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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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