Small Fertility Idol Plaque Size_Paper_L_475_700 Artworks are chosen for the

Artworks are chosen for the relevance of their individual narrative as well as their complimentary capacity to integrate into our existing collection

Funerary mask

This album was published alongside the museum’s second temporary exhibition "Globes: Visions of the World" which traces our spherical conception of the world and universe

Northern China (from Henan to Shandong)

Urania Propitia was made in the Astronomical compendia style

Small Fertility Idol Plaque Size_Paper_L_475_700 Artworks are chosen for theThis figurine has a rectangular body and is decorated with necklaces. The arms and facial features are stylized by engraved furrows ending in cupules. The ears are treated as pierced projections. These figurines used to be placed in tombs and should be interpreted as a female symbol of fertility. Their shape and decoration indicate that they might be miniature reproductions of wooden cult statues that were placed in sanctuaries. Given their size and