Sujet
Along with two similar figures in museum collections this sculpture is a puzzling hybrid
Légende
Along with two similar figures in museum collections this sculpture is a puzzling hybrid, The style of the body appears typical of middle period Benin work but the head is closer to the lower Niger finds. Representation of women is rare in Benin art and usually associated with the court of the Queen Mother. Nigeria. unknown. Lower Niger region.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A28_213
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
41,1Mo (1,4Mo) / 31,9cm x 32,3cm / 3764 x 3812 (300dpi)