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Head of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a woven cap of coral beads, with lateral strands of coral suspended around both ears. A single bead extends from the headdress to the forehead, aligned with the ridge of the nose, creating bilateral symmetry.

Head of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a woven cap of coral beads, with lateral strands of coral suspended around both ears. A single bead extends from the headdress to the forehead, aligned with the ridge of the nose, creating bilateral symmetry.
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Caption: Head of an Oba, 16th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 9 1/4 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 in. (23.5 x 21.9 x 22.9 cm), Metal-Sculpture, This commemorative cast-brass sculpture depicts the idealized likeness of an oba, or king, wearing a woven cap of coral beads, with lateral strands of coral suspended around both ears. A single bead extends from the headdress to the forehead, aligned with the ridge of the nose, creating bilateral symmetry
Personalities: BÉNIN (16th century)
Credit: Album / quintlox
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3224 × 3800 px | 35.1 MB
Print size: 27.3 × 32.2 cm | 1269.3 × 1496.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • 23.5 21.9 22.9 CM • 8 5/8 D • 9 1/4 X W • 9 • ALIGNED • ANATOMY: HEAD • BÉNIN • BRASS • CAST-BRASS • COMMEMORATIVE • CORAL BEADS • COURT • CREATING BILATERAL • DEPICTS • EARS • EDO PEOPLES • EXTENDS • FOREHEAD • H • H. • HEAD (ANATOMY) • HEAD (BODY) • HEAD • HEADDRESS • IDEALIZED LIKENESS • KING • LATERAL STRANDS • METAL-SCULPTURE • NIGERIA • NO 9 • NOSE • NOSES • OBA • RIDGE • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SCULPTURES • SCULTURE • SCUPTURE • SINGLE BEAD • SUSPENDED • SYMMETRY • WEARING • WOVEN CAP • XVI CENTURY