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Benin bronze (Male - front view)

Benin bronze (Male - front view)

GE-C comments:
"This is the male of a pair, probably a king. The Liverpool Museum said it's19th or early 20th century. He's holding a stick and a fertility fetish."

From the collection of George Eleady-Cole

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Photo by Glynn Griffiths

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Height: 48 cm