Pair of Bronze Benin Leopards

Benin Bronze Cat and Jaguar statues. These pieces are abstract and beautiful. Used the lost-wax technique to create unique and exquisite pieces that were often kept as sacred altars
In the Yoruba language, "Oba" translates to "king" or "ruler," and it's a pre-nominal honorific used for kings in Yorubaland and other parts of West Africa