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Bell

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Square bell, fragment broken off at the lower edge. A human head on one side.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 20,5 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Width: 10 cm
Weight: 0,95 kg
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 19142

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century - 19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    Frau Erdmann - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    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.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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