Leopard
Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria
Ivory with copper inlay, 47 cm high, late 19th century
Property of Her Majesty the Queen, British Museum, London
The figure of the leopard is recognized as one
of the symbolic representations of the Oba, or king.
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