Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025

Lot 277

A Benin figure of a standing male figure

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £953

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Description

A Benin figure of a standing male figure
Nigeria
cast bronze, wearing a domed coral headdress, a high coral collar and a necklace of spiked teeth, a sash, armbands, a wrap around waist cloth with a raised tail and a hip mask, with coral anklets and holding a spear and beater,
30.8cm high, with a stand. (2)

Provenance
John-Paul Raad Collection, London.