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Bronze Head from Ife is unveiled

1300 CE · Nigeria, Africa · Culture

Bronze Head from Ife is unveiled
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The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, 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 (Ooni). It was probably made in the 14th-15th century CE.

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