13 of Top 20 African Sculptures (First Ataoja)

13) First Ataoja

Osogbo, Nigeria

The Ataoja of Osogbo is the conventional ruler, tended to by the title of Oba.

14) The Colossi of Memnon, Egypt

The Colossi of Memnon, referred to local people as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat, are two gigantic stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For as far back as 3,400 years (since 1350 BC) they have remained in the Theban necropolis, over the River Nile from the present day city of Luxor.