A queen from this modern-day country legendarily ordered the pottery-shard pavement that lends its name to this country's Pavement Period of art. Some sculptures from this country feature small holes around the mouth and forehead, suggesting they were once decorated with hair made from beads. A water-pot and stand covered by a net of bronze sculpted rope was created in this modern-day country. Sculptures unearthed in sacred groves in this country feature multi-layer crowns and thin, vertical striated lines on the skin. Terracotta sculptures of figures with triangular eyes and elaborate hairstyles are characteristic of this country's (*) Nok culture. Leo Frobenius racistly argued that bronze heads sculpted by this co
A queen from this modern-day country legendarily ordered the pottery-shard pavement that lends its name to this country's Pavement Period of art. Some sculptures from this country feature small holes around the mouth and forehead, suggesting they were once decorated with hair made from beads. A water-pot and stand covered by a net of bronze sculpted rope was created in this modern-day country. Sculptures unearthed in sacred groves in this country feature multi-layer crowns and thin, vertical striated lines on the skin. Terracotta sculptures of figures with triangular eyes and elaborate hairstyles are characteristic of this country's (*) Nok culture. Leo Frobenius racistly argued that bronze heads sculpted by this country's Ife people were too lifelike to have been made by Africans. For 10 points, name this country home to the archeological site of Igbo-Ukwu and many Yoruban sculptors.
A queen from this modern-day country legendarily ordered the pottery-shard pavement that lends its name to this country's Pavement Period of art.
Nigeria