Plaque depicting man

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Object Number 16-43-50/B1482

Display Title Plaque depicting man

Descriptions

Object Description Bronze plaque depicting single warrior. * See conservation record for additional description *

Inventory Description Bronze plaque, bas relief of man holding knife, perforated throughout

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: 49.7 x 33.4 x 9 cm (19 9/16 x 13 1/8 x 3 9/16 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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