The commemorative head of a defeated neighboring leader, from the Edo peoples of the Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. Made of copper alloy and iron, from the late 15th-early 16th century, it is on display in the Benin Kingdom Gallery of the MFA.
The commemorative head of a defeated neighboring leader, from the Edo peoples of the Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. Made of copper alloy and iron, from the late 15th-early 16th century, it is on display in the Benin Kingdom Gallery of the MFA.
Courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts
