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where
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Benin [kingdom]
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Memorial head of a king
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Cataloguing data
- Object type
- Plastic
- Dimensions
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Height: 28 cm
Diameter: 24 cm
Weight: 10 kg - Material/Technique
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Brass, Iron
- Current location
- Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Inventory number
- III C 10485
Provenance and sources
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Production
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Production
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when
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18th cent.
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where
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NigeriaBenin
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Collecting
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who
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J.C. Stevens - Collectors
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Description
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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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Assignment to a curated holding:
Africa
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- CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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