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Edo culture, Court of Benin, Nigeria, Commemorative Head of a King, 16th–17th century, copper alloy, the MFAH, museum purchase with funds provided by the Alice Pratt Brown Museum Fund and gift of Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb.

Spotlight Gallery Talk: Royal Benin Bronzes

Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
7:30 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.

Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Map & Directions

Bronze casting in the kingdom of Benin was the exclusive purview of the king.  Honoring ancestors, documenting history, and a punitive imperial expedition all factor into their story.  Learn more about this royal tradition on this 20-minute gallery talk.