Ivory salt cellar of the Edo people, Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria), in the Bini-Portugue
Ivory salt cellar of the Edo people, Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria), in the Bini-Portuguese style. The figures depicted are stylized Portuguese, and the salt cellar was likely made for export to Europe. Artist unknown; 16th century. Now in the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. Photo credit: cliff1066/Wikimedia Commons. -- source link
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