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Plaque depicting three men
Object Number 16-43-50/B1480
Display Title Plaque depicting three men
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze plaque depicting three men. * See conservation record for additional description *
Inventory Description Bronze plaque, bas relief of three men, decorative background, perforated
Classification
  • Casting
Department Ethnographic
Date Mid 14th century - Mid 16th century
Culture
  • Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Bronze, Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 46.2 x 34.8 x 10 cm (18 3/16 x 13 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Oric Bates
Provenance
Collector British Punitive Force (1897)
Dealer William O. Oldman
Donor Mr. Oric Bates (1916)

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