figurines
Small decorative statues
Figurines are small decorative sculptures, typically depicting people, animals, or characters.
They range from mass-produced collectibles to handcrafted art pieces: porcelain figurines on the mantel, action figurines still in their packaging.
The word usually implies something ornamental rather than functional, and smaller than a full statue.
Shaping material into forms
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
glazing · firing · kiln · handbuilding · clay · earthenware · casting · molding
Thing that beautifies
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- ceramicFired clay material
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
mantelpiece · shelf · curio · cabinet · centerpiece · bookend · Dresden · Delft
Seldom found or seen
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- vintageQuality from past eras
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- dollsToy human figures
antique · boxed · numbered · series · grail · valuation · resale · authentication
Enclosed miniature scene display
- tinyExtremely small in size
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- WarhammerMiniature wargaming franchise
D&D · terrain · unpainted · prepainted · army · warband · tokens · pawns
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- MinoanAncient Cretan civilization
- EtruscanAncient central Italian people
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
faience · votive · Venus · fertility · tomb · archaeological · artifact · relic
sculpting
Shaping material into forms
stoneware · glazing · firing · kiln · handbuilding · clay · earthenware · casting · molding · painting
ornament
Thing that beautifies
crystal · mantelpiece · shelf · curio · cabinet · centerpiece · bookend · Dresden · Delft · Staffordshire
rare
Seldom found or seen
- memorabiliaCollected items of significance
- vintageQuality from past eras
- exclusiveLimited to one group
dolls · antique · boxed · numbered · series · grail · valuation · resale · authentication
diorama
Enclosed miniature scene display
Warhammer · D&D · terrain · unpainted · prepainted · army · warband · tokens · pawns · chess-pieces
Egyptian
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
- MinoanAncient Cretan civilization
- EtruscanAncient central Italian people
terracotta · faience · votive · Venus · fertility · tomb · archaeological · artifact · relic · antiquity
keepsake
Item preserved for sentiment
childhood · memory · gift · treasured · inherited · commemorative · cherished · reminder · tribute · personalized
idol
Object of worship
Ganesha · angel · shrine · altar · devotional · icon · votive · blessing · sacred · prayer
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
- cake decorationssprinkles, rainbow sprinkles, fondant, chocolate sprinkles, jimmies
- curioscurios, curio, curiosities, curiosity, knickknacks
- knickknackstchotchkes, trinkets, curios, bric-a-brac, gewgaws
- miniaturesminiatures, miniature sculptures, scale models, dollhouses, dollhouse
- museum exhibitsscience exhibit, dinosaur skeleton, interactive exhibit, art displays, fossil exhibit
figurinesstatues
Three-dimensional sculpted likenesses
monuments · colossus · equestrian statues · colossi · public monuments
figurinesmonuments
Structures commemorating notable achievements
memorials · public sculptures · war memorials · national monuments · marble statues
- figuring outReaching understanding through thought
- porcelain figurinesSmall decorative ceramic sculptures
- figuring it out
- glass figurinesSmall decorative transparent sculptures
- clay figurineSmall molded earth sculpture
- ceramic figurinesSmall decorative clay sculptures