Object Number | 29-93-2 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
Culture Area | Edo (Africa) |
Date Made | 16 th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Crocodile |
Description | Carved cylindrical armlet with design of which the principal feature is the fish-legged king holding crocodiles by the tail; round shield-like shapes with four raised pegs mixed between each king image. |
Height | 12.8 cm |
Width | 9.2 cm |
Depth | 9 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | 123 - Other Number |
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