Plaque
| Object Number: | AF5109B |
|---|---|
| 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: | Man Attendant Box |
| Height: | 46.51 cm |
| Width: | 33.5 cm |
| Depth: | 10.01 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1920 |
Description
Carved ivory crocodile head holding catfish in jaws, half circle form the eyes, hatching and crosshatching , raised band with guilloche patter at center, three decorative bands (hatching, crosshatch, and guilloche) below reaised band.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Negro Sculpture (1957 - 1957) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| 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 |
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