The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...

“They’re made of very, very fine clay without any obvious additives, so this is a very fine piece of art,” Dr Jan Szymaski from the University ... necks and matching sockets in the base of each head,” ...

You can even get a custom sculpture of yourself ... The artists form the head out of polymer clay. They'll add smaller pieces of clay to make the details. Some famous faces are Robert Downey ...

And we can attach our head. Give a wiggle around there it ... She then demonstrates how to create sculptures using clay; applying slip for joining and indenting the clay to produce surface ...

Frances: The process is this pressurised sculpture, so you need the person ... Frances: I get the first part of his head on, and then I'll turn him sideways and I'll start doing the profile ...