Dignitary or King Esigie (?) | Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen
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Dignitary or King Esigie (?)
Dignitary with openwork ball (or King Esigie with net-covered calabash rattle)
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Relief plaque
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite: 43,5 x 18,5 cm
Gewicht: 4,1 kg
Gewicht: 4,1 kg
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27507
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
16th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Julius Konietzko (1886 - 1952-04-27) - Collectors
Description
16th cent, commissioned by Oba Esigie (r. 1517-1550) or his son Oba Orhogbua (r. 1550-1570), Royal Palace, Benin City; by inheritance to Oba Ovonramwen (ca. 1857-1914; r. 1888-97), Royal Palace, Benin City; looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by Julius Konietzko, 1913.
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