Benin Leopard sculpture - Bronze 56.21
Benin animals, and small bronze objects, were used in West Africa as a form of currency and thus status. Their value lies in both the metal used and the ornamentation created on the sculpture.
Benin animals are made using the lost-wax method of casting.
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Size: Â 13cmW x 12cmH x 4cmD
Object:-  Leopard- created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria.  A symbol of Royal Power. Â
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Benin animals, and small bronze objects, were used in West Africa as a form of currency and thus status. Their value lies in both the metal used and the ornamentation created on the sculpture.
Benin animals are made using the lost-wax method of casting.
Â
Size: Â 13cmW x 12cmH x 4cmD
Object:-  Leopard- created by Edo people from the Benin Kingdom of Nigeria.  A symbol of Royal Power. Â
