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Sceptre

"Rod with 2 figures yellow cast iron"

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Sceptre
Dimensions
Objektmaß: cm H.: 80,3 cm
Gewicht: 0,4 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 80,5 x 2,5 x 2,5 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 41194

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
18th century - 19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]

who
M.L.J. Lemaire - Former Possessors

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 ownership after Feb. 1897; acquired by M.L.J. Lemaire, 1967.

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