Object Number | AF2074 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
Date Made | 16th-17th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Brass |
Technique | Lost Wax Casting |
Iconography | Woman | Sistrum | Standing female figure |
Description | Waist pendant. Single female figure wearing beak headgear with ornaments, large collar, anklets and shirt. Holding a bird of prophecy gong in left hand. Rim of plaque decorated with guilloche pattern, pendant bail at center top of rim. |
Height | 14.3 cm |
Width | 10.3 cm |
Depth | 2.7 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
Other Number | 25797 - Dealer's Number |
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