Sculpture from Atlantis in West Africa?
Take a look at this article about magnificent ancient sculptures judged on a level with ancient Italian and Greek artwork. I love how, so often, explorers attribute their finds to having come from the lost continent of Atlantis, especially when they don’t know who created the works of art.
When the German explorer Leo Frobenius went on an expedition to West Africa 100 years ago and discovered beautiful terracotta sculptures and brass heads from Ife, he thought he had found Plato’s lost city of Atlantis.
Majesty, Serenity and Suffering from Ife’s Golden Age