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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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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

where
Benin [kingdom]
when
18th-19th cent.
where
Nigeria [Land]
Benin [Königreich]
who
Museum Umlauff (Hamburg) - Collectors
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.

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