Benin Bronze King

Franko Khoury

Cultural Heritage Center, U.S. Department of State
United States

An 18th-century bronze commemorative head of a king that is among the Smithsonian artworks expected to be returned to Nigeria under a new agreement. (Photograph by Franko Khoury/National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution)

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Title: Benin Bronze King
Creator: Franko Khoury

Cultural Heritage Center, U.S. Department of State

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