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A Large Ancient Nok Terracotta Sculpture Fragment

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A Large Ancient Nok Terracotta Sculpture Fragment

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Description

A Very rare ancient relic from West Africa, Central Nigeria, Nok culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A terracotta sculpture made of a coarse, quartz-tempered clay. The features were hand-modeled, and the face is dominated by large, deeply incised eyes which are classic features of these sculptures. Little is known about the peoples who made these objects, though scholars believe they were likely ancestral shrine objects. This figure measures 19 inches tall. provenance: A Private Pennsylvania collection.

Condition

fair, losses, fragile state, shallow stress fractures, restoration to arm

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A Large Ancient Nok Terracotta Sculpture Fragment

Name: A Large Ancient Nok Terracotta Sculpture Fragment
SKU: 96344279
Price: 420 USD
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