Fragment of a Nok statue

Fragment of a male statue, the eyes are triangular and the pupils pierced. The hair is divided into five parts. He wears a short waistcoat and a loincloth, around his neck a scarf whose long tails fall on his bust.

Nigeria, Nok, 500-200 BC

Terracotta

H: 54cm

Thermoluminescence test by Ralf Kotalla dated 1996

Provenance: Old German collection