Plaque
| Object Number: | AF2066 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Period: | 16th Century |
| Date Made: | 16th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1520 |
| Late Date: | 1580 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Bronze |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Male Figures Spear Shield Ceremonial Sword Instrument |
| Height: | 47 cm |
| Width: | 43 cm |
| Depth: | 4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 25860 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Plaque with seven figures depicts a high-ranking general and his soilders and attendants at a festival dedicated to the god of war, Ogun. Two high-ranking soldiers flank central figure as he raises his eben, two musicians hold gongs and trumpet and two pages hold fan and implement.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Seven Metals of Africa (12 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | 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 |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 264 | 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: p. 16 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Curnow, Kathy. 2008. "Iyare! Splendor and Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 50. no. 3. pg. 39-41 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Other] Handbill/Iyare! Splendor & Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Invitation/Iyare! Splendor & Tension In Benin's Palace Theatre.. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Penn Museum. 2008. When in the World?/Calendar.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Celenko, Theodore. Egypt in Africa.. Indianapolis Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 51 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] IBM Gallery of Science and Art. 1989. Poster: Discovering The Past: Highlights from The University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania.. IBM Corporation. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ben-Amos, Paula G., and Barnes, Sandra T. 1983. "Benin, Oyo, and Dahomey: Warfare, State Building, and the Sacralization of Iron in West African History". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 25. no. 2. pg. 5-14 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 6, fig. 2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Plass, Margaret B. Dec 1957. "African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 21. no. 4. pg. 5-76 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 43 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Jefferson, Louise E. 1974. The Decorative Arts of Africa.. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 131 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue] Plass, Margaret B. 1956. African Tribal Sculpture.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Dec 1912. "The Art of Great Benin". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 3. no. 4. pg. 76-81 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 79, fig. 42 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Madeira, Percy C. 1964. Men in Search of Man: The First Seventy-Five Years of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. University of Pennsylvania Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 80 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Wingert, Paul S. 1948. African Negro Sculpture.. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum. Actual Citation | 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. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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