Small Benin Bronze Leopard.

This small but expressive bronze leopard created using the Lost-wax process, also called cire-perdue, method of metal casting in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

These bronze leopards have partly been ornaments of the court but also used as gifts to the people in recognition of their devotion in relation to the court.

Size:  H: 12, W: 11½ cm – Weight: 490 grams

Prize: DKK 900 / EUR 120   ANK 0517-17 LET

Small Benin Bronze Leopard.

This small but expressive bronze leopard created using the Lost-wax process, also called cire-perdue, method of metal casting in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model.

These bronze leopards have partly been ornaments of the court but also used as gifts to the people in recognition of their devotion in relation to the court.

Size:  H: 10, W: 13 cm – Weight: 390 grams

Prize: DKK 900 / EUR 120   ANK 0517-16 LET

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