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Nigeria’s bronze artists cling to centuries-old techniques
11 months agoBronze sculptures are displayed for sale on a table in a shop on Igun Street, in Benin City. Photo by TOYIN ADEDOKUN / AFP
Centuries after the Benin Empire mastered bronze casting, as Nigeria fights to reclaim its stolen bronzes, artists in Benin City still mould molten metal by hand, preserving the centuries-old techniques…
