Statue

Object Number:

AF2064A

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:

Human Head

Description:

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

Credit Line:

Purchased from W. O. Oldman

Other Number:

25023

Dealer's Number

African Gallery ( Aug 1995)

African Gallery (1987 - 1994)

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

[Book] Brown, Martha M. 2009. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students. : Page/Fig./Plate: 3

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

[Journal] "The Art of Great Benin" Vol.: Vol. 3, No.4. : Page/Fig./Plate: 77