A range of Haniwa terracotta figurines were made during the Kofun period and came to be used as grave markers from a history ...

Excavation of archeological sites has shown that people have sculpted ceramic human and animal figurines for 26,000 years. Folklore and religions throughout the world include stories of beings crea… ...

During the Kofun period (300 to 710) of Japanese history, people buried the dead in large mounds with many grave goods. Scattered around the mounds were objects called " haniwa " — clay cylinders ...

They are the “Haniwa Terracotta Dancers” and part of an immense and mysterious tradition from Japan’s Kofun era (300–710 CE), when the deceased were buried under giant mounds and guarded by an army of ...

Ancient haniwa figurines, believed to guard or imprison souls of the dead, include the famed “Dancing People” discovered in ...

A 3,800-year-old clay figure found in Peru may be the oldest Latin American civilization artifact, offering insight into the ...

Archaeologists uncovered ancient puppet-like figurines. Estimated to be around 2,400 years old, they oddly resemble modern ...

One of the many engraved stones featured a human figure and probably a dog pecked in with dots. A bow and arrow are carved ...

“Gilded Figures: Wood and Clay Made Flesh,” a compelling show of 22 painted sculptures from 1500 to 1800 that inaugurates the museum’s gradual reopening, highlights art from its larger ...