The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, [2] 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 …

Ife head: Brass head of a ruler, 1300–1450, brass, made in Ife, 35 cm high (© Trustees of the British Museum) The elaborate beaded headdress with feathered fringe was originally painted …

2019年3月26日 · Ife Head Sculptures. The metal sculptures of naturalistic and life-size human heads for which Ife is today most famous are so masterfully executed that when Europeans …

This free-standing brass head cast in the lost wax technique was discovered in 1938 at Wunmonije Compound in Ife, Nigeria. It was found by accident during house building works …

2019年3月27日 · In 1938, at Wunmonije Compound in Ife, Nigeria, construction works on the grounds of a royal palace in Ife, Nigeria, accidentally revealed a beautiful, free-standing brass …

2021年9月9日 · Lying 135 miles northeast of the Nigerian city Lagos, Ife was where archaeologists uncovered a series of sculptures that revealed a rich yet overlooked history of …

Ife was home to many sacred groves located in the city’s forests. Two groves, in particular, have revealed numerous sculptures: the Ore Grove with its stone monoliths and human and animal …

2010年6月30日 · This naturalism astonished art historians when the first Ife heads were brought to Europe in 1911. One German explorer even proposed they were made by Greek settlers in …

The location was in Wunmonije Compound in the city of Ife, in what is now south-western Nigeria. This accidental find led to the eventual discovery of seventeen heads in brass and copper and...

The Ife Bronze Head from Ile Ifę or Ifę Head is one of the eighteen alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938 at the Wunmonije Compound during excavation house building works in Ile …