The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Plaque Fragment: Warrior

Plaque Fragment: Warrior

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Plaque Fragment: Warrior

Date:: 1550–1680
Geography:: Nigeria, Court of Benin
Culture:: Edo peoples
Medium:: Brass
Dimensions:: H. 16 1/2 x W. 11 15/16 x D. 2 1/2 in. (42 x 30.3 x 6.4 cm)
Classification:: Metal-Sculpture
Credit Line:: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Samuel Rubin, 1962
Accession Number:: 1978.412.473

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 352

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