Below, you will find a small selection of outstanding and exciting objects that our visitors return to again and again.
Mother & ChildHenry Moore�s moving early masterpiece in polished stone. Read more�� |
Llama effigy500 years ago, this silver Inca llama would probably have been buried with a human sacrifice. Read more�� |
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. Read more�� |
Little Dancer aged fourteen�Monsieur Degas has knocked over the traditions of sculpture...� Read more�� |
Figure of a walking hippopotamusDoes our much-loved 3,000 year old Egyptian hippo have a more sinister side? Read more�� |
Reliquary headA serene guardian figure from Africa which would once have watched over religious relics. Read more�� |
Female nude with arms raisedOne of Picasso�s most important early studies. Read more�� |
Head of an ObaAn outstanding 16th century bronze casting by the warrior artists of Benin in West Africa. Read more�� |
Female figure with folded armsTimeless balance and beauty in a 4000 year old sculpture from the Greek islands. Read more�� |
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?