Catalogue card reads: "Three small ancient shield shaped pendents (imperfect) of bronze, bearing standing human figures in relief. Two male (one with helmet) and one female, (head missing)."
Added in different handwriting "E 1905.536 represents a warrior wearing a helmet."
A small ancient shield shaped pendant of bronze, bearing a standing human figure in relief. The male figure is shown with a helmet representing a warrior.
replacement catalogue card reads, in black biro: "1905 E 536-538 | AFRICA | WEST AFRICA / NIGERIA / Three small ancient shield-shaped PENDANTS (imperfect) of bronze, bearing standing human figures in relief: Two male (one with helmet) and one female (head missing). / Benin / Purchased / Webster's Sale 1904. | R. 1906.544-546."
In second hand, blue biro: "1905 E 536. represent a warrior wearing a helmet. / 1905 E 537 represents a pot-bellied figure holding a [diagram]-shaped object (drum?) / 1905 E 378 represents a woman."
Red circular sticker in bottom right of card.
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.
Analysis/1
cf very similar to 1950.273 A
Archaeology
Auction - Sale/0
Catalogue card reads "Purchased Webster Sale 1904"
Auction - Sale/1
Purchased from William Downing Webster's sale at J.C. Stevens, King Street, Covent Garden, on Wednesday 30 November 1904, lot 668.