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Plaque of Portuguese Hunter Benin, Nigeria 16th-17h c. 38 cm

Plaque, West Africa, possibly 1500s-1600s

Bronze plaque Oba of Benin , 16th century

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Benin warrior. The Benin Bronzes are a group of more than a thousand commemorative metal plaques that decorated the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom in modern-day Nigeria. In 1897, most of the plaques were stolen by the British during a punitive expedition. Two hundred of the pieces were taken to the British Museum in London, while the rest were purchased by other European museums.

Edo warrior plaque, 16th-17th cent. Nigeria

Relief plaque showing a battle scene, Edo peoples, Benin kingdom, Nigeria, 1550-1650

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