The Benin Kingdom and Its Bronze Art

Culture 1300 AD Medieval 🇳🇬 Nigeria 9,916 views

The Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria produced some of the most sophisticated bronze and ivory artworks of the medieval world, centuries before European contact.

A Kingdom of CraftsmenThe Kingdom of Benin, located in the forests of southern Nigeria, reached its apex between the 13th and 19th centuries under the divine rulership of the Oba. The royal palace in Benin City was renowned across West Africa and described by Dutch traders in the 16th century as a c...

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