
Statue
Benin kingdom soldier
Material: Bronze
Origin: Nigeria
Réf : BRZI07 H 69cm x L22cm Weight : 9500 Gr Shipping : 48H
Description


Old tradition of bronze dating to the 14th century with the Ife kingdom located in present-day Nigeria. The Royal Art gave us real works of art.
Melt by the technique of lost wax, these representations are among the masterpieces of this kingdom. It uses the term abundant production of bronze pieces that extends from the late fifteenth to the late nineteenth century, Benin City was partially destroyed in 1897 during a British military expedition.
We have here a representation of a soldier from the Royal Guard. This soldier is shown wearing the ceremony with his bouclier.L art of lost wax casting here reaches its perfection of detail provided by the armor and the cap.

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