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Description

English: Warriors holding their ceremonial swords. Sculpture of the Benin Kingdom. Bronze, 16th-18th century, Nigeria.

Français : Guerriers brandissant leur sabre de cérémonie. Sculpture du royaume du Bénin. Bronze, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles, Nigéria.

Dimensions

H. 40 cm (15 ½ in.), 33 cm (12 ¾ in.)

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Pavillon des Sessions

Accession number

A 97.4.1

Credit line

Former collections of George W. Neville, Ernest Ascher, Joseph Mueller, Barbier-Mueller; deposit from the Musée national des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie

Source/Photographer

Jastrow (2006)

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