Large Benin Bronze Leopard Statue Vintage African Art Kingdom of Benin 22″
USD 1500.00 USD
Specifications
| Color | Brown |
| Original/Reproduction | Original |
| Material | Bronze |
| Tribe | Benin |
| Maker | Unknown |
| Country Of Origin | United States |
Regarded as the "King of the Bush," the leopard serves as the direct mythological alter-ego of theOba (King), who rules the human realm with equal power, speed, and calculated restraint. Historically, pairs of bronze leopards were placed flanking the Oba’s throne or arranged on sacred royal ancestral altars to protect the palace and project state power.
Related Items
1 Year Old Figurine Brunette Growing Up Birthday Girls 1982 by Enesco
Mitsuru Isezaki • Bizen Ware : A219 Japanese Pottery Flower Vase Ikebana Kabin
Ornate Vintage Brass fireplace footman Birds Trivet Plant stand
Reed & Barton Harlequin Silverplate Apple Blossom Floral Jelly Server Spoon
Victoria, BC Parliament Bldg INDIAN TOTEM POLE Sterling Silver Demi Spoon;A364
Monumental Antique English Jacobean Carved Oak Moreton Hall Bench Pew 82″
Vtg Primitive Spindle White Chippy Architectural Baluster Cottage Core 16 x 3″
Louis XVI Style Lady’s Desk, Bonheur du Jour; Mahogany, Ormolu & Marble; c1890