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Arm ring

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"Bracelet cast from ore, heavily worn by long use. The hoop depicts 2 twisted cords lying next to each other, each bearing a human face at 4 points equidistant from each other, each bordered at the top and bottom by a simple braided band."

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Arm ring
Dimensions
Height: 1 cm
Width: 8,5 cm
Depth: 8,5 cm
Objektmaß: D: ca. 9 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27487

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th century - 19th century
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Collecting
    who
    H.E. Rogers - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    18th century - 19th century, commissioned work in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 currently unknown; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after Feb. 1897; acquired by H.E. Rogers, 1909.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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