The Kingdom of

Benin c1500
BENIN -1900

Focus Royal Art

Head of
an Oba,
1550-1680,
brass
Coral
Altar Tusk, 1888–97, ivory
Head of a
Queen
Mother,
early 16th
Century,
Brass
Rooster, 18th Century, Brass
Queen Mother
Pendant Mask:
Iyoba
16th century
Ivory, iron, brass
 Plaque of
the Oba
with
mudfish
legs, Brass,
16 th
century
Brass plaque of the
Oba holding
leopards and
wearing a mud-fish
belt

Benin, Nigeria
16th century
Horn Player
1550–1680
Brass
Plaque:
Warrior and
Attendants
16 th- 17 th
Century
Brass
Plaques showing the Oba’s Palace
Court Attendant
with Ceremonial
Sword, 18th- 19th
century, brass
Benin plaque: the
oba with Europeans

Benin, Nigeria,
Edo peoples,
16th century AD