in the style of Nigeria - Statue - Benin (No reserve price)

The Kingdom of Benin City, in southern Nigeria, was one of the most powerful empires in Africa. The royal city is said to have been founded by a prince from the neighboring city of Ife around the 13th century, before contact with Portuguese colonizers from the 15th century, followed by commercial exchanges and attempts at Christianization. Benin City would be sacked by the English in 1897. The king of Benin was the Oba, who was glorified by a highly developed court art, of which these carved leopards, made using the lost-wax casting technique and cast in bronze (brass consisting of copper and lead), are one of the most representative elements. The leopard