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Summary
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Unknown artist
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| Description |
English:
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 siècle-milieu du XVIe.
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| Dimensions | H. 31 cm (12 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Pavillon des Sessions
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| Accession number |
A 97.14.1
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| Credit line | Former collections of Frederick Wolff-Knize, Peter Schnell and Barbier-Mueller; on deposit from the Musée national des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose , without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
This picture was shot by Marie-Lan Nguyen ( user:Jastrow ) and placed in the Public Domain . You are free to use it for any purpose.
Credit can be given as follows: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)
If you use this image outside of the Wikimedia projects, I would be happy to
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