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贝宁风格青铜板-三人像/武士-爱多族

美丽的铜合金浮雕板，仿照现今尼日利亚贝宁王国著名王室铜板的风格而作。

该板以高浮雕呈现三位人物，正面展示，装饰华丽。中央人物地位更高，被两名侧面人物（看似武士或官吏）夹守。人物佩戴高高的仪式性头饰、项饰与符合爱多族王室图像学的饰物，以及各自的属性和武器。

背景以几何与植物图案的浅浮雕点缀。整体表面呈现偏棕红色与绿青铜的包浆，赋予作品一种格外装饰性与富有表现力的外观。

本作品应视为20世纪的再现/ interprétation，灵感来自贝宁王国的铜板，而非16世纪-17世纪的原始王室铜板。

历史上的贝宁铜板采用失蜡法制作，主要用于装饰贝宁城阿巴（Oba）宫殿的柱子。它们如今成为爱多族王室艺术中最重要的收藏之一。

本板装在一块木板上，带有两个悬挂装置和一条小链用于墙面安装。木质底座与悬挂系统均为板材制作完成后的附加物。

时期：20世纪，可能是后半期
文化：爱多/比尼
风格来源：贝宁王国，尼日利亚
材料：青铜/铜合金
技术：铸造，可能采用传统失蜡法
题材：人物、武士与官吏
呈现：板画装在木板上并配有悬挂系统

状态：考虑到年龄，一般状况良好，带有包浆与正常使用痕迹。存在小的作形不规则、痕迹及包浆色差等，与铸造工艺及物件年岁相关。

尺寸
单板票：
高度：19厘米
宽度：16厘米
含底座：
高度：32厘米
宽度：22厘米

重量：2100克

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Benin-Style Bronze Plaque – Three Figures / Warriors – Edo People

Beautiful relief plaque in copper alloy, made in the style of the famous royal plaques of the Kingdom of Benin, in present-day Nigeria.

The plaque depicts three figures in high relief, shown frontally and richly adorned. The central figure, of greater importance, is flanked by two figures resembling warriors or dignitaries. They wear tall ceremonial headdresses, necklaces and ornaments characteristic of Edo royal iconography, along with various attributes and weapons.

The background features geometric and vegetal motifs in low relief. The piece has an aged brown-red and verdigris patina, giving it a particularly decorative and expressive appearance.

This work should be considered a 20th-century reproduction or interpretation inspired by the bronze plaques of the Kingdom of Benin, rather than an original royal plaque from the 16th–17th centuries.

Historical Benin plaques were produced using the lost-wax technique and were used notably to decorate the pillars of the Oba’s royal palace in Benin City. Today, they form one of the most important collections of Edo royal art.

The plaque is mounted on a wooden board with two hanging fixtures and a small chain for wall installation. The wooden support and hanging system are later additions.

Period: 20th century, probably the second half
Culture: Edo / Bini
Stylistic origin: Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria
Material: Bronze / copper alloy
Technique: Cast, probably using the traditional lost-wax technique
Subject: Figures, warriors and dignitaries
Presentation: Plaque mounted on a wooden panel with hanging system

Condition: Good overall condition considering its age, with patina and normal signs of wear. Minor irregularities, marks and variations in patina are present, consistent with the casting technique and age of the piece.

Dimensions and weight: 32 × 22 cm, approximately 2.1 kg including the wooden support.