A plaque showing the gateway to the palace of the Oba of Benin
Sujet

A plaque showing the gateway to the palace of the Oba of Benin

Légende

A plaque showing the gateway to the palace of the Oba of Benin, Two soldiers with shields flanked by two pages stand guard. The columns of heads may themselves be plaques, while the python on the roof tiles is a messenger of Olokun, the sea god, protecting the palace of his earthly counterpart, the Oba. Nigeria. Edo. Early 17th century. Benin.

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

Notre référence

UMG12A28_080

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 26,2cm x 31,8cm / 3093 x 3760 (300dpi)

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