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Bronze plaque: man with a ball in his hands, pearls

The rectangular plates with high reliefs are from the royal palace. Here is depicted a high-ranking man, with beaded chest sash, the royal ruff, beaded hood and braids, arm and leg cuffs. The red coral beads represent spiritual power and were very valuable. In his hand he holds a ball. The wraparound skirt is as richly decorated as the background of the plate. In the two preserved corners there are sun symbols. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Figurenrelief
Dimensions
Width: 18 cm
Height: 45 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
004670

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Meyer; 0124
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria
Provenance
Hans Meyer (Leipzig, Germany) donated the plaque to the Linden-Museum. He had previously bought it in London. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.

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