Altarpiece (group of figures, sculpture) | Photographer:
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International
The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Altarpiece (group of figures, sculpture)
Group with 8 human figures.
This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
Show only fields containing data
Cataloguing data
Object type
Altarpiece (group of figures, sculpture)
Dimensions
Objektmaß: B: ca. 28,5 cm T: ca. 32,5 cm H: 26,5 cm
Objektmaß: 26,5 x 34 x 29,5 cm
Gewicht: 23 kg
Objektmaß: 26,5 x 34 x 29,5 cm
Gewicht: 23 kg
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 20070
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
Description
19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin; location unknown in the Kingdom of Benin before 1897; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by H. Meyer, 1905.
Information about the record
Legal status metadata
This content was machine-translated