The Bronze Head of Ife (9/16)

The Bronze Head of Ife, a free-standing bronze sculpture created between 1200 and 1400 CE using the lost wax technique, was discovered in 1938 at Wunmonije Compound in Ife, Nigeria. It was found along with sixteen other brass and copper heads and the upper half of a brass figure. The elaborate beaded headdress of the sculpture suggests that it may have belonged to an Ooni, the ruler of Ife. The Bronze Head of Ife is now housed at the British Museum.