An Edo plaque fragment Benin Kingdom

An Edo plaque fragment

Benin Kingdom, 16th century

bronze, cast the lower half of a figure wearing a tasseled robe with a panelled border and a belt, with a characteristic flowerhead and dot decorated background, with pierced fixing holes,

23cm high, 20cm wide.

Provenance

Sotheby's, 3rd December 2004, Art Africain & Oceanien : Collection Baudouin de Drunne et Divers Amateurs, lot 65.