et chaux, peinture et dorure à la feuille
This list of tallest Hindu deity statues includes completed statues that are at least 4 m (13 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the murti, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Jain sculptures or Jain idols are the images depicting Tirthankaras (teaching gods). These images are worshiped by the followers of Jainism . The sculpture can depict any of the twenty-four tirthankaras with images depicting Parshvanatha , Rishabhanatha , or Mahāvīra being more popular.
The statues are made using the technique of wax casting and the cast can be of two types - solid and hollow cast. [ 5 ] Solid wax casts are traditionally used and the model of the required image is cast as a mould filled with wax , made by mixing pure bee wax with resin from the Platanus orientalis and ground nut oil in the ratio 4:4:1. [ 6 ]
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History (2021), is a book authored by Alex von Tunzelmann and published by Headline Publishing Group in response to the removal or defacement of statues during the George Floyd protests of 2020. In it, von Tunzelmann explores the stories of twelve statues or groups of statues of historical figures ...
The 58-feet tall monolithic Jain statue of Bahubali is located on Vindhyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola built in 983 A.D. [46] was the largest free standing monolithic statue until 2016, 108 feet monolithic idol Statue of Ahimsa(statue of first Jain tirthankar, Rishabhanatha) was erected at Mangi-tungi.