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Warrior and attendants plaque, brass relief sculpture by Edo artists in the court of the kingdom of Benin (now Nigeria), 16th–17th century; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
The loop-in-loop chain design is one of the oldest elaborations of chainwork in the history of jewelry. Its use dates back to the 3rd millennium BCE and has continued through the present day, offering goldsmiths a significant medium for decorative expression.1