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Pin On 500 Global African Art And Architecture Playlist?list=plm4s2hgzdse5f2bav83uqnlcggngnpduoepisode 4 6 a look at the benin bronzes and an exquisite bronze head known as the head. 14th early 15th century [1] present location. british museum, london. registration. af1939,34.1. culture. medieval yoruba. the bronze head from ife, or ife head, [2] is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938 at ife in nigeria, the religious and royal centre of the yoruba people. it is believed to represent a king.
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Smarthistory вђ Head Of A Ruler Ife Museum number. af1939,34.1. title. object:the ife head. description. brass (heavily leaded zinc brass) head cast using the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. the head is a little under life size and is made in a naturalistic style. it has a headdress, suggesting a crown, of complex construction. the main tubular section of the crown runs around. Left: male figure, probably one of the king's servants, 12th–14th century, terracotta, 15.5 cm high, ife, nigeria (louvre museum; photo: jastrow); center: fragment of a head, 1100–1500, terracotta, 15.2 x 8.3 x 9.5 cm, ife, nigeria (brooklyn museum); right: head, possibly a king, 12th–14th century, terracotta, 26.7 x 14.5 x 18.7 cm. Ife was home to many sacred groves located in the city’s forests. two groves, in particular, have revealed numerous sculptures: the ore grove with its stone monoliths and human and animal figures, and the iwinrin grove, which is associated with terracotta heads and fragments from life size figures. ife head: brass head of a ruler (ori olokun. Nigeria's ancient royal portraits challenged european biases toward african art. nearly a thousand years ago, ife artisans sculpted bronze and terra cotta heads, whose realism and beauty would.
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Bbc S Documentary On The Bronze Cast Head Of The Ife King Culture Ife was home to many sacred groves located in the city’s forests. two groves, in particular, have revealed numerous sculptures: the ore grove with its stone monoliths and human and animal figures, and the iwinrin grove, which is associated with terracotta heads and fragments from life size figures. ife head: brass head of a ruler (ori olokun. Nigeria's ancient royal portraits challenged european biases toward african art. nearly a thousand years ago, ife artisans sculpted bronze and terra cotta heads, whose realism and beauty would. Episode 1 6 the sutton hoo helmet. episode 2 6 the assyrian lion hunt reliefs. episode 3 6 the lewis chessmen. episode 4 6 head of an ife king from nigeria. It is in the collections of the national museum lagos originally numbered ife 8, re numbered 38.1.8. the original head was discovered in the first group at wunmonije. the original of this cast was displayed at the british museum in a case with 11 other ife heads , a mask (probably from july onwards) and a half figure from 24 june september 1948.
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Tгєte D Ife Nigг Ria 12e Siгёcle Africa Art African Sculptures Episode 1 6 the sutton hoo helmet. episode 2 6 the assyrian lion hunt reliefs. episode 3 6 the lewis chessmen. episode 4 6 head of an ife king from nigeria. It is in the collections of the national museum lagos originally numbered ife 8, re numbered 38.1.8. the original head was discovered in the first group at wunmonije. the original of this cast was displayed at the british museum in a case with 11 other ife heads , a mask (probably from july onwards) and a half figure from 24 june september 1948.
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