NOK HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta Date: 250 AD (+/- 180 years), Alliance-Science Art certificate by Francine Maurer, dated 27 December 1994 H.: 39 cm (15? in.) A Nok head, 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: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2,500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 206 The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 77, fig. 33 A NOK HEAD NIGERIA Terracotta Thermoluminescence dating: AD 250 (± 180 years), certificate issued by Alliance-Science Art, Francine Maurer, 27 December 1994 H.: 15? 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: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2,500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 206 The Birth of Art in Black Africa: Nok Sculpture in Nigeria, Banque Générale du Luxembourg & Ed. Adam Biro, Paris, 1998, p. 77, fig. 33