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| Caption | Cast copper alloy single figure plaque, missing its corners. The male figure wears a simple pot helmet with braids ending in beads, coral necklaces covering the neck to the mouth, a wrapper with linear pattern underskirt and plain outer layer and coral anklets with fringe. A small square is held aloft in the figure's proper right hand. His torso has three vertical linear scarification marks. The plaque's background has an overall stipple pattern and plain foliate design. Date: 1530s. Record ID: nmafa_2001-14-1. |
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| Creator | Benin kingdom court style, maker; Edo artist, maker |
| Artwork medium | Copper alloy |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African Art |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Plaque Cast copper alloy single figure missing corners Benin kingdom court style Men Floral Edo artist |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YSF000002 | 2,359 x 3,000 pixels | 280 |
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