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Arm ring

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Entry in the main historical catalogue: "Bronze arm ring decorated with a human head, 4 vials, 2 knots, 2 snakes (?) and a snake halfway around the ring. 8 cm diameter, 7 cm width."

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Arm ring
Dimensions
Height: 0,8 cm
Depth: 8,3 cm
Width: 8,3 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 30504

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; gift from Felix von Luschan, 1916.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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