Royal Painted
Bini O Edo (Benin) · Nigeria
Reference: BRN-56
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- Height
- 57 cm
- Material
- Bronze
Painted designed, like the Okpa cocks, to adorn the altars of the powerful Queen Mother in the Oba palaces in Benin City. These real figures are…
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Full original description
Painted designed, like the Okpa cocks, to adorn the altars of the powerful Queen Mother in the Oba palaces in Benin City. These real figures are made with a delicate work and profusion of details.
Further technical information
- Width
- 54 cm
- Attributed period
- Century XIX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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