Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià

carvingWW-1500-162702

1500·Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides·H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm)

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972

Catalogue

Year: 1500
Medium: Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides
Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 x W. 5 x D. 2 1/2 in. (23.8 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: carving

Artist

carving

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

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