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What do Benin bronzes represent?

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What do Benin bronzes represent?
Benin bronzes represent the original king and queen of the Edo people as well as other historical figures. The more than 3,000 statues and plaques tell the history of the West African Kingdom of Benin. Shop a collection of bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.
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African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century.
Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Benin Bronze Warrior Figure – Edo People, Nigeria
By People from Benin
Located in Norwood, NJ
A striking early to mid-20th century cast bronze figure depicting a standing warrior, executed in the traditional lost-wax casting technique associated with the historic Kingdom of B...
Category

Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Relief Plaque with Two Warriors — Nigeria, Late 19th / Early 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze relief plaque from the Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, cast using the traditional lost-wax technique typical of Edo royal workshops.
Category

Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Head 1990s African Tribal Art Oba Style Lost Wax Cast Brass
Located in Farmington, UT
Offered is a striking Benin bronze head from the 1990s, crafted in the traditional style of the historic Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria), internationally renowned for its royal...
Category

1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Bronze Jaguar Cubs 6ʺW × 32ʺD × 20ʺH
Category

Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs
$2,615 Sale Price / set
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Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Located in Farmington, UT
Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...
Category

Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

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