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Description : Additional Information: A Benin bronze / brass figure representing a Rooster. This is a replica of ancient bronze figures made  ,to glorify the great king  ,OBA in Benin. Oba was considered to have divine ancestry. The brasscasters guild historically worked primarily for the monarchy, with smaller pieces being available to chiefs. This tradition has been in existence since the fifteenth or sixteenth century. Most castings are brass (an alloy of copper and zinc with traces of other minerals.) although some are made of bronze (an alloy of copper and tin with traces of other metals.). Without doing an analysis on each piece, it is not possible to know the content. Benin castings were all made by the lost wax technique, which produces one-of-a-kind pieces. A core of clay is covered with wax, which is then carved into the exact shape which the artist wants the finished piece to have. Additional wax ",",pipelines",", are made for the wax to exit and gases to escape. The wax is then covered with a layer of fine clay, and with succeeding layers, each coarser than the previous one. The mold is then heated, which melts the wax and fires the clay into a solid mold. The empty space is filled by pouring in molten brass. After the piece cools, the clay mold is broken, revealing the metal piece ready for polishing. , Recommended Reading: , Augustus Pitt-Rivers, Antique Works of Art From Benin, 1900 , Hagen, Dr. K., Altertumer von Benin, Jahrbuch der Hamburgischesen  ,Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten, V. XVII, 1900. H. Ling Roth, Great Benin, Its Customs, Art and Horrors, 1903 (1968). Dark, P. J. C., W. &, B. Foreman, Benin Art,1960. Dark, P. J.C., An Introduction to Benin Art and Technology, 1973. Ben-Amos, P. The Art of Benin, 1980. Freyer, B., Royal Benin Art, 1987. Ezra, K., Royal Art of Benin, The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. Duchateau, A., Benin, Royal Art of Africa from the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Vienna, 1994. Anitra Nettleton (Ed), Nigeria Art. The Meneghelli Collection, 2002.  , I have examined this piece and agree with the description. Niangi Batulukisi, PhD.  ,
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À propos du lot n° 87583
Titre : Benin Bronze Brass Rooster Edo Nigeria , PÉRIODE : Unknown 20th century
Medium : Brass or Bronze
Dimensions : 24.5 inches H. x 8.5 inches W x 12.5 inches D.
Condition report : Good. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners.   Small splits, scrapes and cracks are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.  We examine each piece carefully when we receive it and report any damage we find in our listings.  Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage. Dent damage places, holes, shallow cracks, casting flaws
Africa Direct, Salle de vente , Denver, US 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : Africa Art, Mask, Baskets, Statues and more
Date de la vente : 27/11/2016 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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