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Bronze plaque Oba warrior armor sword Edo Ife Nigeria, Levant sword or Eben Bini Benin City Nigeria, African Art 25cm 9.84 ", Year 1950
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Bronze plaque Oba warrior armor sword Edo Ife Nigeria, Levant sword or Eben Bini Benin City Nigeria, African Art 25cm 9.84 ", Year 1950
- This exceptional piece represents warrior princes in their imposing and sumptuous armor
- Representations of which the size of the characters indicates their social importance.
- Historiated relief plaques, real historical frescoes and comics from the ancient Kingdom of Benin.
- Decorative plaques, court objects, are as important as the heads of kings or queens specific to the court of the Kingdom of Benin City.
- Plates cast with lost wax, retrace, like in the manner of picture books, the important and glorifying facts linked to the Obas / Kings.
- Designed to be seen as paintings featuring images of the royal entourage. They were nailed to the walls or columns of palaces.
- Pieces of excellence from museums in the royal palaces of Benin.
- Very nice plate, with many very fine details, and folded edges for fixing.
- The bottom of the plate reproduces clearly visible water clover leaves,
Dimensions and characteristics
- Height: 25 cm or 9.84 inch
- Width: 17 cm or 6.69 inch
- Depth: 7 cm or 2.76 inch
- Weight: 1.917 kg or 67.62 oz
- Main material: African bronze alloy
Collection area and characteristics:
- Country of origin: Nigeria
- Ethnicity: Bini Edo:
- Collected in Nigeria in situ
- Usable surface appearance
- Unretouched part, irregular appearance
- Very good state of conservation,
- Preserved as is in its own juice
- Sold without base
- Seniority: Between 1950 -1970. Unfulfilled dating certificate
In Nigeria alone today, there are at least three significant hotbeds of lost wax casting: Ife, Benin-City and Igbo-Ukwu.
Packaging and Delivery:
- Double protection cardboard packaging and bubble wrap
- Worldwide delivery in 3 or 10 working days, with La Poste Colissimo International and an international tracking number.
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