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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Ivory Found in City." Courtyard of the Oba's palace, Benin City, February 1897

Ivory Found in City." Courtyard of the Oba's palace, Benin City, February 1897, photographed by a Captain Walker. 
The object in the center of the courtyard, lying on a large brass cylinder, is a brass serpent head from the palace roof.

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