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Ornamental fitting (sheet bronze)
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Ornamental fitting (sheet bronze)
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 14 x 9 x 7 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze (?)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 36734 (Doppelt 2)

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
19th century or 20th century
where
Benin [Königreich]
Nigeria [Land]

who
Mart(h)a und Heinz Callsen - Former Possessors

Description
Commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin before 1897; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; possibly in the possession of Mart(h)a and Heinz Callsen around 1903; transferred to the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin, 1944.

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