Ornament
Ring
| Object Number: | 21163 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 18th - 19th century |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Brass Coral |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Henry Ling Roth, 1899 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin\'s Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 90-91 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Brown, Martha M. 2009. Iyare! Splendor & Tension in Benin's Palace Theatre: An African Curriculum for Students.. Hollister Kids for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 13 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] 1899. "Collections and Publications". Bulletin of the Free Museum of Science and Art. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. II. no. No. 1. pg. 39-50 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 50 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Roth, Henry L. Jan 1899. Personal Ornaments from Benin.. Free Museum of Science and Art. Vol. No. 1, 2. pg. 8 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 4 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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