Beautiful Benin Bronze Messenger Bell. The handle of this bell is in the part middle. On the bottem is the bell and it has beautiful tribal figurations. On top a statue of a tribal animal figure. This item is used as a bell, look at the clapper inside.
Beautifully made, with plenty of details, tribal figurations. It has a beautiful brown, greenish patina.
This bell is of high quality and was made with the – cire perdue technique- , and is therefore unique in it’s kind. Beautifully finished off in detail.
Object: |
Bell |
Ethnic group: |
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Country: |
Benin |
Material: |
Bronze |
Period: |
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Sold with stand: |
No |
Dimensions: |
25x8x8 cm |
Weight: |
400 gram |
Condition: |
Good condition, used with some signs of wear |