Statue
AF2057
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2057 |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 17th–19th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Leopard Head |
| Description | Leopard head. Round head with leaf-shaped ears toward back of head, tip of right ear is broken, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, mouth partially open to reveal upper and lower canine teeth, circles pattern throughout. |
| Height | 12.7 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 29793 - Dealer's Number |
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