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

Lot 278

A Benin gong

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £533

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Description

A Benin gong
Nigeria
cast bronze of tapered form, with part incised linear and dot decoration, with a pair of leopards heads to the top ends and a central head with serpents and a bird crest, the sides with ring attachments and five applied bells, the flared terminal with cut sides and conforming incised decoration,
25cm high.

Provenance
John-Paul Raad Collection, London.