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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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