Planche de bois sculpté et piliers, Musée national ; Lomé, Togo

• Contributeur: Grazyna Bonati / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2XERC5X
• Taille du fichier: 34,9 MB (1,5 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 2848 x 4288 px | 24,1 x 36,3 cm | 9,5 x 14,3 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 20 juillet 2010
• Lieu: Lome, Togo, West Africa

Informations supplémentaires

Bronze carvings destined for the Royal Palace in Benin City Nigeria (16th Century), National Museum, Lome, Togo. The Benin Empire ws actually mostly in Nigeria and produced some of the most stunning bronze carvings and statues. The Kingdom of Benin's capital was Edo, now known as Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria. The Benin Kingdom was "one of the oldest and most developed states in the coastal hinterland of West Africa". It grew out of the previous Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century AD, and lasted until it was annexed by the British Empire in 1897.

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