Benin ivory mask withdrawn from Sotheby's sale

Just days after Sotheby’s announced the sale of a 16th century ivory mask and five other works from the Kingdom of Benin, the auctioneers said they have been withdrawn.

Due to appear at a specially-arranged sale in London on February 17, the mask alone was estimated at…

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