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kind of unique piece of antique. just want to know which era. made out of camel bone
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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 205759, member: 2844"]It is from Benin, West Africa. The figure halfway down is taken from a famous Benin/Ife bronze of Queen Idia:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_of_Queen_Idia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_of_Queen_Idia" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_of_Queen_Idia</a></p><p>The figures depicted around her are probably her soldiers or bodyguards. </p><p>It doesn't look very old and is probably a concrete cast as Rayo56 said.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 205759, member: 2844"]It is from Benin, West Africa. The figure halfway down is taken from a famous Benin/Ife bronze of Queen Idia: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_of_Queen_Idia[/URL] The figures depicted around her are probably her soldiers or bodyguards. It doesn't look very old and is probably a concrete cast as Rayo56 said.[/QUOTE]
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