Plaque

Object Number:

AF5084

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Edo (Africa)

Provenience:

Nigeria
Benin Kingdom

Date Made:

16th century

Section:

African

Materials:

Bronze
Copper Alloy

Technique:

Lost wax casting

Iconography:

Bird
Ibis?

Description:

Bronze plaque with figure of ibis (?) in relief.

Height:

38cm

Width:

17.4cm

Depth:

3.5cm

Other Number:

95	-	Field No SF
055	-	Cast Number

[Book] Hall, H. U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". XIII, No.2 (June). pp. 105-168. : Page/Fig./Plate: 126