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Benin (Nigeria) Figural Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Mid 20th Century
Offered for sale is a pair of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) …
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Benin (Nigeria) Figural Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Mid 20th Century
Offered for sale is a pair of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural sculptures of leopards. This large and impressive pair of leopards are life-size and make a strong decorative statement. The Benin Bronzes are a group of more than a thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in what is now modern-day Nigeria. Collectively, the objects form the best-known examples of Benin art, created from the thirteenth century onwards, by the Edo people, which also included other sculptures in brass or bronze, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces.
In 1897 most of the plaques and other objects were looted by British forces during a punitive expedition to the area as imperial control was being consolidated in Southern Nigeria.[3] Two hundred of the pieces were taken to the British Museum, London, while the rest were purchased by other European museums. Today, a large number are held by the British Museum. Other notable collections are in Germany and the USA.
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- Dimensions
- 34.25ʺW × 13.25ʺD × 39ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- Rustic
- Tribal
- Art Subjects
- Animals
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- Nigeria
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Brass
- Bronze
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- not considered as flaws- sand-cast sculptures created using the same rustic processes as their ancestors resulting is casting flaws such … morenot considered as flaws- sand-cast sculptures created using the same rustic processes as their ancestors resulting is casting flaws such as holes where the bronze did not flow, as shown less
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