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Ethnologisches Museum
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Dimensions
Gewicht: 250 g
Objektmaß: 19 x 5,5 x 2,3 cm
Objektmaß: 19 x 5,5 x 2,3 cm
Material/Technique
Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 7668
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century-19th century.
where
Nigeria [Land]
who
Hale & Son - Former Possessors
Description
18th century to 19th century, commissioned in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; auctioned by the firm of Hale & Son, 1897; purchased by the Royal Museum of Ethnology, 1897.
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