Ancient Art

A Jomon statue dogu

Dogu are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the late Jomon period (14,000 BC to 400 BC) of prehistoric Japan. Most of the humanoid figurines have the breasts, small waists, and wide hips of females and are considered by many to be representative of goddesses. Shakokidogu are dogu created in the Jomon era, and are so well-known that when most Japanese hear the term dogu, this is the image that comes to mind.

Olmec Stone Head

The magnificent colossal stone heads, massive altars, and sophisticated anthropomorphic and zoomorphic statues found at Olmec sites in southern Veracruz and ...