Benin Bronze
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Study showed that the Benin bronze was made from German brass
(ORDO NEWS) — Benin bronzes were produced from metal produced in Germany. Benin bronzes refers to a collection of thousands of African works of art in the form of heads, tablets, figurines and other objects created by the Edo people of Nigeria between the 16th and 19th centuries AD. The name “bronze” is misleading, because in reality these works of art are made of brass. It is generally accepted that…