SPLENDID SMALL BENIN BRONZE PLAQUE TRIBAL NIGERIA

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

SPLENDID SMALL BENIN BRONZE PLAQUE TRIBAL NIGERIA :
$604.24

BRONZE PLAQUEBENINNIGERIA
REF: 160701
MATERIAL
BRONZESUPERB DETAIL

HAND CAST FROM BRONZE
A PETITE BRONZE PLAQUE DEPICTING PALACE WARRIORS FROM THE BINI PEOPLE OF BENIN
WONDERFUL OVERALL DETAIL WITH CLOSE STYALIZED ATTENTION TO THE EQUESTRIAN FIGURE
BENIN BRONZES WERE ORIGINALLY ALMOST ALL MADE FOR IN HONOUR OF THE \"OBA\" OR KING WHO HAS REIGNED, WITH HIS ANCESTORS SINCE THE 15TH CENTURY
CASTING GUILDS PASSED DOWN THROUGH INHERITANCE CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS 20TH CENTURY LEOPARD REPRESENTS THE POWER OF THE \"OBA\"
BENIN BRONZES ARE SCULPTED BY HAND AND CAST BY THE LOST WAX PROCESS WHERE THE MOLD IS BROKEN TO RELEASE THE FIGURES MAKING EACH PIECE UNIQUE
AN EXCLUSIVE PIECE THAT DISPLAYS MOST SPECTACULARLY
REF: 3165 g
Height 29 cm
Length/depth4.5 cm
Width23 cmA UNIQUE FIND... offer NOW AND MAKE IT YOURS!

PLEASE NOTE:
Package and postage is at cost. Buyers please email if there is a postage preferenceIf you have any questions then please give me a call on 07740 257 122as I am always happy to help
THE BENIN COLLECTIONLARGE IMAGES