Figure: Head, 12th–15th century, Nigeria, Esie region, Offa, Yoruba peoples, Soapstone, H. 11 11/16 x W. 3 5/8 x D. 6 in. (29.8 x 9.2 x 15.2 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This stone head of a woman is part of a group of over a thousand known sculptures identified with a site in the Yoruba town of Esie in north central Nigeria. There, an assemblage of soapstone figures of women, men, and animals were found lying in a forest grove, most showing signs of deliberate damage from an apparent act of organized defacement
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Figure, Head, 12th–15th century, Nigeria, Esie region, Offa, Yoruba peoples, Soapstone, H, 11 11/16, x, W, 3 5/8 x D, 6, 29.8 9.2 15.2 cm, Stone-Sculpture, stone, head, woman, part, group, thousand, sculptures identified, site, town, Esie, north central, assemblage, soapstone figures, women, men, animals, lying, forest grove, showing signs, deliberate damage, apparent act, organized defacement
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