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Altar bell
These bells, like virtually all yellow castings, were made almost exclusively for the king. They served two different purposes: On ancestral altars, they were rung at the beginning of a ceremony. And as rank signs and amulets, they were worn by high-ranking soldiers. In the region of southern Nigeria, they were made since the 9th century and exported to England in the 16th century. Test: Dietmar Neitzke.
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Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Edo
- Object type
- Glocke
- Dimensions
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Width: 10 cm
Height: 20 cm - Material/Technique
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Copper alloy
Lost wax process
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- 004638
Provenance and sources
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Assignment to a curated holding:
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Production
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when
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19th century
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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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Theodor Rautenstrauch bought several Benin objects during a stay in London. Among them were two very similar bells. His father Eugen Rautenstrauch then donated one of them to the Linden-Museum. The other one he wanted to give to the Cologne Museum. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.
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