Crucifix, 16th–17th century with later additions, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Angola; Republic of the Congo, Kongo peoples; Kongo Kingdom, Solid cast brass (Christ), solid cast copper alloy (halo); hollow cast bronze (three end pieces), brass sheet (one end piece), solid cast copper alloy (Mary); forged copper and brass (nails), wood, H. 18 in. (45.7 cm), W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), D. 3/4 in. (1.8 cm), Metal-Sculpture, At its height in the fifteenth century, the Kongo kingdom was one of the largest in all of sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 115,000 square miles. Centered on an extremely strong monarchy, the elaborate social structure was pervasive across a complex system of trade and interchange between the forest of the north and the coast and savannah plains to the south
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Crucifix, 16th–17th century, later additions, Democratic Republic, Congo, Angola, Republic, Kongo peoples, Kingdom, Solid cast brass, Christ, solid copper alloy, halo, hollow bronze, three, pieces, brass sheet, piece, Mary, forged copper, brass, nails, wood, H, 18, 45.7 cm, W, 8 1/2, 21.6, D, 3/4, 1.8, Metal-Sculpture, height, fifteenth kingdom, largest, sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 115, 000 square miles, Centered, extremely strong, monarchy, elaborate social, structure, pervasive across, complex system, trade, interchange, forest, north, coast, savannah plains, south
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