AP African American Studies Guide

A stylized sculpture of a seated man with an oversized and elongated head relative to their body, chin resting on the figure's knees. Damage to the figures shins.

Source: A terracotta Nok sculpture of a seated man by an unknown artist, created between 500 BCE and 500 CE in modern-day Nigeria (Musée du Quai, Branly; Photograph by Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, 2006).

Nok Sculpture (500 BCE–500 CE)

AP African American Studies Guide

Nok Sculpture by an Unknown Artist (500 BCE–500 CE)

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