Benin Cast Bronze of a Warrior Circa 1900

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Description: Benin Bronze of a Warrior on a Plinth, First Quarter of the Nineteenth Century. The art of bronze casting was introduced to this region around the year 1280. The kingdom reached its maximum size and artistic splendor in the 15th and 16th century. Benin bronze sculptures were the only historical evidence dating back several centuries into the West African past. The level of technical accomplishment attained in these bronzes, as well as the monumental vigor of the figures represented, were the object of great admiration. Benin bronzes are better known than the artworks from Ife or Owo due to their presence in Western museums since the 1890s. In the thirteenth century, the city of Benin was an agglomeration of farms enclosed by walls and a ditch. Each clan was subject to the oba (king). The Benin style is a court art from the palace of the oba, and has nothing in common with tribal art. The Benin oba employed a guild of artisans who all lived in the same district of the city. Bronze figures ordered by the king were kept in the palace. The empire flourished until 1897, when the palace was sacked by the English in reprisal for an ambush that had cost the British vice-consul his life.

61 "" H X 28.5 "" W X 15 "" D

Status: For Sale	Reference#: 4732
Condition: is good overall, with wear.	Year: 1900
Country: benin	Maker: unknown
Style: benin
Materials: bronze

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