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

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Figurenrelief
Dimensions
Breite: 19.5 cm, Höhe: 40 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy
Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
004667

Provenance and sources

where
Nigeria

when
1899
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
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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