Sold2022A Nok Terracotta Head Fragment 500 BC / 200 ADThis is an ancient fragment of a terracotta sculpture, a classic head of the Nok culture, an Iron Age culture which flourished in north-central Nigeria between 500 B.C. and 200 A.D. The Fragment measuSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient Nok Terracotta Head Fragment 500 BC-200 ADA Very rare ancient relic from West Africa, Central Nigeria, Nok culture, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A terracotta headvmade of a coarse, quartz-tempered clay. The features were hand-modeled, and the faceSee Sold Price
Sold2021Katsina Culture Terracotta Head Fragment 200 BC-100 ADA very rare ancient relic from Africa's past, a terracotta head, likely a fragment from a sculpture, katsina culture, Nigeria and dating back to 200 BC to 100 AD. This Nok related artifact features aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head FragmentDESCRIPTION: Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head Fragment with carved protruded symmetric eyes and lips. The Nok culture produced sculptures of human heads and figures of humans and animals in terracoSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Nok Terracotta Head Sculpture Fragment 900 BCAncient terracotta Clay head fragment from a sculpture with stylized coiffure and traditional facial features. Nok Culture and Region, 900 Bc to 300 AD, Nigeria, Africa. The Head measures 7 inches talSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Ancient Terracotta Head from Katsina Culture 200BCA very rare ancient relic from Africa's past, a terracotta head, likely a fragment from a sculpture, katsina culture, Nigeria and dating back to 200 BC to 100 AD. This Nok related artifact features aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Ancient Katsina African Artifact 200 BCA very rare ancient relic from Africa's past, a terracotta head, likely a fragment from a sculpture, katsina culture, Nigeria and dating back to 200 BC to 100 AD. This Nok related artifact features aSee Sold Price
Sold2019Ancient Katsina Sculpture Head, 200 BC-100 AD NigeriaA very rare ancient relic from Africa's past, a terracotta head, likely a fragment from a sculpture, katsina culture, Nigeria and dating back to 200 BC to 100 AD. This Nok related artifact features aSee Sold Price
Sold2023Ancient Nok Terracotta Head Fragment 500 BCAn ancient terracotta clay fragment of a sculpture which can be dated broadly between 500 BCE and 200 CE. A fragment of what was originally a full figure. Preserved fragments of other statues indicateSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nok Culture, terracotta headNok Culture, terracotta head, Likely 500 BCE-200 CE, Central Nigeria, modeled with triangular eyes, coiffure, mounted to custom stand, 8"h (head) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip GSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Nok Terracotta Head Fragment w/ Bulbed CoiffureAfrica, Northern Nigeria, Nok, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A handsome terracotta head from one of the oldest African centers of figural sculpture and ironworks. The ancient head displays characteristic traSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nok Culture, terracotta headNok Culture, terracotta head, Likely 500 BCE-200 CE, Central Nigeria, modeled with triangular eyes, mustache and beard, coiffure, mounted to custom stand, 9"h (head) Provenance: Estate of DistinguisheSee Sold Price
Sold2016A fine Nok culture terracotta head from NigeriaA fine Nok culture terracotta head from Nigeria, ca. 500 BC - 200 AD. This elaborate example is 8-1/4 in high and depicts an individual with a fancy headdress or crown. The mouth indicates chanting orSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Bura Culture Terracotta Head Fragment 1000 ADA rare ancient terra cotta head fragment on custom wooden base. Bura culture, Niger River Valley, Niger/Mali/Burkina Faso ca. 1000-1100 AD. Decorated with raised linear designs incisions on a face. ThSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nok Culture, (2) terracotta headsNok Culture, (2) terracotta heads, Likely 500 BCE-200 CE, Central Nigeria, hand-modeled with incised features, coiffure, each mounted to custom stand, each approx. 8"h (head) Provenance: Estate of DisSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nok Culture, (2) terracotta headsNok Culture, (2) terracotta heads, Likely 500 BCE-200 CE, Central Nigeria, hand-modeled with incised features, coiffure, each mounted to custom stand, 6"h (larger head) Provenance: Estate of DistinguiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nok Culture, (3) terracotta headsNok Culture, (3) terracotta heads, Likely 500 BCE-200 CE, Central Nigeria, hand-modeled with incised features, (2) human, (1) zoomorphic, all mounted to custom stand, 9"h (largest), 4"(smallest) ProveSee Sold Price
Sold2017Nok HeadNok Head Terracotta head, Nok Culture, Nigeria, 200 B.C.E.- 300 C.E.; 9" tall, 14" including custum mount; ex Irwin H. Hersey collection, New York City; restoration to head's upper left forehead but oSee Sold Price
Sold2021An African terracotta head, possibly Nok cultureAn African terracotta head, possibly from the Nok Culture, with incised lines around the domed 'head' and a narrow mouth in relief flanked by incised grooves. The piece is pierced from side to side, pSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancient African Nok Terracotta HeadDESCRIPTION: Ancient African Nok Terracotta Head. The Nok culture produced sculptures of human heads and figures of humans and animals in terracotta, the earliest such sculpture produced in sub-SaharaSee Sold Price
Sold20173 West African Nok style terracotta fragments.A group of 3 West African style terracotta head fragments. Nigeria, Nok. 20th century. 9"h x 6"w x 5 3/4"d. 9"h x 5"w x 5 1/2"d. 9”h x 4 3/8”w x 5 1/4”d. Provenance: Estate of Claude”NyabinghiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Head Fragments Lot of 7Lot of 7 terracotta head fragments, various cultures. 3" H largest.See Sold Price
Sold2024AN ANCIENT AFRICAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF MAN, NOK CULTURE, NORTHERN NIGERIA, APPROXIMATELY 500 BC-ADAN ANCIENT AFRICAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF MAN, NOK CULTURE, NORTHERN NIGERIA, APPROXIMATELY 500 BC-AD 200, caved terracotta head on stand. Height: 5" Diameter: 5" Provenance: Estate of Robert William GuynSee Sold Price
Sold2024Nok Anthropomorphic FigureA terracotta fragment from the Nok culture (c.500BCE - c.1BCE), featuring an anthropomorphic figure surmounting a column or vessel, Nigeria, West Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 5.5" x 7" x 3.5" PROVENASee Sold Price
1 day LeftMark Louis Weseloh Estate LiquidationsAncient Greek Terracotta Head of Silenus – Brazier Fragment. 4 3/8” w. x 4 ¼”US$300
Jul 03Rob Michiels AuctionsTwo frieze fragments, a sculpture of Demeter and the head of a Gorgone, Italy and Greece, 5th/2nd C.€1,200
Jul 08Hermann Historica GmbHA Hellenistic terracotta theatre mask of the New Comedy, naive Ephebe type, 2nd century B.C.€480(1 bid)