African Benin Bronze King 47

This Benin bronze king measures 19.5 inches tall. It is cast in the traditional lost wax method in which the mold must be destroyed after each casting to reveal the piece. Because of this, no two Benin bronzes are ever identical. From the 13th through the 19th century the Kingdom of Benin lay along the shore of the Atlantic ocean in modern day Nigeria. This prime trading location placed Benin and its capital city of Ile-Ife among the wealthiest most powerful African Kingdoms. Benin art is replete with bronzes of the king, or Oba, and his retinue. - FREE US SHIPPING