Masterpieces of the British Museum The Head of Ife (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary

Masterpieces of the British Museum

The Head of Ife (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary

The Benin bronzes and an exquisite bronze head known as the Head of Ife, estimated to be eight hundred years old, caused Europeans to revise completely their cultural assumptions about Africa.

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Jul 5, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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Daniel Evans Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Claude Ardouin Self - Head of Africa Section, British Museum Self - Head of Africa Section, British Museum See fewer	Masterpieces of the British Museum (2006)
David Attenborough Self Self See fewer	Blue Planet II (2017)
Nigel Barley Self - Former Assistant Keeper, British Museum Self - Former Assistant Keeper, British Museum See fewer	Thinking Aloud (1984)
Paul Craddock Self - Former Metal Scientist, British Museum Self - Former Metal Scientist, British Museum See fewer	The Celts (1987)
Rungwe Kingdon Self - Bronze Caster Self - Bronze Caster See fewer	About Sarah (2014)
Kevin MacDonald Self - Institute of Archaeology UCL Self - Institute of Archaeology UCL See fewer	Strangest Things (2021)
John Picton Self - School of Oriental and African Studies (as Professor John Picton) Self - School of Oriental and African Studies (as Professor John Picton) See fewer	Masterpieces of the British Museum (2006)

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