Mask, mansion facade, Nantes, France

Mask with horns of plenty, probably representing a merchant, on the facade of an 18th century mansion on the Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Mask with horns of plenty, probably representing a merchant, on the facade of an 18th century mansion on the Place de la Bourse, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Nantes was an important trading port, profiting from the slave trade from 17th - 19th century. The city houses large mansions built by wealthy shipowners and slave traders. Picture by Manuel Cohen