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where
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Benin [kingdom]
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Cock
Depiction of a cockerel, solid, possibly filled with sand like III C 19209.
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Animal sculpture
- Dimensions
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Height: 35 cm
Width: 30,5 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Objektmaß: H: 35 cm - Material/Technique
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Bronze, Iron, Brass
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 20080
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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19th century
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where
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NigeriaBenin (?)
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Collecting
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who
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Ilse Petersen - Collectors
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Description
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19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin, possibly in the interregnum after 1897; if made before 1897, probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by Ilse Petersen, 1905.
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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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