Ornamental plaque ·  Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3037973

Description

bronze, three stylized figures side by side in bas-relief on u-shaped plaque with zigzag framing in openwork design, tubular head piece for suspension, slightly dam., missing part in the cast (backside);
reminding of the triad-motif known from Benin pectorals.

The object Ornamental plaque with the object ID 3037973 was part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction on March 21, 2015. The object with the lot number 252 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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