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Antique Works of Art from Benin

DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXXVII.

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Figs. 281 and 282
Figs. 281 and 282

Figs. 281 and 282.—Bronze square bell, the ornamentation tastefully designed, with a human head, crocodiles, and floral ornaments. The clapper is in the form of a sinuous snake, head downwards.

Fig. 283
Fig. 283

Fig. 283.—Ivory armlet, very rudely carved in human figures, crocodiles, serpents, &c.

Figs. 284 and 285
Figs. 284 and 285

Figs. 284 and 285.—Brass or bronze sword, the pommel in the form of a twisted ring, as so frequently shown on the plaques, see Figs. 4, 113, 179, 255, etc. The blade is of unusual form, very broad, and rounded at the end.

Figs. 286 to 288
Figs. 286 to 288

Figs. 286 to 288.—Bronze plaque, representing a figure standing and holding in his left hand a staff with an eagle on the top. A staff with a bird on the top is represented in one of the figures of No. 139.

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