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#773 Superb Benin Bronze of a seated female Nigeria African 6" H
#773 Superb Benin Bronze of a seated female Nigeria African 6" H
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Superb Benin bronze figure representing a seated women holding a jar
approx 6" 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.
