The central figure on the top panel is Oba Ozolua who probably reigned in the late 15 early 16 century. He is accompanied by warriors and herbalists who brandish trumpets, weapons and war charms.
Los Angeles: UCLA, Museum of Cultural History Gallery Haines Hall, Art of Power: Power of Art: Studies in Benin Iconography, March 2 to May 1, 1983
Washington DC: The National Museum of African Art, Treasures, November 17, 2004 to August 15, 2005.
“Treasures” exhibition, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Arts, Washington, DC
Ben-Amos, Paula and Arnold Rubin, Art of Power: Power of Art: Studies in Benin Iconography, (Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1983), 51-58.
Patton, Sharon F., Treasures, (Washington DC: Smithsonian, The National Museum of African Art, 2004)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 2009. Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art: highlights from a decade of collecting. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, p20
“Treasures” exhibition catalogue, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Arts, Washington, DC
Paula Ben-Amos “The Powers of Kings: Symbolism of a Benin Ceremonial Stool” published in “The Art of Power/The Power of Art: Studies in Benin Iconography” Museum of Cultural History: UCLA, Monograph Series: Number Nineteen, 1983.