Plaque
| Object Number: | AF5084A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 16th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1520 |
| Late Date: | 1550 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Brass |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Bird Ibis? |
| Height: | 38 cm |
| Width: | 17.4 cm |
| Depth: | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
| Other Number: | 95 - Dealer's Number 055 - Cast Number |
Description
Plaque depicts a bird of prophecy in profile. Bird holding ball in long down turned beak, incised diagnoal hatching within ellipse shape forming feathers. Background has river leaves and stippling. Hole at bottom of each corner. Damaged at bottom right and top rim.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Article] Hall, Henry U. 1922. "Great Benin Royal Altar". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 13. no. 2. pg. 105-168 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 126, fig. 49 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Curnow, Kathy. 2016. Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 147 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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