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Fragment of corner of bronze plaque
Object Number 16-43-50/B1517
Display Title Fragment of corner of bronze plaque
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bronze cast, corner of larger piece, circular wheel, perforated, incised
Classification
  • Casting
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1517
Provenance
Collector British Punitive Force (1897)
Dealer William O. Oldman
Donor Mr. Oric Bates (1916)

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