Digital Benin Research
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
institution
Northcote Thomas Collection
archival unit
Photograph
document type
1909-01-09/1910-04-16
date
13_211978 open in catalogue
specific objects
Ama open in Ẹyo Otọ
edo designations
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge
source
target
mention
Institutional metadata
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idno
P.39505.NWT
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Location
W Africa; Nigeria; Western Nigeria; Edo; Benin City
Group
Edo
Collection_Name
Northcote Thomas Collection
Format
Print Black & White
Description
Object documentation photograph of a Benin bronze plaque depicting two men. The object is numbered with "III C 8417” in white ink.
Inscription
On surface of photographic print: "8417" [first manuscript in pencil] "43 b" [second manuscript in black ink] "Sel [semi-legible]. Sel [semi-legible]" [third manuscript in red ink]
Notes
This photographic print was previously stored in a drawer. The cataloguer has marked the drawer C72/. This photograph was found loose amongst the pages of a note book which is now stored in the paper archive (See Archive Refence). No Blench and Alexander catalogue record for this photographic print. Place: Information in the Place field refers to the place of origin of the object depicted. This is not necessarily the place where the photograph was taken. The plaque does not appear to be in the care of MAA. [JD 28/06/2022]