dec 31, 1500 - Wall plaque, Oba’s Palace

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16th Century CE
Cast Brass
Edo peoples, Benin (Nigeria)
-Hierarchic scale is utilized, the more important oba is higher and larger
-Made out of bronze, but the process is called lost wax casting: An original is made out of wax, which is then covered in clay which is fired, than the wax melts way, but then you have a mold which then the molten metal is poured into, then you remove the clay and you have a metal sculpture

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