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Royal Altar Figure
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Royal Altar Figure

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Dateca. 17th to 18th century
Mediumcopper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 13 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (35.2 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Janice and Robert Laff
Terms
    Object number2002.39
    On View
    On view
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    DescriptionIn style this altar figure appears to date from before 1897, when the British punitive expedition destroyed the capital city and the king’s palace, and confiscated the artwork from the royal ancestral altars.

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