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ROYAL HEAD, Ife head, Nigeria

Name: ROYAL HEAD, Ife head, Nigeria
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 6AZYG8Y6TK
Price: 350 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Le Centre Ville Antiquités

350 €

Period 20th century

Style Other style

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From: 33000, Bordeaux, France

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Royal head in the Ife style in lost-wax bronze and copper alloy.
Height: 40 cm. - West Africa
The Ife head is one of eighteen objects unearthed in 1938 in Ife, Nigeria, the religious and former royal center of the Yoruba people. It is believed to represent a king. It probably dates from the 12th century, before Europeans came into contact with the local population. The realism and refinement of these objects ran counter to Western conceptions of African art. A few Ife heads have been found in the British Museum and in America.

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Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Other style (Bronze sculptures of Other style Style)
Period	20th century (Bronze sculptures 20th century)
Country of origin	Nigeria
Internal reference	P427