Ancient African Clay Figurine
Depicting a King or Important Personage
With Beard, Stacked Necklaces, Belt
Nok Culture, Inland Niger River Delta, Nigeria
Circa 500BC — AD200
10”(25cm)h x 2.5”(6.3cm)w x 2.5”(6.3cm)d
Provenance: Addison Robichaud
Terracotta figurative sculptures found starting in 1928 on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria near the village on Nok are apparently the oldest known south of the Sahara. The triangular eyes and perforated pupils are distinctive. Nok was also one of the earliest ironworking cultures, as early as 1500BC.
$1800
