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Arm ring
"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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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Arm ring
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 1 x 8,5 x 8,5 cm
Objektmaß: D: ca. 9 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
where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th century - 19th century
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
Benin [Königreich]
who
H.E. Rogers - Collectors
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.
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