Head of an Oba, 18th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, iron, H. 13 1/8 x W. 9 3/8 x D. 10 3/8 in. (33.3 x 23.8 x 26.4 cm), Metal-Sculpture, The overall cylindrical shape, beaded collar covering the chin, and addition of bead clusters to the crown identify this Benin brass head as belonging to the eighteenth century. The crown, with its pattern of crisscrossed beads with junctures marked by a dot in the center, is characteristic of this period, as are the three raised marks above each eye which are called ikharo, believed to represent scarification marks
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Head, Oba, 18th century, Nigeria, Court, Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, iron, H, 13 1/8 x W, 9 3/8 D, 10 3/8, 33.3 23.8 26.4 cm, Metal-Sculpture, overall, cylindrical, shape, beaded collar, covering, chin, addition, bead clusters, crown identify, Benin brass, head, belonging, eighteenth, crown, pattern, crisscrossed beads, junctures marked, dot, center, characteristic, period, three raised, marks, eye, ikharo, believed, represent scarification
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