What was the original function of almost 900 brass plaques, depicting a variety of subjects, which were made in Benin during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
A. They were placed at ritual altars.
B. They decorated the tombs of obas
C. They were traded with the Portuguese.
D. They decorated the royal palace in Benin.
Answer: D
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