Plaque: Equestrian Oba and Attendants

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In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a remarkable series of rectangular brass plaques were cast in relief created to hang in the royal palace in Benin. A seventeenth century Dutch visitor to the court described the sprawling palace complex, with its many large courtyards and galleries: in the largest rooms, wooden pillars were covered from top to bottom with brass plaques, providing an invaluable record of the people at the Benin court. The king and the many warriors, chiefs, titleholders, priests, court officials, foreign merchants, attendants, and retainers are all depicted.

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