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Altar bell

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These bells stood on the altars in the courtyards of the royal palace and sounded at the beginning of ceremonies in honor of the ancestors. And they were worn around the neck of soldiers, as amulets and badges of rank. They have been recorded in southern Nigeria since the 9th century, and in the 16th century they were exported as far as England. At the same time, the royal court imported other bells from Europe. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Glocke
Dimensions
Length: 9 cm
Width: 6 cm
Height: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 56340

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Rosenfeld; 4941
  • Production
    when
    before 1897
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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