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Benin Bronzes

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People in Benin made beautiful art.

Benin brass plaque 03 (cropped).jpg
Benin brass plaque 03 (cropped).jpg
They used metal to make it. They made heads and wall plates. These show the history of their kings. The art is very special.
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Benin Bronzes.jpg
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File:Benin brass plaque 03 (cropped).jpg
Benin brass plaque 03 (cropped).jpg
File:Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin City, 1891 (cropped).jpg
Ancestral shrine Royal Palace, Benin...
File:Benin, portoghese, XVI-XVII sec.JPG
Benin, portoghese, XVI-XVII sec.JPG
File:Ancient Benin city.JPG
Ancient Benin city.JPG
File:Drawing of Benin City made by an English officer 1897.jpg
Drawing of Benin City made by an English...
File:Benin Bronzes.jpg
Benin Bronzes.jpg
File:Benin bronzes british museum 2023.JPG
Benin bronzes british museum 2023.JPG
File:Single-figure plaque, Benin Kingdom court style, Edo peoples, Benin City, Nigeria, mid 16th to 17th century, cast copper alloy - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04934.jpg
Single-figure plaque, Benin Kingdom court...
File:Unterzeichnung Vereinbarung zur Eigentumsübertragung Benin-Bronzen der Stadt Köln an Nigeria-4679.jpg
Unterzeichnung Vereinbarung zur...
File:Display of Benin bronzes at Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge, March 2022.jpg
Display of Benin bronzes at Museum of...
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Palais oba.jpg
File:Relief - Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München - DSC08432.JPG
Relief - Staatliches Museum für...

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