Disk Of Life / Plenitude, 1700s, Benin Kingdom 


Royal Bronze-casting Guild (Igun Eronmwon), Benin City


Size: 1 × 1/16 × 24 in. (2.54 × 0.203 × 61 cm)


Recurring Benin Arts motifs hammered on metal in low relief.


Material: Brass plate


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Would really be nice if the current sculptors at Igun Eronmwon guild revisit this disk. 


Quite wonderful to find a kind of synchronicity of similar images from all over the world, from Asia to the civilizations in the Americas, etc: CLICK here to see DISKS from all over the world. 



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