A small Ife terra-cotta head of a young person, almond-shapes eyes, short nose, small but full lips, normal ears, scarifications extend vertically over the whole face, grooves around the neck, coiffure in three parts; yellowish sintered patina.

Literature: Bronzes and Terra-Cottas from Ile-Ife, H. Meyerowitz and V. Meyerowitz, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, 75, No. 439 (Oct., 1939). Arts de L'Afrique Noire, Jean Laude, translated by Jean Decock, University of California Press Berkeley, 1966, 1. Paperback-Edition 1973.

Height: 21 cm
Weight: 2,1 kg

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