Since time immemorial, humans have created objects to which they attributed superhuman powers. Depictions of ancestors, goddesses, and heroes were helpful in overcoming personal or collective crises. Over thousands of years and across continents, a diversity of creativity emerged, which continues to fascinate to this day.
© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Ethnologisches Museum, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Foto: Alexander Schippel