benin bronzes

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Clapper, possibly 1880s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin kingdom, Edo people

Clapper, possibly 1880s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin kingdom, ...

Clapper, possibly 1880s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin kingdom, Edo people, Cleveland Museum of Art

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Cleveland Museum of Art I

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Cleveland Museum o...

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo people, Cleveland Museum of Art

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Cleveland Museum of Art II

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Cleveland Museum o...

Plaque, possibly 1500s-1600s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo people, Cleveland Museum of Art

Head, possibly mid 1500s or early 1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Cleveland Museum of Art

Head, possibly mid 1500s or early 1600s, brass, Benin Kingdom, Clevela...

Head, possibly mid 1500s or early 1600s, brass, Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo people, Cleveland Museum of Art

Sculpture, Benin - Glenbow Museum - DSC00539

Sculpture, Benin - Glenbow Museum - DSC00539

Exhibit in the Glenbow Museum, 130 9th Ave S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This artwork is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Sculpture, Benin - Glenbow Museum - DSC00536

Sculpture, Benin - Glenbow Museum - DSC00536

Exhibit in the Glenbow Museum, 130 9th Ave S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This artwork is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

British Museum Room 25 Costume mask Benin 16th century 1 17022019 5138

British Museum Room 25 Costume mask Benin 16th century 1 17022019 5138

Costume mask, brass, 16th century, from Benin / Nigeria. These masks were regalia, worn by senior officials over the left hip and returned to the king on loss of office or death. Room 25, British Museum.

British Museum Room 25 Costume mask Benin 16th century 2 17022019 5143

British Museum Room 25 Costume mask Benin 16th century 2 17022019 5143

Costume mask, brass, 16th century, from Benin / Nigeria. These masks were regalia, worn by senior officials over the left hip and returned to the king on loss of office or death. Room 25, British Museum.

British Museum Room 25 Head Osun worship Benin 17022019 5127

British Museum Room 25 Head Osun worship Benin 17022019 5127

Head for use in Osun worship. cast brass, Benin, 18th century. Room 25, British Museum. Ethno 1948 AF 9.1

British Museum Room 25 Head of an Oba 19th century 17022019 5122

British Museum Room 25 Head of an Oba 19th century 17022019 5122

Head of an Oba, cast brass, Benin, 19th century. Room 25, British Museum. Ethno 1944 AF 4.1

Figure of a Horn Blower, Edo people, Benin, Edo state, Nigeria, c. 1504-1550, copper alloy - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08506

Figure of a Horn Blower, Edo people, Benin, Edo state, Nigeria, c. 150...

Exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, New York, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Waist Pendant with Oba and Two Attendants, Edo people, Benin, Edo state, Nigeria, mid 16th to early 17th century, copper alloy - Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY - DSC08519

Waist Pendant with Oba and Two Attendants, Edo people, Benin, Edo stat...

Exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, New York, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin City, 1891 (cropped)

Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin City, 1891 (cropped)

Earliest known photograph of Oba’s compound, Benin City, May 1891. Photo by Cyril Punch First published in Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors (1903) by H. Ling (Henry Ling) Roth (1854-1925)

Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin City, 1891

Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin City, 1891

Earliest known photograph of Oba’s compound, Benin City, May 1891. Photo by Cyril Punch First published in Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors (1903) by H. Ling (Henry Ling) Roth (1854-1925)

Plaque depicting chief flanked by two warriors, Benin, AD 1550-1650 - African collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05790

Plaque depicting chief flanked by two warriors, Benin, AD 1550-1650 - ...

Plaque depicting chief flanked by two warriors, Benin, AD 1550-1650. Exhibit from the African Collection, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Photography was permitted without res... More

Benin Idol

Benin Idol

Small Benin bronze on display in Bedford Museum. The description states that it is an "idol of the god of sacrifice". N.B. The current (as of 2016) description in the Higgins Museum and Gallery calls this a ... More

Elephant trunk, Nigeria, 18th or 19th century - Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München - DSC08428

Elephant trunk, Nigeria, 18th or 19th century - Staatliches Museum für...

Exhibit from the African collection of the Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München, Maximilianstraße 42, Munich, Germany. Elephant trunk, Nigeria, 18th or 19th century.

Leopard head hip ornament, Court of Benin, De Young Museum

Leopard head hip ornament, Court of Benin, De Young Museum

Leopard head hip ornament from Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, late 18th century, bronze, copper and iron, De Young Museum

Leopard head hip ornament, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, late 18th century, bronze, copper, iron - De Young Museum - DSC01037

Leopard head hip ornament, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, late 1...

Exhibit in the De Young Museum, San Francisco, California, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Benin plaque in the Ethnological Museum, Berlin - 069

Benin plaque in the Ethnological Museum, Berlin - 069

Brass plaque from the Kingdom of Benin, 16th-17th century, exhibited in the Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago.

Commemorative head of an oba (king), Edo people, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 1700s, copper alloy - National Museum of Natural History, United States - DSC00421

Commemorative head of an oba (king), Edo people, Benin Kingdom, Nigeri...

Exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Memorial head, Benin Kingdom, 18th century, bronze - Museum Berggruen - DSC03770

Memorial head, Benin Kingdom, 18th century, bronze - Museum Berggruen ...

Exhibit in the Museum Berggruen, Schloßstraße 1, 14059 Berlin, Germany. This artwork is in the public domain because its creator(s) died more than 70 years ago.

Plaque, Benin Kingdom, c. 1600 AD, brass - Museum Berggruen - DSC03768

Plaque, Benin Kingdom, c. 1600 AD, brass - Museum Berggruen - DSC03768

Exhibit in the Museum Berggruen, Schloßstraße 1, 14059 Berlin, Germany. This artwork is in the public domain because its creator(s) died more than 70 years ago.

Royal hip mask, Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, c. late 17th to 18th century AD, bronze - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06155

Royal hip mask, Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, c. late 17th to 18th centur...

Exhibit in the Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. This work is old enough so that it is in the public domain.

Head of an Oba (king), Edo (Nigeria), court of Benin, 16th century AD, mixed copper alloy - Fogg Museum - Harvard University - DSC01862

Head of an Oba (king), Edo (Nigeria), court of Benin, 16th century AD,...

Exhibit in the Fogg Museum, Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Relief plaque, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th-17th century AD, brass - Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - DSC00285

Relief plaque, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th-17th century AD, brass - Raut...

Exhibit in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Cologne, Germany. Public domain reproduction of artwork related to ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Single-figure plaque, Benin Kingdom court style, Edo peoples, Benin City, Nigeria, mid 16th to 17th century, cast copper alloy - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04934

Single-figure plaque, Benin Kingdom court style, Edo peoples, Benin Ci...

African art in the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Benin Bronze Weltmuseum1 - Egypt

Benin Bronze Weltmuseum1 - Egypt

Reliefplatte mit Darstellung zweier Würdenträger mit Kugelrassel (Kleidung: Wickelröcke aus gemustertem Stoff, vermutlich importierte indische Stoffe oder Brokat aus Europa); Königtum Benin, Nigeria, 16./17. Jh... More

Benin Bronze Weltmuseum2

Benin Bronze Weltmuseum2

Reliefplatte; Königtum Benin, Nigeria, 16./17. Jh.; Gelbguss; Weltmuseum Wien Fotografiert in der Ausstellung Lustenau Lagos African Lace im Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz.

Reichsanzeiger-1916-11-23 Benin-Bronzen-1

Reichsanzeiger-1916-11-23 Benin-Bronzen-1

Bericht über die Novembersitzung der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft / Benin-Bronzen (Teil 1)

Reichsanzeiger-1916-11-23 Benin-Bronzen-2

Reichsanzeiger-1916-11-23 Benin-Bronzen-2

Bericht über die Novembersitzung der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft / Benin-Bronzen (Teil 2)

'Girl with Leopard', plaque from Nigeria, Court of Benin, c. 1600

'Girl with Leopard', plaque from Nigeria, Court of Benin, c. 1600

Girl with Leopard, plaque from Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, c. 1600, bronze. 17 3/4 x 7 in (45.1 x 17.8 cm De Young Museum. This cast bronze of a young royal attendant to a Benin court is unique & enig... More

Girl with leopard, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, 1600, bronze or brass - De Young Museum - DSC01034

Girl with leopard, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo people, 1600, bronze o...

Exhibit in the De Young Museum, San Francisco, California, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.

Palace plaque depicting warrior by Edo culture

Palace plaque depicting warrior by Edo culture

Decorative brass plaque from Benin ca. 1600 Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Benin bronze Louvre A97-14-1 - Egypt

Benin bronze Louvre A97-14-1 - Egypt

Sculpture of the Benin Kingdom. Lost-wax cast bronze, Nigeria, late 15th-middle 16th century. Français : Sculpture du royaume du Bénin. Bronze coulé selon la technique de la cire perdue, Nigéria, fin du XVe s... More

Benin kingdom Louvre A97-4-1

Benin kingdom Louvre A97-4-1

Warriors holding their ceremonial swords. Sculpture of the Benin Kingdom. Bronze, 16th-18th century, Nigeria. Français : Guerriers brandissant leur sabre de cérémonie. Sculpture du royaume du Bénin. Bronze, X... More

Africa Benin Standing Oba Kimbell

Africa Benin Standing Oba Kimbell

Picryl description: Public domain image related to Central America History, Aztec, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Pre-Columbus America free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Plaque LACMA M.74.90 (1 of 2)

Plaque LACMA M.74.90 (1 of 2)

Africa, Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, 17th century Sculpture Bronze 19 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (48.26 x 18.42 x 8.89 cm) irregular Gift of Anna Bing Arnold (M.74.90) African Art

Bronze head of a girl wearing coral-bead head-dress. Benin, West Africa

Bronze head of a girl wearing coral-bead head-dress. Benin, West Afric...

Bronze head of a girl wearing coral-bead head-dress. Benin, West Africa Identifier: handbooktoethnog00brit (find matches) Title: Handbook to the ethnographical collections Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: British ... More

Benin Pferd und Reiter Museum Rietberg

Benin Pferd und Reiter Museum Rietberg

Deutsch: Pferd und Reiter; Königreich Benin (Nigeria), höfische Werkstatt, 16./17. Jahrhundert; Gelbguss Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Dauerleihgabe des Völkerkundemuseums der Universität Zürich

Benin Porträt König Osemwende Museum Rietberg RAF 601

Benin Porträt König Osemwende Museum Rietberg RAF 601

Deutsch: Portrait des Königs Osemwende; Königreich Benin (Nigeria), höfische Werkstatt, um 1810; Gelbguss Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Schenkung Eduard von der Heydt; Inv. Nr. RAF 601

Benin Reliefplatte 1 Museum Rietberg

Benin Reliefplatte 1 Museum Rietberg

Deutsch: Reliefplatte mit einem Knaben; Königreich Benin (Nigeria), höfische Werkstatt, 16./17. Jahrhundert; Gelbguss Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Geschenk Eduard von der Heydt; Inv. Nr. RAF 603

Benin Reliefplatte 2 Museum Rietberg

Benin Reliefplatte 2 Museum Rietberg

Deutsch: Reliefplatte mit einem Krieger; Königreich Benin (Nigeria), höfische Werkstatt, 16./17. Jahrhundert; Gelbguss Museum Rietberg, Zürich; Geschenk Eduard von der Heydt; Inv. Nr. RAF 602

Benin Bronze expo Eclectique n1

Benin Bronze expo Eclectique n1

Bronze plaque depicting a Portuguese explorer or trader. Edo people, Benin kingdom, Nigeria. Français : Plaque représentant un explorateur ou un marchand portugais. Peuple edo, royaume du Bénin, Nigéria.

Benin Bronze expo Eclectique n2

Benin Bronze expo Eclectique n2

Bronze plaque depicting a Portuguese explorer or trader. Edo people, Benin kingdom, Nigeria. Français : Plaque représentant un explorateur ou un marchand portugais. Peuple edo, royaume du Bénin, Nigéria.

Freiburg and Colonialism exhibition 13

Freiburg and Colonialism exhibition 13

object in the Freiburg and Colonialism exhibition

High pitched king's roof, from a plaque in the British Museum

High pitched king's roof, from a plaque in the British Museum

High pitched king's roof, from a plaque in the British Museum, 1903