“This painting within a painting shows a flayed figure whose blue body resembles an ecorche statuette used in academic life-study classes.”

“A bronze statuette of a Persian dancing boy with a high hat, long sleeves and pointed shoes also testifies to the ubiquity of foreign performers.”

“At the stables he unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit and was presented with a statuette of the cooper at work.”

“In this sacrificial procession, statuettes of the lares and of the Emperor are held by three of the figures on the left.”

“These rooms contain tens of thousands of clay pots, pottery shards, copper and bronze weapons, tools and statuettes.”

“The common folk who could not afford the full treatment had to do with statuettes of mummies.”