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Bell

"Large copper bell, oval." Fragment broken off at the lower edge, decorated with round discs in the upper third.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Objektmaß: H: 23,8 cm D: 11,5 cm G.: 850 g
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 21927

Provenance and sources

where
Benin [kingdom]

when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]

who
Max von Stefenelli - Collectors

Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned by the Igun Eronmwon or guild of brass casters in the Kingdom of Benin; presumably owned by Oba Ovonramwen in exile until ca. 1908; acquired by Max von Stefenelli around 1908, presumably from Oba Ovonramwen; donated by M. von Stefenelli to the Königliches Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, 1908.

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