#1138 19th or Early 20th Century Benin Bronze Figure

A figure of a soldier or guardian figure finely cast in bronze (using the lost wax method) and made in Benin, Nigeria, during the 19th or early 20th Century.

Provenance: from an early to mid 20th Century North West of England collection.

Condition: there is a production crack running down his back from the left ear to the top of the left leg and part of the item he is holding in his right hand may be missing.

18cm (7 inches) high 

Weight 695 grams) (1lb 8.5 ounces)