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Descripción : Africa, Sokoto, modern day Nigeria, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. This is the head from a terracotta Sokoto shrine figure, most of these figures have been found in a fragmentary state. This particular representation of a shrine figure has very distinctive features, complete with heavy brows and a worried set to his mouth, his hair is elaborately coiffed and braided in a circle atop his head and he wears a chinstrap beard. Sokoto state in modern day northwest Nigeria is in the Niger River Valley, at the confluence of ancient trade routes and roughly contemporary with the Nok culture to its south. Very little is known of the ancient Sokoto culture, Bayard Rustin (yes that one!), who originally collected the Sokoto collection for the Yale University Art Gallery, recorded that most terracotta pieces like this one were found in large manmade mounds. Characteristic Sokoto figures are large, hollow, thin-walled, and low-fired human figures with heavy eyebrows and beards. Comes with custom stand. Size: 5 L x 5.25 W x 7.5 H (12.7 cm x 13.3 cm x 19 cm). Provenance: Ex Peter Arnovick Collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #112309
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