Ornament
Ring
21163
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 21163 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
Date Made | 18th-19th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Brass | Coral |
Description | Finger ring in shape of bar with crosspiece near each end and cyldiner on top of junctions. Ring loop on back at center of bar. Bar and crosspieces hollow and inlaid with coral. Inlay missing in several areas. |
Length | 11.6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Henry Ling Roth, 1899 |
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