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"Bracelet cast from ore, cracked in one place, otherwise in good condition. Horse heads bridled at 4 points equidistant from each other."

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Object type
Arm ring
Dimensions
Objektmaß: D: 10,3 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 1,5 x 9,5 x 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Bronze, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27488

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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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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