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Memorial head of a king
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Plastic
Dimensions
Höhe x Durchmesser: 28 x 24 cm
Gewicht: 10 kg
Gewicht: 10 kg
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10485
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th cent.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
J.C. Stevens - Collectors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned by 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 J.C. Stevens (Stevens' Auction Rooms Ltd., London) through the Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, 1899.
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Language: Bini
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