Webster, W.D. (1899), Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnological Specimens. European and Eastern Arms and Armour. Prehistoric and Other Curiosities, Vol. 3, No. 18.
Illustrated in unnumbered plate, figures 65-75. No. 73. (5857) Bronze plaque, with figure in relief, 10-1/2 inches high, 13-3/4 inches broad. (Benin). £8.0.0.
Given by Frederick William Green, Honorary Keeper of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (1908–1949).
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In January 2017, Prof. Marcos Martinon-Torres and Agnese Benzonelli, UCL Institute of Archaeology, tested this idno using a portable XRF as part of a programme of base metal analysis of Benin material.
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Exhibited : Metal in Africa, 1996
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Catalogue card reads, in blue ink: "50.270 | Africa | Nigeria / Plaque of bronze bearing warrior in high relief, 20 inches high, imperfect. / Benin / F.W. Green bequest."
Red circular sticker on bottom right of card.