The carved statues of the frieze against the low wall are for the most part headless, but their exquisitely graceful nude and draped torsos and the kneeling Atlantes are well preserved in their perfect proportion.

In later times bronze has been used for ornaments, bells, statues, and bearings.

There are many other places and objects worth seeing, for example a notable number of churches and monasteries, a few remarkable 17th-and 18th-century buildings in the particular Baroque style typical of the region, a collection of statues and monuments, park areas, cemeteries, among others.

A carpentum was a sort of ceremonial carriage usually reserved for priests, such as the Vestal Virgins, and sacred statues.

After a short residence in Venice, he went to Rome in 1625 with an introduction from the Duke of Mantua to the late pope's nephew, Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi, who employed him for a time in the restoration of ancient statues.

During the times of Babylonia, tar-like glue was used for gluing statues.

The Epidaurians had been accustomed to make annual offerings to the Athenian deities Athena and Erechtheus in payment for the Athenian olive-wood of which the statues were made.

Schools have been named for Clinton, and statues do homage him.

The earliest evidence for fist fighting with any kind of gloves can be found on Minoan Crete ( c. 1500 – 900 BC ), and on Sardinia, if we consider the boxing statues of Prama mountains ( c. 2000 – 1000 BC ).

In some Angkorian nāga-bridges, as for example those located at the entrances to 12th century city of Angkor Thom, the nāga-shaped balustrades are supported not by simple posts but by stone statues of gigantic warriors.

Delphi is famous for its many preserved athletic statues.

Kleobis and Biton, two brothers renowned for their strength, are modeled in two of the earliest known athletic statues at Delphi.

The Greek tradition of epigrams began as poems inscribed on votive offerings at sanctuariesincluding statues of athletesand on funerary monuments, for example " Go tell it to the Spartans, passersby ...".

Middle Kingdom art, " known for its gold work and statues ", moved from realism to idealization ; this is exemplified by the schist statue of Amenemhatankh and the wooden Offering Bearer.

Marini is particularly famous for his series of stylised equestrian statues, which feature a man with outstretched arms on a horse.

It is notable for its beautiful and unique sculptures, especially the " Twelve Virgins " at the Northern Gate, the depictions of Otto I the Great and his wife Editha as well as the statues of St Maurice and St Catherine.

Obsidian was also used on Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ) for edged tools such as Mataia and the pupils of the eyes of their Moai ( statues ).

Priests staffed temples throughout Egypt, giving offerings to the cult statues in which the gods were believed to take up residence and performing other rituals for their benefit.

In the final stages of the preparations for departure, the hermai ( religious statues ) of Athens were mutilated by unknown persons, and Alcibiades was charged with religious crimes.

He purchased from Cardinal Albani for 60, 000 scudi a famous collection of statues, inscriptions, etc., and added it to the gallery of the Capitol.

It has also been used for artistic purposes to create ornamental fountains and statues.

However, the government has been criticised for its cost and for the lack of representation of national minorities in the coverage of its set of statues and memorials.

Voodoo talismans, called " fetishes ", are objects such as statues or dried animal parts that are sold for their healing and spiritually rejuvenating properties.

An example of this is the statues of ancestors – there had long been uncertainty whether honour paid to one's ancestors was unacceptable ' ancestor worship ,' or if it was something more like the Catholic veneration of the saints.

Because of its huge collection, some of its works have in the past been transferred to other museums in Florence — for example, some famous statues to the Bargello.

Saxo Grammaticus, for example, argues that giants had to exist, because nothing else would explain the large walls, stone monuments, and statues that we now know were the remains of Roman construction.

Representations of other persons than Akhenaten in the ' Amarna style ' are equally unflattering — for example, a carving of his father Amenhotep III as an overweight figure ; Nefertiti is shown in some statues as well past her prime, with a severe face and a stomach swollen by repeated pregnancies.

For example, a wide range of statues located around campus gives visitors and students alike a taste of the Gonzaga culture.

For example, the veneration of the tombs and statues of martyrs was common among early Christian communities.

One such example was the creation of craft rooms ; these rooms allowed the women of the Pruitt – Igoe to congregate, socialize, and create ornaments, quilts, and statues for sale.

To later Roman writers, he was a memorable example of the favours bestowed by Fortuna, and Augustus erected a statue of Corvus in the Forum of Augustus, alongside the statues of other Roman heroes.

The platforms on which the statues rest ( ahu ) are described by Churchward as being “ platform-like accumulations of cut and dressed stone ,” which were supposedly left in their current positions “ awaiting shipment to some other part of the continent for the building of temples and palaces .” He also cites the pillars “ erected by the Māori of New Zealand ” as an example of this lost civilization ’ s handiwork.

For example, in 2004, there were statues of Hideki Matsui, the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees.

Because Afghanistan's Buddhist population no longer exists, which removed the possibility of the statues being worshiped, he added: " The government considers the Bamiyan statues as an example of a potential major source of income for Afghanistan from international visitors.

Originally built as a tobacco factory in 1926-28 by the Carreras Tobacco Company, it is a striking example of early 20th Century Egyptian Revival architecture and a distinctive local landmark, not least because of the large bronze statues of the Egyptian cat god Bastet which adorn the front.

A more contemporary example is the illegal trade in Kigango statues which are carved wooden grave markers produced in modern Kenya and sold into international art markets.

Another well-known example of a bridge hosting statues is the Charles Bridge in Prague, which is home to 30 statues and statuaries, mostly baroque, dating to around 1700.

One famous example is the karura statue at Kōfukuji temple, Nara ( amongst the eight deva statues presented at dated to the year Tenpyō 6 or 734 A. D., pictured top right ).

The upper part of the façade is incomplete, but the lower, with its three portals and sculptures, is a fine example of Romanesque architecture, including two statues by Benedetto Antelami and bas-reliefs depicting the Histories of St. Domninus.

Some figures appear on several statues: Abraham Lincoln, for example, has at least three likenesses, including those at the Lincoln Memorial, in Lincoln Park, and the old Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

" It would doubtless be unconstitutional, for example, to ban the casting of statues that are to be used for worship purposes or to prohibit bowing down before a golden calf.

Common in the western world, for example, are statues of ' Justice ', a female figure traditionally holding scales in one hand, as a symbol of her weighing issues and arguments, and a Sword of Justice in the other.