Benin, Nigeria Bell

Benin

Lot# 363

Price

SOLD: $750

Description

Possibly 18th C. Bronze. These were placed on the altar of an ancestor and produced with the lost wax method. 9″ high x 5″ diameter. Pictured on the cover as well as page 71, number 140 of the exhibition catalog of the Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois. Comes with the catalog. Provenance: from the Richard Kempshall Meyer Collection. Good condition consistent with age and use.

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