Nigeria: Bronze figure of an Edo king, Benin Kingdom. The Benin Empire (1440–1897) was a pre-colonial African state in what is now modern Nigeria. It is not to be confused with the modern-day country called Benin (and formerly called Dahomey).


Size: 3542px × 5000px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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