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Bronze plaque: military commander with armour, helmet, bell, necklace

These relief panels were originally nailed to the wooden pillars of the gallery roofs in the royal residence. Later they were stored inside the palace. Depicted is a high-ranking army commander with royal jewelry such as a collar of pearls, as well as a necklace of leopard teeth awarded honorary. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Figurenrelief
Dimensions
Width: 19.5 cm
Height: 40 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy
Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
004667

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Meyer; 0124
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria
Provenance
Hans Meyer (Leipzig, Germany) donated the plaque to the Linden-Museum. He had previously bought it in London. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.

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