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Object Number
41-84-50/13194.1.1
Display Title
Bronze sculpture of the head of a princess
Descriptions
Object Description
written on board: "Nigeria / Benin / 41-84 / Ancient period 1360-1500 / Portrait of a Princess / Sculpture - Bronze, circ perdue process / Height 9 5/8" / Allright Art Gallery / Buffalo, New York"; written in pencil on board: "(Albright), 6/96
Department
Photographic
Date
before 1941
Culture
- Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Materials
Print, black and white Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4001 × 20.6375 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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