National Museum, Benin
Catalogue No: 71B:1:13
Institution media
1 image
Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹroro
English designation
Bell
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Provenance
Aigbe, Charles
Omoruyi, A.
LocationBenin City, Nigeria
Institution data
Internal Data I (eng)
National Museum, Benin
The data was transferred directly from the institution and transcribed by the Digital Benin from Catalogue Cards.
Last Updated: 2021-01-15
Language: English
Catalogue NoObject ID
71B:1:13
DescriptionDescription
It is a bronze bell with four side, an attached bronze at the top which is supposed to be the handle. The bottom of a side of it is broken and one side of it bears a human face.
MaterialMaterial
Bronze
DiamDimensions
Dimension H (cm)Dimensions
18
Dimension L (cm)Dimensions
Dimension W (cm)Dimensions
Weight KGWeight
0.7
ClassificationObject Type
Bronze Bell (Egogo)
Patina and colourColour
Brown
Method of ManufactureProduction Technique
StateProduction Place
Bendel
Later NotesProvenance
It was bought by the curator Mr. Omoruyi
VendorProvenance
C. Aigbe
Ethnic GroupEthnic Attribution
Edo
DivisionDepartment and Institution
Condition InclCondition
Good
Photo NumberImages
1:25:1
[Image Name]Images
IMG_3192 2.jpg
Location
Shelf 2B
P.N.
71:1:13
Price
15 Naira
Signature of Cataloguer
Susan Emiko