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50. Plaque: Three Men Striking Idiophones with Birds of Prophecy
Edo, Court of Benin, Nigeria
Brass; 47.3 x 34 x 12 cm (18 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
16th–17th century
Trustees of the British Museum, London
98.1–15.117

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