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Definition of Figurines
1. figurine [n] - See also: figurine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Figurines
Literary usage of Figurines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in the History of Religions: Presented to Crawford Howell Toy by by David Gordon Lyon, George Foot Moore (1912)
"This is of especial interest because two of the four figurines which I propose
to discuss here ... It has been pointed out very properly that the figurines ..."
2. The Prepalatial Cemeteries at Mochlos and Gournia and the House Tombs of by Jeffrey S. Soles (1992)
"All the figurines from the peak sanctuaries have been identified as votives
offered to a divinity, and the human figurines in particular as portrayals of ..."
3. Supplementary Papers of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome by Archaeological Institute of America (1905)
"On finding such objects, the work ought to have been continued until it could be
said whether these figurines were from graves or houses or potters' shops. ..."
4. The Clyde Mystery: A Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Andrew Lang (1905)
"As to the Russo-Finnish flint figurines, Mr. Abercromby thinks that these objects
... He speaks of figurines of clay (the most usual material) in Carniola, ..."
5. Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian by Barbara N. Porter (1993)
"Basket-bearing figurines continued to be used as a standard element in foundation
deposits by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III), ..."
6. Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian by Barbara N. Porter (1993)
"Basket-bearing figurines continued to be used as a standard element in foundation
deposits by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III), ..."
7. Corinth: The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis (2002)
"Not surprisingly, the earliest Corinthian figurines are fragments of animal and
... The functions of these early figurines, which represent mainly domestic ..."
8. The Sanctuary of Athena Nike in Athens: Architectural Stages and Chronology by Ira S. Mark (1993)
"... often discussed find of terracotta figurines came from the bottom level of
the base cavity, mixed in with fragments of small vases and a few very small ..."
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