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This is a terracotta head of an animal—perhaps a sheep—with traces of polychrome. It was made by an artist from the inland Niger Delta Region in Mali possibly between the 1300s-1600s CE. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto)

These are terracotta fragments of two seated figures that were made by an artist from the inland Niger Delta Region in Mali possibly between the 1300s-1600s CE. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto)

Scholars believe that the ancestors of the people who now live in Mali used terracotta figures in rituals. This example is made of terracotta and possibly dates from 1300-1600s CE. It represents a god to whom people prayed and made offerings...

This broken figure of glazed terracotta is one of many old sculptures made of fired clay found since the 1970s around the modern city of Djenné in Mali. It dates from perhaps the 1300-1600s CE. Artists modeled the figures free-handed. They...

This terracotta head was made by an artist from the Inland Niger Delta Region of Mali. It dates from perhaps the 1300-1600s CE. (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto)

The prehistoric and ancient settlement of Agarak in what is presently Armenia flourished from the early Bronze Age through the Middle Ages.

Agarak is an important archaeological site located in Armenia. It dates from the early Bronze Age, and excavations at the site have revealed large quantities of ceramic fragments and statuettes.

The ruins of this ancient structure located at the Agarak archaeological site in Armenia date from the early Bronze Age.

Excavations at Agarak in what is presently the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia reveal the outlines of streets and floor plans. In this picture, one can see the outline of a structure, which dates to the early Bronze Ages.

Agarak is a large archaeological site in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The site contains some of the oldest large man-made structures carved into stone, which date from the early Bronze Age.