Although only a fragment of a female torso, it is clear that we are in the presence of a noble figure. The attentive details of her elaborate, beaded jewelry are astonishing. Her shoulders are almost completely covered in a thick band of necklaces. Two sashes fall from inbetween her diminutive breasts and wrap around her sides, meeting at the back. Her wrists are both adorned with four beaded bracelets while five rings of belts cover her waist. The prominence of the jewelry enforces its importance as a marker of status and rank. This must have been a most powerful member of the Nok society, perhaps a queen. Her private regions, frontal and posterior, are covered in a woven cloth. The texture of this garment is perhaps one of the finest features of this masterpiece. The sculptor has managed to convey a sense of the individual stitches, while also indicating the zigzag pattern that decorates the fabric. The majesty of this torso is astounding. Although the culture that created this stunning sculpture has long since vanished, this woman continues to appear as beautiful and dignified to our eyes as she must have in her own time. - (PF.5763)