Based on the model by Brundisiensis, with a few tweaks to make it better accommodate texture created from photos of from the real mask. The shape and proportions of the Nemes headdress were altered, the back added, the cobra and vulture enlarged, and the collar trimmed. The original eyes were smoothed over since they don't correspond too well with the photographed eyes. Had to modify some photos, so as to get the chin behind the beard, without the beard being projected onto it, also the stripes behind the cobra etc. Also a back to the headdress was added, though I still need to do the back of the collar

Tutankhamun Gold Mask

San Lorenzo Colossal Head 6 is one of the smaller examples of colossal heads, standing 1.67 metres. It measures 1.41 metres wide by 1.26 metres deep and is estimated to weigh between 8 and 10 tons. The head was discovered by a farmworker and was excavated in 1965 by Luis Aveleyra and Román Piña Chan. It is sculpted with a net-like head covering joined together with sculpted beads. A covering descends from under the headdress to cover the back half of the neck. The headband is divided into four strips and begins above the right ear, extending around the entire head. A short strap descends from either side of the head to the ear. The ear ornaments are complex and are larger at the front of the ear than at the back. The face is that of an ageing male with the forehead creased in a frown, wrinkles under the eyes, sagging cheeks and deep creases on either side of the nose.

http://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_sppagebuilder&view=page&id=4894

Olmec Head

Volcanic stone Ganesha, 10th - 11th C CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

From the sculpture's description on artsmia.org:

*'...In this classic tenth-century Javanese depiction, from the island of Java, Ganesha sits erect on a double lotus base. Pot bellied and with his chubby feet held tightly together, he eats sweetmeats from a bowl in his lower left hand. His headdress, made of braided locks, bears a protective crescent moon and skull. His lower right hand grasps a broken tusk, while his upper right hand holds a rosary topped with a pomegranate, a symbol of abundance. In his upper left hand, he displays a battle-axe used to counter evil. Ganesha images often decorated the principal niche in the western wall of a Shiva temple.'*


More information:

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/81675/ganesha-indonesia

Ganesha, 10th - 11th C CE

Polychrome Vase (black, red, and white on an orange slip) decorated with a scene set against a black background depicting two figures wearing elaborate feathered headdresses and warrior-like attire, including feather-adorned loincloths, wristbands, and painted bodies. The composition is complemented by secondary texts arranged horizontally and vertically.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0439
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 288

Vase with Warrior Figures

This Camunian Rose with a dancing figure below very famous image in Valcamonica rock art.  I have two excellent Valcamonica rock art guide books and both of their covers display photos of this pairing.  There are many other engravings round about them, but these two stand out due to their quality, clarity and execution.

The Camunian Rose is a very good example of the quatrefoil type.  The dancing figure below holds a sword in his right hand and a small shield in his left.  He wears a decorated helmet or headdress.  He's impeccably carved, and is of the Naturalistic style of Iron Age figure - 500-300 BC.

Valcamonica, Foppe di Nadro - Rock 24 (3)

This figure of a dancing warrior is remarkably similar to its counterpart on Rock 24, and also two figures on another rock at Zurla, on the steep slope running down from the southern end of the Naquane rock Art Park towards Capo Di Ponte.

As is the case for all of these figures, this one holds a sword in his right hand and a small shield in his left.  He wears a decorated helmet or headdress, and exhibits an amimated, dance-like posture.  He dates from the Iron Age 'Naturalistic' period (500-300 BC), designated IV 3 in the Valcamonica chronology.

Valcamonica, Foppe di Nadro - Rock 28 (1)

Anthropomorphic mold for the production of figurines, in the shape of a noble male figure seated with legs crossed and hands resting on his lap. He wears a band or diadem composed of square plaques, surmounted by a tall feathered headdress; a necklace of spherical beads; round earspools; and wristbands. On either side of the diadem, a bivalve shell and a rosette with feathers or a flower can be discerned as ornaments. He is dressed in what appears to be a hip cloth.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.1046
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 224

Mold

This model has been taken from the Lady of Elche. The Lady of Elche is one of the most representative sculptures of ancient Iberian art. It was discovered in 1897 at the archaeological site of La Alcudia, near the city of Elche. It is a female bust carved in limestone, dated to around the 4th century BC, notable for its detailed headdress that frames the face with large lateral coils. The figure also wears complex necklaces and ornaments that reflect the high artistic level of Iberian culture. This model was captured through photogrammetry and optimized by Artmonite during a visit to Madrid in 2026. More models in: https://artmonite.com/

Dama de Elche

Polychrome tripod plate with curving, flaring walls and conical supports. The interior decoration portrays a seated figure wearing an elaborate headdress and circular ear ornaments, with flexed arms, a short skirt, and red body paint applied to the skin. The figure is encircled by three red circles and framed by a decorative band composed of four paired vertical panels in orange with black on a cream ground, alternating with vertical red bands. At the center of the plate is an intentionally made circular perforation, corresponding to the act of “killing” the vessel, a practice commonly associated with intentional deposits. NAA of the ceramic paste indicates a likely area of manufacture in the vicinity between Caracol and Nakúm, in eastern Petén.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.144.0075
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 182

Tripod plate

"Miniature “theater-type” incense burner with decorated lid and pedestal base. The lid, polychrome (black, yellow, white, and red), features a figure wearing a headdress with an owl effigy, decorated with a series of four disks set on a band and feathers at the top. The figure holds two rings decorated with feathers in its hands and wears a trapezoidal nose ornament. The base is hourglass-shaped and decorated with a talud-tablero–like element. NAA of the ceramic paste indicates the Pacific Coast of Guatemala as the place of manufacture (the style corresponds to examples from the Tiquisate and La Gomera area, Escuintla).

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1306
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 534

Miniature Incense Burner

Anthropomorphic whistle  in the shape of two dwarf musicians: one plays a small box drum with his right hand, while the other, positioned slightly behind the first, holds a rattle (chinchín) in his left hand. Both wear cloth headdresses, earspools, necklaces, and maxtatl loincloths.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.  16.2.5.0956
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Figurine Dwarf Musicians

Vase whose surface is largely covered with modern paint in orange, cream, tan, and red tones. It is decorated with a band of glyphs below the rim and secondary texts. The main scene depicts six richly attired figures participating in a sacrificial ceremony. Most wear masks and small headdresses made of cloth and feathers, as well as weapons with obsidian blades. One of the figures holds a decapitated head by the hair.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0442
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 316

Vase with Sacrifice Scene

Polychrome drum of the type known as Pax, classified as an “arm drum.” The surface is decorated with ten figures identified as musicians and dancers.  Within the latter group, a principal dancing figure is depicted performing with two sticks tipped with pompons, wearing a knotted maxtatl and a feathered headdress. Behind him, three seated figures appear to observe him with open mouths, as if singing; one of them holds a turtle shell. In front of the dancer, a procession of three figures advances toward him, wearing textile headdresses and jaguar-skin skirts, and carrying what appear to be rattles in their hands. Probably from the Alta and Baja Verapaz region. The piece has been restored.
 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0155
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

Drum

Rectangular, vertically oriented flask or small "poison" bottle with a neck and flat base. It features two standing anthropomorphic figures, richly attired with headdresses, necklaces, earspools, and a skirt with a tail, knotted at the front, and possibly footwear. Each figure holds a staff with scroll motifs and a celestial bird at the upper end. Traces of hematite are preserved.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.144.0230
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 217

"Poison" bottle/ flask

Polychrome vase decorated with a scene depicting seven richly attired figures and a glyphic text below the rim, with the glyphs painted in pink. Among the figures, the use of elaborate skirts stands out, some featuring plaques and fringes in a variety of designs and colors. All figures wear headdresses, jewelry, belts, wristbands, anklets, and earflares. Vertical secondary texts are also present.  NAA paste analysis identifies the vessel as originating from Motul de San José, Petén

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0637

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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 385

Vase

Miniature Teotihuacan-style incense. The lid depicts a figure wearing a tall headdress with zoomorphic design, with open eyes and mouth, followed by a band with four floral motifs. The face is painted red and displays open eyes, an aquiline nose with a nose ornament, earflares, and a necklace with circular beads. The figure features extended arms, holding two rectangular shields; at the center of the torso there is a horizontal band with a circular appliqué in yellow and red. The bowl has a convex base, a pedestal support, and rectangular handles on the sides. The decoration includes a central talud design, with a red horizontal band at the upper section and another at the lower section, as well as circular appliqués in the middle zone of the bowl. 

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1251
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 293

Incense Burner

Teotihuacan style incense burner  from the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. It features a bell-shaped lid with lateral handles, decorated with a human face framed within a circular medallion. It supports a reliquary figure (also called “guest” or “host”), representing an elderly man wearing a rounded headdress and skirt, with large Spondylus ear ornaments. The figure holds a severed trophy head, and on the chest a small opening with removable cover reveals the face of another individual wearing a decorated headdress. The base, is biconical and decorated with triangles forming a bow-tie motif.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.1.0315
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Leo

Incense Burner with Lid shaped of Old Man

Ocarina in the form of a standing figure wearing a headdress, round ear ornaments, and a banded necklace. It has two resonance chambers and four finger holes (two on the front and two on the back). The blowing mouthpiece is located on the head.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 16.2.5.0180
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Ocarina

Codex style vase with an underworld scene. One side has a jaguar standing, surrounded by star symbols, with its jaws open, its tongue sticking out and wearing a sacrificial or wahy [way or waay] scarf. On the other side, the torso of a character with a black headdress decorated with the upper jaw of a long-lipped monster and long feathers inside of, what appears to be, a structure made of bones. The character is surrounded by nucleated eyes and has round earflares, a necklace of made of eyeballs, a square breastplate, and wristbands made of beads. The right arm is bent over the chest and the left holds a triadic plate with a femur, a severed hand and a nucleated eye. 

IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.159.0011
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 353

Codex-style Vase w/ Jaguar & Stars

Anthropomorphic whistle in the form of a standing dwarf with his left hand on his waist and his right arm, fractured,  extended to the side. He wears a feather headdress, a diadem decorated with discs and fringes, a hip cloth, round earflares, and an oval pectoral made of cut shell. This whistle figurine was made with a mold with details made by hand.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.1405
 
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3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Dwarf with headdress and pectoral

Polychrome plate (orange, red, and black) with a curved-divergent wall and concave base. The exterior is decorated with vertical orange bands and a red rim, while the body is orange with a perimeter band featuring stylized geometric designs outlined in black. In the center, a bird with an open beak and extended tail is depicted, framed by black perimeter lines. From the bird’s beak emerges an anthropomorphic head with a high headdress, open eyes, a hooked or curved nose, and a closed mouth.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.144.0650
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made in RealityScan; Total # of images: 285

Plate

Polychrome anthropomorphic whistle in the form of a standing dwarf figure, with the right hand resting on the hip and the left hand holding a fan raised beside the face. The fan is circular, with concentric decoration and what appear to be feathered elements. The figure wears a padded or fringed costume of the type later known in Mesoamerica as tlahuiztli, generally associated with warriors during the Postclassic period; over this garment, a hip cloth is worn. The headdress consists of a plain band encircling the hair, which is tied upward and backward, with incised details and blue paint suggesting feathers. Additional ornaments include elongated earspools, a necklace tied at the front with an oval pendant, and blue-painted sandals.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 1.2.179.0177
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Whistle figurine

Anthropomorphic whistle in the shape of a standing male figure, wearing a turban-shaped headdress with a disc diadem. He is dressed in a mantle and loincloth, and adorned with earspools, a necklace of spherical beads, and feathers across the chest. Based on his attire, the figure is inferred to represent a noble individual. Traces of blue paint remain on the feathers, garments, and jewelry.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No. 16.2.5.0909
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Space Spider

Noble Individual

Polychrome urn decorated with a figure in up right position, possibly the solar god K’inich, with hands resting on the thighs, as if holding the vessel. The figure wears a headdress and loincloth, and has open eyes and mouth, a prominent aquiline nose, and arms positioned over the legs. The urn features a pinched rim, everted edge, straight walls, and a slightly convex base with a pedestal support. Decorative elements include punctate motifs along the rim, two lateral sets of three spike-like projections on the body, and two perforations in each arm of the figure. The base retains a punctate molding.

 IDAEH Cultural Property No.1.2.144.0031
 
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Special thanks to the staff of La Ruta Maya Foundation for their hard work on this project.

3D model made using Artec Leo

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