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Head of an Oba

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Brass, Edo artist
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
Title: Head of an Oba
Description:
Brass, Edo artist.

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