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- Benin_Bronzes abstract "The Benin Bronzes are a group of more than a thousand commemorative metal plaques that decorated the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom in modern-day Nigeria. Collectively, the Bronzes form the best known examples of Benin art, created by the Edo people from the thirteenth century, which also included other sculptures in brass or bronze, including some famous portrait heads and smaller pieces.In 1897, most of the plaques were removed by the British during a punitive expedition to the area as imperial control was being consolidated in Southern Nigeria. Two hundred of the pieces were taken to the British Museum in London, while the rest were purchased by other European museums. Today, a large number are held by the British Museum and are on display in Hall 25 in the Africa wing. Other Benin pieces are in Germany and the United States, among other countries.The Benin Bronzes led to a greater appreciation in Europe of African culture and art. Initially and naively, it appeared incredible to the discoverers that people "supposedly so primitive and savage" were responsible for such highly developed objects. Some even concluded that Benin knowledge of metallurgy came from the Portuguese traders who were in contact with Benin in the early modern period. Today, it is clear that the bronzes were made in Benin from an indigenous culture. Many of these dramatic sculptures date to the thirteenth century and a large part of the collection dates to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is believed that two "golden ages" in Benin metal workmanship occurred during the reigns of Esigie (c. 1550) and of Eresoyen (1735-1750), when their workmanship achieved its highest qualities.While the collection is known as the Benin Bronzes, like most West African "bronzes" the pieces are mostly made of brass of variable composition. There are also pieces made of mixtures of bronze and brass, of wood, of ceramic, and of ivory, among other materials.The metal pieces were made using lost-wax casting and are considered among the best sculptures made using this technique.".
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- Benin_Bronzes quote ""The king's palace or court is a square, and is as large as the town of Haarlem and entirely surrounded by a special wall, like that which encircles the town. It is divided into many magnificent palaces, houses, and apartments of the courtiers, and comprises beautiful and long square galleries...resting on wooden pillars, from top to bottom covered with cast copper, on which are engraved the pictures of their war exploits and battles, and are kept very clean."".
- Benin_Bronzes source "Olfert Dapper, a Dutch writer, describing Benin in his book Description of Africa".
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- Benin_Bronzes subject Category:African_art.
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- Benin_Bronzes subject Category:Art_and_cultural_repatriation.
- Benin_Bronzes subject Category:Benin_City.
- Benin_Bronzes subject Category:Bronze_sculptures.
- Benin_Bronzes subject Category:Nigerian_culture.
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- Benin_Bronzes comment "The Benin Bronzes are a group of more than a thousand commemorative metal plaques that decorated the royal palace of the Benin Kingdom in modern-day Nigeria.".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Benin Bronzes".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Bronces de Benín".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Bronzen beelden uit Benin".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Bronzes de Benín".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Bronzes do Benim".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Bronzes du Bénin".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Brązy z Beninu".
- Benin_Bronzes label "Бенинская бронза".
- Benin_Bronzes seeAlso African_art.
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- Benin_Bronzes seeAlso Lost-wax_casting.
- Benin_Bronzes seeAlso Western_collections.
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