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Head of a King

Kingdom of Benin, 1800 – 1900
Head of a King, Kingdom of Benin
Head of a King, zoomed in
53 cmHead of a King scale comparison33.5 cm

Head of a King is a Benin Bronze Sculpture created between c.1800 and 1900. It lives at the The British Museum in London. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Royalty and Heads. SourceSee Head of a King in the Kaleidoscope

Inlaid ivory armlet, Kingdom of Benin

Inlaid ivory armlet

1700 – 1800
Inlaid ivory arm cuffs, Kingdom of Benin

Inlaid ivory arm cuffs

1800
Head of Queen Idia, Kingdom of Benin

Head of Queen Idia

1500 – 1600
Antigraceful, Umberto Boccioni

Antigraceful

Umberto Boccioni, 1913
The Orator, The Etruscans

The Orator

90BCE
Mlle Pogany, Version 1, Constantin Brancusi

Mlle Pogany, Version 1

Constantin Brancusi, 1913
Emma, André Breton

Emma

André Breton, 1900
Attersee, Gustav Klimt

Attersee

Gustav Klimt, 1900
Baronne de Domecy, Odilon Redon

Baronne de Domecy

Odilon Redon, 1900

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