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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.
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Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Edo
- Object type
- Figurenrelief
- Dimensions
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Width: 29.5 cm
Height: 44 cm - Material/Technique
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Copper alloy
Lost wax process
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- 004669
Provenance and sources
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Assignment to a curated holding:
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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Nigeria
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Change of physical control
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when
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1899
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- Provenance
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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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- Legal status metadata
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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