Benin Casting Technical Series
59-36-5
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: United Kingdom | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
Object Title | Benin Casting Technical Series |
Object Number | 59-36-5 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Culture | British |
Provenience | United Kingdom | Benin Kingdom |
Culture Area | West Africa |
Manufacture Location | United Kingdom |
Period | Modern |
Date Made | 1959 CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Beeswax |
Description | Benin Casting Technical Series - wax mask showing sprue well, runners and vents made of beeswax. |
Length | 18.5 cm |
Width | 8.2 cm |
Depth | 14.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of L. R. Langton, British Museum, 1959 |
Other Number | Afr-100E - Museum Education Number |
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