Image ifnig473 by Mark Shenley

 
NIGERIA people and culture PHOTOS IMAGES TRAVEL STOCK > ifnig473
Images from Nigeria covering the people and culture of Africa's most populous country.
IMAGES PHOTOS LIBRARY PICTURES TRAVEL STOCK(total: 870 images)
All images © Mark Shenley. All rights reserved.
ifnig473 
 NIGERIA BENIN Bronze casting. Clay mould covered in wax. Then wax melted and hot bronze poured in. Clay removed and bronze ground and polished. Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria 
 Keywords: nigeria nigerian travel tourism west africa african city cities benin bronze casting cast edo state culture cultural yellow bright figure statue ancient craft
© Mark Shenley
"<" back one image forward one image ">"

Photographer: Mark Shenley
Collection: NIGERIA people and culture PHOTOS IMAGES TRAVEL STOCK
Filename:
ifnig473
Upload Date: 2011-05-09 13:18:22
Photo Size: 3.7mb 3468x5212 pixels
Preview:
  comp 559x840

Caption:

NIGERIA BENIN Bronze casting. Clay mould covered in wax. Then

wax melted and hot bronze poured in. Clay removed and bronze ground and polished. Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria
Keywords: nigeria nigerian travel tourism west africa african city cities benin bronze casting cast edo state culture cultural yellow bright figure statue ancient craft