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LOT 2336
African Bronze Leopard Figure Pair
EDO TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (943 grams total, 13.4-13.5 cm wide).
Two lost wax bronze cast decorated standing leopards. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Benin.
From the late Brian Morley collection, 1950s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
The leopard is a motif that occurs throughout many of the Benin Bronzes as it is the animal who symbolises both the Oba (king) and justice.
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