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Shard of a crucible

Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Shard of a crucible
Dimensions
Weight: 2,9 kg
Height: 16 cm
Width: 23,5 cm
Depth: 12 cm
Material/Technique
Clay (burnt), Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27551

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    12th-15th century?
    where
    Nigeria
    Ife
    who
    Yoruba
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Leo Frobenius 1913
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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