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Vessel

On the belly of the vessel and on the lid are depictions of Portuguese with rifles and leopards. On the lid are two figures with vessels in their hands. The leopards and the armed Portuguese are indications that this vessel was part of a royal altar. [Benin_Kingdom]

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Vessel
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 22 cm
Depth: 21,5 cm
Weight: 2,95 kg
Material/Technique
Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 10885

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Benin [kingdom]
  • Production
    when
    18th-19th cent.
    where
    Nigeria
    Benin
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    18th century - 19th century, commissioned work in the Kingdom of Benin; ownership before 1897 in the Kingdom of Benin unclear; probably looted in connection with the British conquest of Benin, 1897; in unknown possession after the conquest of the Kingdom of Benin; acquired by the Ethnological Museum Johann Friedrich Gustav Umlauff, 1900.
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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