Depiction of chameleons and snakes | Photographer:
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Depiction of chameleons and snakes
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Arm ring
Dimensions
Gewicht: 61 g
Höhe x Durchmesser: ca. 3 x 9 cm
Höhe x Durchmesser: ca. 3 x 9 cm
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 12525
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
William Downing Webster (1868-05-11 - 1913-01-14) - Collectors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned work in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by William D. Webster, 1901.
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