Evidence of Lost Wax Casting


Technically and visually the artworks of ancient Ife are among the most remarkable in the world, including near life-size heads and figures of humans. Dynasty and Divinity: Ife in Ancient Nigeria features the artistic accomplishments of this unique civilization in what is today southwestern Nigeria, and examines how factors of dynastic power and divine authority shaped the exceptional arts from Ife.

Video from Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Cite this page as: Indianapolis Museum of Art, "Evidence of Lost Wax Casting," in Smarthistory, May 8, 2017, accessed March 28, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/evidence-of-lost-wax-casting/.