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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	English: Warriors holding their ceremonial swords. Sculpture of the Benin Kingdom. Bronze, 16th-18th century, Nigeria. Français : Guerriers brandissant leur sabre de cérémonie. Sculpture du royaume du Bénin. Bronze, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles, Nigéria.
Dimensions	H. 40 cm (15 ½ in.), 33 cm (12 ¾ in.)
Credit line	Former collections of George W. Neville, Ernest Ascher, Joseph Mueller, Barbier-Mueller; deposit from the Musée national des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie
Accession number	A 97.4.1
Location	Pavillon des Sessions
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2006)

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