NOK HEAD, NIGERIA Period: 4th century BC - 4th... Lot 32
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NOK HEAD, NIGERIA Period: 4th century BC - 4th century AD (ASA Laboratory, 2 February 1993, ref. 112328)
Terracotta with red ochre slip, quartz and mica inclusion l. 26 cm
Nok head, Nigeria
L. 10 ¼ in
Provenance:
- Lance Entwistle Gallery, London
- Private collection
Of large dimensions, this face with almond-shaped eyes widely open under a thin arch of the eyebrows, is made particularly expressive by the treatment of the open mouth revealing a row of teeth. The memory of a moustache and laterally the evocation of a hairstyle are still visible. The granular earth is mixed with tiny shards of brilliant quartz and mica.
A great presence emanates from this face with powerful features.
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