Statue

Object Number:

AF2064B

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Edo (Africa)

Provenience:

Nigeria
Benin Kingdom

Date Made:

1400 - 1500 AD

Early Date:

1400

Late Date:

1500

Section:

African

Materials:

Bronze
Copper Alloy

Technique:

Lost wax casting

Iconography:

Human Head

Description:

Head of statue. Chin not confined in "choker". Headdress like AF2063. From royal altar of Benin.

Credit Line:

Purchased from W. O. Oldman

Other Number:

25024

Dealer's Number

African Gallery ( Aug 1995)

African Gallery (1987 - 1994)

Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960)

Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009)

[Journal] Curnow, Kathy. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre Vol.: 50, No. 3. : Page/Fig./Plate: 40

[Journal] Purpura, Allyson. African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never broke a Back Vol.: 38, No. 2. : Page/Fig./Plate: 78-80

[Book] Visona, Monica Blackmun; et al. 2001. A History of Art in Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 321

[Book] Blier, Suzanne P. 1998. The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form. 272. : Page/Fig./Plate: 45

[Book] Plass, Margaret. 1959. Seven Metals of Africa. : Page/Fig./Plate: 18

[Catalogue] Plass, Margaret. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture. : Page/Fig./Plate: 32