Benin Empire everyday objects (Keys, Lamps, Bells, Mirrors and etc)

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Box in the Shape of a Palace Building, 17th/18th century. "Neither the palace nor ordinary houses were more than one storey high, but the royal palace at Benin had a tower rising over twenty metres[.]" Bruce G. Trigger (2003). Understanding Early Civilizations. p. 572

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Benin Bronze - As you guys can see, the entrance to the King's palace is depicted in the bronze.
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Benin Bronze - Another bronze, depicting the entrance to the King's palace
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