Plaque of cast brass, fragment of crocodile in relief, on background of foiled pattern, traces of red pigment or clay: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 16th - 17th century
WEST AFRICA. LOWER NIGERIA. BENIN. BRONZES. PLAQUE, bronze, with representation, in relief, of a crocodile (head faulty), background of foiled diaper. Benin City, Lower Nigeria, Midwestern State. [Researcher comment, March 1974: 1903.332, 333 & 334 - Bini tribe