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Commemorative Head of a King uhunmwun-elao
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 19th century
brass, 30 x 45 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien, inv.no. 64.699
© Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum with MVK and ÖTM

Court Dwarfs
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 14th-15th century
brass, 59 x 25 x 18 cm, 60 x 28 x 19 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien, inv.no. 64.743, 64.745
© Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum with MVK and ÖTM

Rooster
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 17th-18th century
brass, 48 x 35 x 20 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien,
inv.no. 64.723

Ewua Official
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th – 17th century?
brass, 60 cm
Trustees of the National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh,
inv.no. A 1985.631

Leopard Head
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, late 17th or 18th century
ivory, iron nails 18 x 11 x 9 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien, inv.no. 64.760
© Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum with MVK and ÖTM

Relief Plaque: Portuguese with 5 Manillas
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th-17th century
Brass, 46 x 34 x 8 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien, inv.no. 64.799
© Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum with MVK and ÖTM

Oba Akenzua II greeting Queen Elizabeth II
Philip Omodamwen
Benin City, Nigeria, late 20th century
brass, wood 30 x 45 x 53 cm
coll. High Priest Osemwegie Ebohon, Benin City

Pendant, Royal Triad
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century
ivory, 18,8 x 12,7 x 4 cm
© Museum für Völkerkunde Wien,
Inv.-Nr. 64.747

Hornblower
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 17th-18th century
brass, 64,4 x 36 x 8,5 cm
Trustees of the National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh,
inv.no. A 1985.630

Horseman
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th century
brass, 48 x 15 x 31 cm
The Trustees of the British Museum, London,
inv.no. Af1944,04.13

Warrior’s Tunic
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th-19th century?
flanell cloth, leather, brass, 86 x 41 x 12,5 cm
The Trustees of the British Museum, London,
inv.no. Af1897-.520

Snake head with Fragment of Snake’s Body
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century
brass, 100 x 35 cm
Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg,
inv.no. C 3.951

Standing Woman with Raised Arms
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 17th-18th century
brass, 46 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 10864
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Vessel With Snake Handles
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century
brass, 25 x 18 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 20300
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Relief Plaque: Leopard Hunt with Portuguese
Master of the Leopard Hunt
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th-17th century
brass, 55 x 39 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 27485
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Relief Plaque: Emuru with Ram-headed Rattle
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th-17th century
brass, 40 x 21 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 27506
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Antelope Head Container
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century
ivory, 16,5 x 29 x 11,5 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 7633 a,b
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Altar Group -- aseberia -- with Oba Akenzua
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century
brass, 58 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 6164
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Relief Plaque: Interior of a Palace Courtyard
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th-17th century
brass, 52 x 40 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Inv.no. III C 8377
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Pendant Mask, Crocodile Head
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th-19th century
brass,18,5 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv.no. III C 9952
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother uhumnwun elao
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 15th-16th century
brass, 51 cm
Ethnologisches Museum - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Inv.no. III C 12507
© Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Armcuff
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 18th century?
ivory, brass, 13,2 x 9 cm
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria,
inv.no. 48.28.1

Pair of Leopards
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th -18th century
brass, 50 x 79 x 15 cm, 49 x 77 x 14 cm
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments,
inv.no. 52.13.1, 52.13.2

Commemorative Head
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 15th- 16th century
brass, 20,5 x 20 x 15 cm
The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria,
inv.no. 54.15.7

Commemorative Head of a King uhunmwun elao
Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 16th century
brass, 24 cm
Private collection, Austria