Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:sculpture |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
gptkbp:culture |
Yoruba
|
gptkbp:depicts |
gptkb:King
gptkb:Yoruba_kings |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
20th century
|
gptkbp:displayedAt |
gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art gptkb:National_Museum,_Lagos |
gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Ile-Ife
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ife bronze heads
|
gptkbp:influencedBy |
lost-wax casting technique
|
gptkbp:material |
bronze
|
gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Head_of_a_King_(Oba)
Head of an Ooni |
gptkbp:period |
12th century
15th century |
gptkbp:significance |
evidence of advanced metallurgy in pre-colonial Africa
|
gptkbp:style |
gptkb:naturalist
|
gptkbp:usedFor |
royal portraiture
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yoruba_people
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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