Bronze or brass 'pyramid' bell with beaded band-loop handle, quadrangular with beaded edges, diaper ground etc bearing on the front in relief a six rayed star.
Bronze or brass 'pyramid' bell with beaded band-loop handle, quadrangular with beaded edges, diaper ground etc bearing on the front in relief a six rayed star. Clapper present. Large semicircular hole in face.
Bronze or brass 'pyramid' bell with clapper. With a beaded band-loop handle, quadrangular with beaded edges, diaper ground etc bearing on the front in relief a six rayed star.
Rachel Hand: 'Given Webster's acquisition of much of the spoils of the Benin West Africa 1897 Expedition and the early date of 1902-3, it is likely his personal donation of Benin material was also collected on the 1897 Punitive Expedition This has therefore been added to the source field with queries to indicate the lack of available data for a definite provenance' (02/10/2018).
The note created during transcription of the catalogue card in 2001 added that it was unclear if 'Edo is the province or language group, and whether Benin refers to the city of Benin'. The Register noted only 'Benin, West Africa'. As the catalogue card was written before the creation of Edo State in 1991, 'Edo' would have referred to the Edo people and has been removed from the place field.
The narrow term 'Benin' has been used within the museum and more widely to refer to the both Benin City as well as the Kingdom of Benin and both terms have therefore been added to the place field in brackets to show the original provenance eg., 'Benin [?Kingdom of Benin; ?Benin City].
Catalogue card reads, in blue biro: "1902 E 435 | AFRICA | WEST AFRICA / NIGERIA / Bronze or brass BELL with beaded band-loop handle, quadrangular with beaded edges diaper ground etc. bearing on the front in relief a six-rayed star. (5" x 2.6") / Benin W. Africa / Mr W.D. Webster | R. 1903 242."
In second hand, black biro (added before "BELL"): "pyramidal"
Red circular sticker on bottom right of card.