Sujet
Ife brass head
Légende
Ife brass head, It may have been a portrait of a member of the Oni of Ifes court or of the Oni himself. It was made using the lost wax casting method and it could have been used in annual rites of purification as a personification of the ruler. Nigeria, Ife Period : 12th 15th c Wunmonije, Ife
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/Museum of Ife Antquities, Nigeria
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A16_335
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,6Mo (1,2Mo) / 21,4cm x 29,9cm / 2532 x 3531 (300dpi)