A terracotta head in the style of Ife, of a young person, narrow almond-shapes eyes, short nose, small but full lips, normal ears, leaf-like cone-formed coiffure, grooves around the neck; yellowish sintered patina of a nice decorative object.

Lit.: Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife, H. Meyerowitz and V. Meyerowitz, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. Arts de L'Afrique Noire, Jean Laude, translated by Jean Decock, University of California Press Berkeley, 1966, 1. Paperback-Edition 1973.

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Height: 22 cm
Weight: 1,3 kg