Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads 1860 during the Second Opium War, at which time the fountainheads were looted. They were originally made by an Italian Jesuit, Giuseppe Castiglione. In May 2015, Sean Parker paid US$4.4 million at Phillips for the small (gold) version of the 12-sculpture work by Ai Weiwei. In June 2015, a large (bronze) version sold at auction for $5.4 million. Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is an artwork by Chinese contemporary artist and political commentator, Ai Weiwei. The work comes in a small (gold) and large (bronze) version. Created in 2010, the zodiac heads (a Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit,
Nikita (given name) been adopted as a feminine name in some countries such as France. This development was presumably inspired by Elton John's song "Nikita" (whose music video portrayed a female Russian border guard, presumably the Nikita of the song), and the French film "Nikita". The Indian feminine name "Niketā" निकेता, "Nikitā" निकिता is unrelated. It comes from a Sanskrit word "nikita" निकेत, "niketana" निकेतन meaning "house, habitation; temple". Nikita (given name) Nikita ( ) is a name common in both Russia and India. The Russian variant originated as a masculine Greek name, and subsequently Russian name. The Ukrainian and Belarusian variants are