Tribal Art & Antiquities - 9th February 2016
Lot 150
A replica of a Benin bronze leopard
Estimate £7,500 - £8,500 | Hammer £7500
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Description
A replica of a Benin bronze leopard, with fine dot and ring decoration, the head with bared teeth and raised whiskers, the eyes with eliptical voids and with fine linear decorated ears, the back right paw cast MP NIG (c), 48cm high.
Provenance
The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol.