Statue
AF2065A
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF2065A |
| Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
| Culture | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made | 18th century CE |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Copper Alloy |
| Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography | Cock |
| Description | Rooster with high tail feathers, incised feather designs throughtout body, thick legs, spur on one leg. Rooster standing on a square base decorated with elephant trunk ending in human hand clutching leaves motif and guilloche pattern. |
| Height | 51.99 cm |
| Length | 48.01 cm |
| Width | 22 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number | 25868 - Dealer's Number |
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