Altarpiece with Nine Figures

Origin: Nok Culture, Nigeria
Composition: terracotta

The Nok civilization of Nigeria, an agricultural and iron-smelting culture, flourished from 1000 B.C. – 1000 A.D. This elegant hourglass-shaped altarpiece depicts a king surrounded by eight queens. Buried in the Jos Plateau over 2000 years ago, its exact meaning remains a mystery.

This piece was thermoluminescence tested by Alliance Science Art (Paris), and found to be authentic, having been fired (created) between 638 B.C. and 242 A.D.

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