Altarpiece

Porcelain altar piece from a Buddhist altar set (fo gong) in the shape of a lotus, with yangcai (famille rose) enamel decoration: China, Qianlong mark and period, Qing Dynasty, early Qianlong period, 1736 - 1795 AD

Altarpiece

Clay altarpiece on a circular base topped with a group of figures including a male chief with a fan and horn, flanked by two female figures with elaborate hairstyles holding fans, a smaller attendant and a chicken, produced for the altar dedicated to the Igbo Yam god: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Aboh, Osisa village, Kwale Igbo people, late 19th to early 20th century

Altarpiece

Altarpiece of cast brass/bronze with a group of standing court figures including the Iyoba, the Queen Mother, in procession around an open rectangular base: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 17th - 18th century

Altarpiece

Altarpiece of cast brass/bronze, ring shaped with figures around the circle including a standing executioner, two executed and decapitated prisoners, with birds pecking the severed heads: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin, 17th - 18th century