Sujet
Head , possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Head , possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s. Metal arts flourished in the Benin kingdom from the 15th to the 19th century, until the British military sacked the Benin capital in 1897. This brass head depicts the divine Benin ruler cloaked in a headdress and collar of red coral beads. Such heads were ordered by a new king (oba) as centerpieces for the ancestral altar--an earthen platform--in honor of his deceased predecessor.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F85_100
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
128,3Mo (5,3Mo) / 48,3cm x 66,5cm / 5709 x 7852 (300dpi)