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JOHANNES KRAMER / AMMONITE SCULPTURE PROJECT

STYLED STATUES. Some Ammonite statues represent women and typically have inlaid eyes as well as long flowing hair and adornments such as earrings. Interestingly, several are two-sided, with “front” and “back” faces. Their fixed and standardized appearance—and the peg holes found on the top and bottom of the statues—suggests they were decorative elements attached to the window balustrades of royal buildings.