3D scan of an ideal male figure holding a sheaf of grain (presumably wheat) in one arm and a sickle in the other hand, that symbolises the abundance of the earth. The figure is part of the sculptural frieze in Hall 6 of the NHM Vienna. All figures in Hall 6 of the NHM Vienna were created by Edmund Hofmann von Aspernburg (1847-1930). **Object**: Male Figure representing “Earth” **Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna (contact: Stefanie Jovanović-Kruspel) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en). Scanned and edited by V. Winkler & A. Haider (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Leo. Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).