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Object Number
16-43-50/B1499
Display Title
Plaque or belt ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Aegis plaque of female with square
Inventory Description
Ornament, semicircular bronze plate, female figurine, dressed in armor, loop
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 13.2 x 9.6 x 4.3 cm (5 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1499
Provenance
Collector
British Punitive Force
(1897)
Dealer
W. D. Webster
(1901)
Dealer
William O. Oldman
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1916)
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