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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
Height: 35 cm
Width: 30,5 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Objektmaß: H: 35 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20080

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin (?)
  • Collecting
    who
    Ilse Petersen - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    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.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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