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title: Benin Warriors Plaque
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10346/benin-warriors-plaque/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Benin Warriors Plaque
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10346.jpg)
## Image Caption
A cast brass plaque depicting warriors of the [kingdom of Benin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Benin/) (13-19th century CE) in West [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/) (modern southern Nigeria). The central figure is likely a king (Oba). From Benin [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), 16th-17th century CE. Height: 47.6 cms (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
York, M. M. o. A. N. (2019, April 01). Benin Warriors Plaque. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New. "Benin Warriors Plaque." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 01, 2019. .
### MLA
York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New. "Benin Warriors Plaque." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Apr 2019, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316393?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&what=Brass&ao=on&ft=Benin&offset=0&rpp=80&pos=14) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316393?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&what=Brass&ao=on&ft=Benin&offset=0&rpp=80&pos=14). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 April 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.