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#1955 Superb Benin Bronze of a seated female Nigeria African 5.75" H
#1955 Superb Benin Bronze of a seated female Nigeria African 5.75" H
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Superb Benin bronze figure representing a seated women
approx 5.75" h
a must for anyone's collection
thanks The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African nation in what is now modern Nigeria. . GUILDS RECOGNIZED THROUGH INHERITANCE CONTINUE TO THIS DAY AND THIS MID 20 THE EXAMPLE IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS HAND CRAFTED AND THE MOLD IS BROKEN FOLLOWING CASTING BY THE LOST WAX PROCESS. NO TWO SCULPTURES CAN THEREFORE BE THE SAME.
