Plaque
| Object Number: | AF2067 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 16th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1500 |
| Late Date: | 1599 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Bronze |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Warriors Standing male figure |
| Height: | 41.5 cm |
| Width: | 32.7 cm |
| Depth: | 6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 27653 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Plaque with two warriors wearing leopards’ tooth necklaces and befeathered hats with cascading horsetails. Their chests are covered with bell-hung leather and cloth tunics decorated to resemble leopards’ faces. Background has river leaves and stippling.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1987 - 1990) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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