19459043 19659001 19659002 This brass head portrays an or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain)) 19659004 19459057 Quick truths 19659005 Call: Ancestral celebratory head 19659006 What it is: 19459060 A copper-alloy sculpture of an African ruler’s head 19659007 Where it is from: Edo, Nigeria When it was made: Mid-1500s 19659010 Most current Videos From 19659011 Live Science Register for the Live Science day-to-day newsletter now Get the world’s most remarkable discoveries provided directly to your inbox. 19659016 Kristina Killgrove is a personnel author at Live Science with a concentrate on archaeology and paleoanthropology news. Her short articles have actually likewise appeared in locations such as Forbes, Smithsonian, and Mental Floss. Kristina holds a Ph.D. in biological sociology and an M.A. in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina, along with a B.A. in Latin from the University of Virginia, and she was previously a university teacher and scientist. She has actually gotten awards from the Society for American Archaeology and the American Anthropological Association for her science composing. You need to validate your show and tell name before commenting Please logout and after that login once again, you will then be triggered to enter your screen name. 19659020 Find out more