Benin Bronze Cock Rooster Statue West African Sculpture

An Exquisite Benin Bronze Cock Rooster Shrine Sculpture
Antique Royal African Tribal Art - Queen Mother's Altar Statue - Benin Kingdom Nigeria

Collected from the: Beni peoples of the old Benin Kingdom now Nigeria, West Africa
Material: Bronze, old lost wax casting of copper/tin alloy
Period: Late 18th to very early 19th century, conservatively
Dimensions: 17.75" height, 6.75" width, 16" length; weight is 20 pounds
Condition: Excellent - exhibits good signs of age, iconography, metal content, tool signatures and anticipated minute casting imperfections typical of the early lost wax casting process (known as "blow holes") all appear appropriate for the period. Cock's comb curls to display a single hairline fracture of metal, this area tests completely stable and poses no further threat to the integrity of this piece.

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