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Royal altar figure, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, c.17th to 18th century (copper alloy)

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LWE410387
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Royal altar figure, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, c.17th to 18th century (copper alloy)
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Beninois School / African
Location
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Medium
copper alloy
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in style this altar figure appears to date from before 1897, when the British punitive expedition destroyed the capital city and the king's palace, and confiscated the artwork from the royal ancestral altars;

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© Lowe Art Museum / Gift of Janice and Robert Laff / Bridgeman Images
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17th century / 18th century / weapon / standing / figurine / sculpture / art / figure / religious / metal / african / armed / ritual / sculpture / weapon / primitive / tribal / male / warrior / religion / club
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Medium 683 × 1024 px 58 × 87 mm 607 KB

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