Ife Head Sculpture

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by The British Museum
published on 22 March 2019

Ife Head Sculpture — A sculpture from Ife, capital of the kingdom of Ife (11-15th century CE) in what is today southern Nigeria. Painted plaster cast of a brass original. Height: 35.5 centimetres. 14th to early 15th century CE. (Brtish Museum, London)

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