NOK STATUETTE OF A MAN KNEELING ON A VASE NIGERIA Terracotta Date: 300 AD ± 250 years, Alliance-Science Art certificate by Francine Maurer, dated 17 November 1994 H.: 44 cm (17? in.) (Restorations) A Nok male figure kneeling on a vessel, Nigeria Provenance: Collection of Jean-Jacques Rotthier (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family Exhibitions: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Luxembourg, Banque Générale du Luxembourg, 1998, 12 October to 13 December 1998 Bibliography: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 65, fig. 23 A NOK MALE FIGURE KNEELING ON A VESSEL NIGERIA Terracotta Thermoluminescence dating: AD 300 ± 250 years, certificate issued by Alliance-Science Art, Francine Maurer, 17 November 1994 H.: 17? in. Provenance: Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent Exhibitions: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Luxembourg, Banque Générale du Luxembourg, 1998, 12 October – 13 December 1998 Bibliography: The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 65, fig. 23