Bell | Photographer: Jörg von Bruchhausen
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Bell
Square bell, fragment broken off at the lower edge. A human head on one side.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 20,5 x 10 x 10 cm
Gewicht: 0,95 kg
Gewicht: 0,95 kg
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 19142
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Frau Erdmann - Former Possessors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned work of the Igun Eronmwon or Guild of Brass Casters in the Kingdom of Benin; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by Mrs Erdmann, 1905.
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