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Bronze plaque: Servant at the royal court, crescents in corners

This relief plate from the royal palace shows a servant at the royal court. The rectangular shape of all these relief plates is well preserved. It is possibly influenced by European printed books. The background is decorated with four reclining crescents, dot patterns and stylized rosettes referring to the cardinal points. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Figurenrelief
Dimensions
Width: 29.5 cm
Height: 44 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
004669

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Meyer; 0124
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria
Provenance
Hans Meyer (Leipzig, Germany) donated the plaque to the Linden-Museum. He had previously bought it in London. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.

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