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Seated Male Figure
Seated Male Figure

Seated Male Figure

Datecirca 600
Associated withAfrica
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions21 x 7 3/4 x 11 in. (53.3 x 19.7 x 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number97.10
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated in Jos plateau, (present-day Nigeria), ca. 600. Collection of Pierre Nahon, France, 1992–97; [Pace Primitive Gallery, New York]; sold to NCMA 1997.
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