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Rod fragment
Probably a fragment of a handle.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Rod fragment
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 13 x 2,3 x 2,4 cm
Gewicht: 244 g (ca.)
Gewicht: 244 g (ca.)
Material/Technique
Bronze, Iron, Brass, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 19144
Provenance and sources
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Frau Erdmann - Former Possessors
Description
18th century - 19th century, commissioned work of the Igun Eronmwon or Guild of Brass Casters in the Kingdom of Benin; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by Mrs Erdmann, 1905.
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