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Cast bronze tusk-stand in the form of a human head. Edo peoples. From Benin City, Nigeria, 15th CE (?). Hair dressed in overlapping layers, and with a close-fitting collar of beads. On each eyebrow are four vertical cicatrices, and between these two longer vertical apertures which have been inlaid, probably with iron. Cast iron, bronze, incised, 21 x 16 x 18.5 cm. Inv. Af1897,1217.3.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART540083
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Image
Purpose
Public
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2935px × 3600px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
Bronze
Edo Culture, Nigeria
Face
Figure, Sculpture
Head
Male
Metalwork
Portrait