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Below, you will find a small selection of outstanding and exciting objects that our visitors return to again and again.

Mother & Child

Mother & Child

Henry Moore�s moving early masterpiece in polished stone.

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Llama effigy

Llama effigy

500 years ago, this silver Inca llama would probably have been buried with a human sacrifice.

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Male figure – ‘Fishermen’s god’

Male figure � �Fishermen�s god�

Food and flowers of the Pacific would have been presented to this Fisherman�s god in return for divine blessings.

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Little Dancer aged fourteen

Little Dancer aged fourteen

�Monsieur Degas has knocked over the traditions of sculpture...�

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Figure of a walking hippopotamus

Figure of a walking hippopotamus

Does our much-loved 3,000 year old Egyptian hippo have a more sinister side?

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Reliquary head

Reliquary head

A serene guardian figure from Africa which would once have watched over religious relics.

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Female nude with arms raised

Female nude with arms raised

One of Picasso�s most important early studies.

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Head of an Oba

Head of an Oba

An outstanding 16th century bronze casting by the warrior artists of Benin in West Africa.

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Female figure with folded arms

Female figure with folded arms

Timeless balance and beauty in a 4000 year old sculpture from the Greek islands.

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We can�t show all the wonderful exhibits the Sainsbury Centre has to offer on just one page! So why not hunt around for your own favourite by either reading more about the objects on our collections pages or by searching our collections on line?