Unknown African
Head and Torso of a Female Figure

CultureNok
Titles
  • Head and Torso of a Female Figure
Date500 BC–200 AD
PlaceNigeria, Africa
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionso/a without base: 22 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 8 inches (57.1 × 28.6 × 20.3 cm)
o/a including base: 27 3/8 × 11 1/4 × 8 inches (69.5 × 28.6 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number96.946
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; purchased by [Entwistle Gallery, London and Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label, bottom of stand: "American Primitive/596 Broadway #205 New York, New York 10012 (212)966-1530".

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