Plaque
| Object Number: | AF2073A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Edo (Africa) |
| Provenience: | Nigeria Benin Kingdom |
| Date Made: | 16th century CE |
| Early Date: | 1500 |
| Late Date: | 1599 |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Copper Alloy Brass |
| Technique: | Lost Wax Casting |
| Iconography: | Woman Mirror Standing female figure Frog |
| Height: | 12 cm |
| Width: | 9.6 cm |
| Depth: | 4.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912 |
| Other Number: | 25798 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Waist pendant. Single female figure wearing a beaded helmet with long side panels, high collar, crossed bandoliers, bracelets, anklets and beaded shirt. In right hand she holds rectangular object. A frog at each side of plaque, cross with curled ends and raised central boss at top right of plaque.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | 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: Page 263 | 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. 78, fig. 41 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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