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Eroro, Brass, Benin — Eroro
Benin
19th century

Oko (side-blown horn), Bronze, Benin culture — Oko (side-blown horn)
Benin culture
19th century

Warrior Figure, Lower Niger Valley caster, Bronze, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Warrior Figure
Lower Niger Valley caster
1455–1640

Head of Ptolemy II or III, Black bronze — Head of Ptolemy II or III
246–222 B.C.

Horn Player, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Horn Player
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
1550–1680

Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat, Leaded bronze — Cat Statuette intended to contain a mummified cat
332–30 BCE

Court official from a commemorative altar, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Court official from a commemorative altar
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
16th–17th century

Statue of a kneeling Kushite king, Bronze; gold leaf — Statue of a kneeling Kushite king
ca. 733–664 BCE

Ritual Statuette of Thutmose III, Black bronze, gold inlay — Ritual Statuette of Thutmose III
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Elephant figure, Hountondji guild artists, Silver-copper alloy, Fon — Elephant figure
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Kushite official, subsequently modified, Leaded bronze, gold leaf — Kushite official, subsequently modified
ca. 712–664 B.C.

Bocio with opposing faces, Fon artist and ritual specialist, Wood, bone, teeth, wire, applied organic material, textile fragment, Fon peoples — Bocio with opposing faces
Fon artist and ritual specialist
Late 19th–mid-20th century

Asen (commemorative altar), Fon artist, Iron, wood, pigment, Fon peoples — Asen (commemorative altar)
Fon artist
late 19th century–mid-20th century

Armbands with Airplanes, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Armbands with Airplanes
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century

Necklace with Pendant, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Necklace with Pendant
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Pendant with Crescent and Fish, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Pendant with Crescent and Fish
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Arm Band with Bells, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Arm Band with Bells
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Armband with Umbrella and Drums, Fon artist, Silver, Fon peoples — Armband with Umbrella and Drums
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Armbands with Calabash and Horns, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Armbands with Calabash and Horns
Fon artist
early–mid-20th century

Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask, Fagbite Asamu, Wood, iron nails, pigment, Yoruba peoples, Ketu group — Gẹ̀lẹ̀dẹ́ helmet mask
Fagbite Asamu
Falola Edun
ca. 1930–71

Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird, Hountondji guild artists, Brass (hammered), copper, seed pod(?), Fon peoples — Royal asen (commemorative altar) with bird
Hountondji guild artists
19th century

Bird Ornament, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Bird Ornament
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Brooch with Birds and Cannons, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Brooch with Birds and Cannons
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Bracelet with Bat, Fon artist, Silver alloy, Fon peoples — Bracelet with Bat
Fon artist
19th–mid-20th century

Bronze portrait head of a pharaoh, Bronze, Egyptian — Bronze portrait head of a pharaoh
Egyptian
664–31 BCE

Bronze statuette of Horus, Bronze, Egyptian, Ptolemaic — Bronze statuette of Horus
Egyptian, Ptolemaic
304–30 BCE

Bronze statuette of Osiris, Bronze, Egyptian — Bronze statuette of Osiris
Egyptian
664–31 BCE

Bronze statuette of Osiris, Bronze, Egyptian — Bronze statuette of Osiris
Egyptian
664–31 BCE

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Bronze statuette of a horseman, Bronze, Egyptian — Bronze statuette of a horseman
Egyptian
30 BCE–CE 364

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Bronze statuette of Isis with infant Horus, Bronze, Egyptian — Bronze statuette of Isis with infant Horus
Egyptian
664–31 BCE

Protective Pendant, Lower Niger Valley caster, Copper alloy, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Protective Pendant
Lower Niger Valley caster
15th–19th century

Plaque, Gold, Condorhuasi — Plaque
Condorhuasi
500 BCE–450 CE

Statue of the God Ptah, Bronze, gold leaf, glass — Statue of the God Ptah
ca. 1070–712 BCE

Bronze askos (flask) in the form of a goatskin, Bronze — Bronze askos (flask) in the form of a goatskin
3rd–1st century B.C.

Model pipe bowl with seated figure, Tikar artist, Terracotta, Bamessing — Model pipe bowl with seated figure
Tikar artist
Early 20th century

Bag with leopard, lizard, human, and double-bell motifs, Tikar artist, Raffia palm, Bamunka — Bag with leopard, lizard, human, and double-bell motifs
Tikar artist
Early 20th century

Zanze, Wood, probably Cameroonian — Zanze
probably Cameroonian
late 19th century