Bronze Antique Head of King Oba from Benin, Africa.  Lost-Wax Casting Method
Head of king Oba of the kingdom of Ifé in bronze. Superb piece made with the ancestral technique of lost wax. Origin Nigeria. Weight: 3.00 kg

Measurements: hight  47 cm ( 18,5 inches)
                          width 13 cm (   5,1 inches)
                          
Material: bronze 

Weight: 2,3 kg 

This Head is from a private collection of African and Asian Art, collector was very passionate about Bronze Art, masks, statues, horses, leopards etc.
This Antique Head  is from his trip to Benin in the 1970 but the Mask is older.