Commemorative head of a king
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| Caption | Cast copper alloy cylindrical head with a beaded neck to the lower lip of the mouth, netted bead cap with clusters of beads on the sides, cylindrical beads in front, strands of beads in front of theears, braids behind the ears and a single large bead on the forehead. The face has 3 keloids over each eye. Date: 1700s. Record ID: nmafa_85-19-16. |
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| Creator | Benin kingdom court style, maker; Edo artist, maker |
| Artwork medium | Copper alloy, iron |
| Credit | Smithsonian National Museum of African Art |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Commemorative head king Cast copper alloy cylindrical beaded neck lip mouth netted bead cap clusters beads sides strands theears braids ears single forehead Status Benin kingdom court style Ancestral Shrine/Altar Men Edo artist |
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| YSF000077 | 2,354 x 3,000 pixels | 304 |
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