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Bronze plaque
Unknown1600/1650
Museum of Ethnography
Stockholm, Sweden
Plaque showing a leopard. In Benin thought the leopard is considered the chief symbol of royal power. The leopard is seen as a counterpar to the Oba in the animal kingdom, while the Oba is named the "leopard of the Home". Early 17th century.
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- Title: Bronze plaque
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1600/1650
- Physical Dimensions: w290 x h160 mm
- Type: Bronze plaque
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/se/
- Provenance: Benin City, Nigeria
- Place Part Of: Nigeria
- Description: Bronsplatta med leopard. Leoparden är i Benin huvudsymbol för kungamakten. Medan leoparden ses som kung i djurens rike, bär Oba bland andra benämningar titel "Hemmets leopard". Tidigt 1600-tal.
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