The Neolithic Age Turriga

National Archaeological Museum of Cagliary, Italy, 3200 - 2800 BC This mother goddess was found in Senorbi, a Turriga locality in the island of Sardinia, Italy, in the ruins of a Neolithic village. Its form clearly represents fertility and is very reminiscent of the Cycladic art from Greece. This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art Turriga Neolithic Mother Goddess from Italy is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor.

Gallen Priory Celtic Cross Wall Relief

County Ottaly, Ireland. 950 A.D. The Celts were the ancient inhabitants of much of Europe. The Celtic Cross is known throughout the world as the emblem of Celtic Christianity and it can be considered the symbol of Celticness itself. Celtic Crosses began to appear during the fifth century A.D., it’s shape is derived from a pagan sun symbol, the sun wheel, which later became a symbol of the Christian Godhead. This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art Gallen Priory Cross Wall Relief interior décor plaque is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor.

The Assyrians Ashurbanipal hunting sculpture

Based on an ancient artifact housed at the British Museum, London, 645 B.C. From Ashurbanipal Palace, Nineveh This fragment from a wall originally found in the Assyrian palace of Nineveh depicts King Ashurbanipal as part of a larger scene hunting wild asses with the help of hounds. These animals were considered a nuisance and their killing was a meritorious activity suitable for the king. Ashurbanipal reigned at a time when the Assyrian empire was at its zenith. He waged wars against the Elamites, defeating them in several occasions and also quelled revolts in Babylon thus keeping the empire under his firm control. After his reign however, the Assyrian empire fell apart in the span of twenty years. This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art Ashurbanipal hunting sculpture decor is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design.

Venus of Laussel

Dordogne, France. 20,000 B.C. The original Venus of Laussel is 17 inches tall and was found in the entrance to a cave that was both a dwelling place and a ceremonial site. She was painted red, the color of life, blood and rebirth. Paleolithic sculptors chiseled her out of limestone with tools of flint, and gave her to hold in her right hand a bison’s horn, crescent-shaped like the moon, which is notched with thirteen marks representing the thirteen days of the waxing moon and the thirteen months of the lunar year. With her left hand she points to her swelling womb. Her head is tilted towards the crescent moon, drawing a curve of relationship from her fingers on the womb up through the incline of her head to the crescent horn in her hand, so creating a connection between the waxing phase of the moon and the fecundity of the human womb. This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art Venus of Laussel Prehistoric Cave interior design décor is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor.

Aztec Solar Calendar

The Aztec calendar set out the mathematical formulas according to which the whole universe was organized and which governed the actions of men and Gods alike. The calendar is actually two: the Xiupohualli or the count of the days and the Tonalpohualli or the count of destiny. This beautiful museum reproduction is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art Aztec Solar Calendar wall relief plaque is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor.

Stonehenge Museum Replica

Stonehenge was built as an astronomical calendar aligned with lunar and solar events such as the summer solstice where the sun rises directly over the Heel Stone and the first rays shine into the center of the monument between the open arms of the horseshoe arrangements. This museum replica sculpture of Stonehenge illustrates the original architectural structure in its restored condition.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Virgin of Guadalupe, Virgen de Guadalupe, La Virgen Morena, is the most loved and revered of all the saints in Mexico. She is the one who reached out to and claimed the native people of Mexico as her own. Early on Saturday morning of December 9, 1531, Juan Diego, a poor convert, first saw the Virgin. This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This fine art wall relief sculpture is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor. This item is made of cultured marble. ]]> http://theoldgiftshop.com/blog/2008/12/19/our-lady-of-guadalupe-wall-relief-sculpture/feed/ http://theoldgiftshop.com/blog/2008/12/19/virgin-mary-and-baby-jesus/ http://theoldgiftshop.com/blog/2008/12/19/virgin-mary-and-baby-jesus/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:40:28 +0000 The Old Gift Shop http://theoldgiftshop.com/blog/2008/12/19/virgin-mary-and-baby-jesus/

Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus

From the Archepiscopal Museum in Utrecht during the 12th Century, this was the most venerated icon in Constantinople. The original icon was lost in the sack of Constantinople in 1453. This beautiful museum reproduction art replica is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus wall relief sculpture is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design.

Historic Isle of Lewis Celtic Chess Set

Discovered in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis (largest island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland), the Isle of Lewis Celtic Chess Set is one of the most remarkable artifacts from the medieval age. The originals are a beloved and unusual set carved from walrus ivory housed in both the British Museum and the National Museum in Edinburgh.

Greek Spartan King Leonidas

This beautiful museum reproduction art is intricately carved to capture every detail of the original artwork. This Ancient Reproduction of Leonidas Spartan King Bust is quite an exquisite piece for a classical home or office interior design. It is ideal for your ancient art and museum replica interior decor. Archaeological Museum, Sparta, 5th century B.C. Leonidas was a fifth century Spartan military king whose stand against the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece is one of the enduring tales of Greek heroism, invoked throughout Western history as the epitome of bravery exhibited against overwhelming odds.