图：男战士 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	图：男战士
品名（英）	Figure: Male Warrior
入馆年号	1977年，1977.173
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1455 - 公元 1640
创作地区	尼日利亚（Nigeria）
分类	金属雕塑（Metal-Sculpture）
尺寸	高 12 1/2 × 宽 8 3/4 × 深 6 3/4 英寸 (31.8 × 22.2 × 17.1 厘米)
介绍（中）	艺术历史学家使用"下尼日尔青铜工业"一词来对在尼日尔河谷地区发现的古代铜合金雕塑进行分类，这些雕塑无法直接追溯到贝宁和伊夫的著名金属加工中心。由于这个标签实际上指的是许多省级铸造厂，每个铸造厂都有不同的风格和技术，一位学者认为"下尼日尔青铜工业"是一个更恰当的描述。人们对下尼日尔青铜工业的了解不如贝宁和伊菲的青铜工业，但它们的存在表明，铜合金铸造曾经在现在的尼日利亚南部广泛存在尼日尔河下游青铜工业的作品与贝宁和伊夫的作品风格相近。这位坚毅的战士有许多与贝宁宫廷艺术有关的特征，包括额头上的装饰性疤痕、不对称的裙子，以及脖子上戴着铃铛的豹牙项链。像这样的项链，旨在恐吓敌人和保护佩戴者，本来可以装满药物并在战斗中佩戴。这个人物的左手将卷须状的手指缠绕在一把剑上，而他的右手则支撑着一个盾牌。他那安详而稳定的眼睛，略带球状，似乎建议克制虽然不知道这个物体最初是如何显示的，但它脚的中心和脚跟上的圆孔可能表明它曾经连接到一个更大的结构上。一位学者认为，它甚至可能站在房子的脊杆上，在那里，它警惕的举止会使它成为一个优秀的监护人。
介绍（英）	The term "Lower Niger Bronze Industry" has been used by art historians to classify ancient copper-alloy sculpture discovered in the area of the Niger Valley that could not be traced directly to the famous metalworking centers of Benin and Ife. Since this label actually refers to a multitude of provincial casting sites, each with varying styles and techniques, one scholar has suggested that "Lower Niger Bronze Industries" would be a more apt description. Less is known of Lower Niger Bronze Industry works than those of Benin and Ife, but their existence suggests that copper-alloy casting was once widespread in what is now southern Nigeria. Lower Niger Bronze Industry works show stylistic affinities with works from Benin and Ife. This resolute standing warrior has many characteristics that relate to the art of the Benin court, including the ornamental scars on his forehead, his asymmetrical skirt, and the leopard's-tooth necklace with a bell that guards his neck. Necklaces such as this, intended to intimidate enemies and protect the wearer, would have been filled with medicines and worn in combat. The figure's left hand wraps tendril fingers around a sword while his right supports a shield. His serene and steady eyes, slightly bulbous, seem to advise restraint. Although it is not known how this object was originally displayed, the round holes in the center and heel of its feet could indicate that it was once attached to a larger structure. One scholar has suggested that it may even have stood upon the ridgepole of a house, where its vigilant demeanor would have made it an excellent guardian.