Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture
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Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture refers to the highly naturalistic and technically sophisticated royal and ritual artworks produced in ancient Ile-Ife, a major cultural and spiritual center of the Yoruba people in present-day Nigeria.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ife bronze heads | 5 |
| Ife terracotta heads | 2 |
| Ife art | 1 |
| Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture canonical | 1 |
| Ife bronze sculptures | 1 |
| Ife terracotta sculptures | 1 |
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Target entity: Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture Context triple: [Yoruba, artTradition, Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture]
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Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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Iberian sculpture
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Stone of Hope sculpture
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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Charioteer of Delphi
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture Target entity description: Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture refers to the highly naturalistic and technically sophisticated royal and ritual artworks produced in ancient Ile-Ife, a major cultural and spiritual center of the Yoruba people in present-day Nigeria.
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A.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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B.
Iberian sculpture
Iberian sculpture refers to the ancient pre-Roman sculptural tradition of the Iberian Peninsula, characterized by stylized human and animal figures, stone reliefs, and funerary monuments that strongly influenced early 20th-century modern art.
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C.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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D.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a colossal gold-and-ivory sculpture by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, renowned as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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E.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yoruba art
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archaeological culture ⓘ artistic tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ile-Ife
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Ooni of Ife ⓘ Yoruba kingship ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| culture | Yoruba ⓘ |
| depicts |
Yoruba rulers
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deities and sacred figures ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ royal personages ⓘ |
| foundAt |
Ife archaeological sites
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Ita Yemoo ⓘ Tede ⓘ Wunmonije compound ⓘ |
| function |
representation of sacred kingship
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ritual use ⓘ royal commemoration ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
highly naturalistic
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ritual function ⓘ royal iconography ⓘ technically sophisticated ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
portrait sculpture
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ritual object ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brass
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bronze ⓘ clay ⓘ copper alloy ⓘ terracotta ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
British Museum
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Ife Museum ⓘ National Museum Lagos ⓘ |
| influenced |
Benin court art
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later Yoruba court art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Nigeria
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surface form:
Southwestern Nigeria
present-day Nigeria ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ife bronze heads
Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ife terracotta heads
Ori Olokun head ⓘ |
| producedBy | Yoruba artists ⓘ |
| producedIn | Ile-Ife ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major achievement of African art ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
circa 11th to 15th century CE
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medieval period in West Africa ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
hollow casting
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lost-wax casting ⓘ modeling in clay ⓘ |
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Subject: Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture Description of subject: Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture refers to the highly naturalistic and technically sophisticated royal and ritual artworks produced in ancient Ile-Ife, a major cultural and spiritual center of the Yoruba people in present-day Nigeria.
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