Ornament

Ring

Object Number:

21163

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Edo (Africa)

Provenience:

Nigeria
Benin Kingdom

Date Made:

18th - 19th century

Section:

African

Materials:

Brass
Coral

Description:

Bar with crosspiece near each end and cyldiner on top of junctions. Ring on back of centre of bar. Bar and crosspieces hollow and inlaid with coral.

Credit Line:

Gift of Henry Ling Roth

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

[Book] Brown, Martha M. 2009. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students. : Page/Fig./Plate: 13

[Book] Roth, Henry L. 1899. Personal Ornaments from Benin. No. 1, Vol. 2. 8. : Page/Fig./Plate: 4