Plaque of cast brass, fragment of mudfish with pellet in mouth in relief on background of quatrefoil pattern: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 16th - 17th century
WEST AFRICA. LOWER NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. PLAQUE, bronze, with representation, in relief, of a mud-fish holding a pellet in its mouth, background of quatrefoil diaper. Benin City, Lower Nigeria, Midwestern State. [Researcher comment, 4/64: 17th century]. [Researcher comment, March 1974: 1903.332, 333 & 334 - Bini tribe