Igbo-Ukwu bronzes

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Sculpture · c. 900 · Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria · Africa

Exceptionally intricate 9th–10th-century castings — West Africa's oldest known bronze tradition

Igbo-Ukwu bronzes — Ochiwar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ife and Benin bronzes — Brass heads and plaques: Ife naturalism and Benin's court chronicle in metal
Century: 9th century

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