anthropomorphic

(noun)

Having human characteristics.

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Examples of anthropomorphic in the following topics:

  • The Sumerians

    • Sumerians believed in anthropomorphic polytheism, or of many gods in human form, which were specific to each city-state.

  • The Moche

    • They also feature gods hunting, making war, music making, visiting rulers, burying the dead, curing the sick, and anthropomorphic iconography.

  • The Olmec

    • Other art expresses fantastic anthropomorphic creatures, often highly stylized, using an iconography reflective of a religious meaning.

  • The Sican

    • Much of the ceramics were examples of a single spout, loop-handle bottle, featuring an anthropomorphic-avian (bird) face at the spout base.